Honor diplomas are granted to students who have completed all of the following requirements:
- Attended an accredited high school for eight semesters
- Earned a B+ cumulative GPA (3.33 on a 4-point scale) based on the first seven and one-half semesters of high school
- Completed 20 hours of community service according to the requirements listed below.
*COMMUNITY SERVICE REQUIREMENT:
Students seeking the Honor Diploma must complete specific hours of community service. Students must complete 10 hours during the junior year and 10 hours during the senior year. Specific requirements and procedures for this component of the honor diploma are distributed each year at enrollment meetings.
Accumulated 30 credits, which include the following specific course requirements:
COMMUNICATION ARTS --- 4 Credits The 3rd year credit is CAIII or AP Language, The 4th year credit must be from AP Lit. & Comp, or Composition 110/210
SOCIAL STUDIES --- 3 Credits including Geography/World History, Amer. Government or AP Amer. Government, Amer. Heritage or College History or AP US History
SCIENCE --- 4 Credits 3 Credits must include: Physical Science or Physics, Chemistry, & Biology, AP Biology or College Biology. 4th Credit Option: Anatomy & Physiology, College Chemistry, College Biology, AP Physics, or AP Chemistry
MATHEMATICS --- 4 Credits (The credits must include Honors Advanced Algebra, Pre-Calculus) Students who took Algebra at the junior high must take 4 levels of math during high school in order to earn an Honor Diploma. Students who took Geometry at the 8th grade level must take College Algebra and Calculus in order to earn an Honor Diploma.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE --- 2 Credits of the same language
Students will receive weighted grade points for advanced placement courses, as well as Calculus and beyond.
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