Graduation Requirements

Our Graduation Requirements are designed to ensure maximum flexibility for our students, encouraging their greatest ambition in the pursuit of their learning. These requirements serve as broad guardrails and do not represent the total academic experience of any of our students. For example, more than 90% of our students pursue 4 years of one or more world languages. All students must be enrolled in at least 7 courses each semester.

Humanities (English, History/Social Science): 7 credits (Required 4 years of English and at least 3 years of Social Science)

STEM (Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Math): 6 credits with a minimal completion of Algebra II in Math (Recommended at least 3 years of Math and Science, including Biology, Chemistry, and Physics)

Seminar: 4 credits

World Language: 2 credits (years), achieving at least Level III in a language sequence

Arts (visual, performing and design): 1 credit

Team & Fitness: 2 seasons team and 2 seasons fitness per year***

Intersession Experience: 4 years (passing grade)

Junior Thesis: (passing grade)

Presentation of Learning: 4 years (passing grade)

*A full-year course earns one credit, a semester course earns ½ credit.

**In the case of a cross-listed course, a student may count the course only once toward their graduation requirements.

***Every student is required to participate in two (2) team activities and two (2) fitness activities annually. Participation on a sports team, whether interscholastic or club, will count for one team activity and one fitness activity. Other examples of team activities can be co-curricular clubs (robotics team, Model UN, debate club, etc) and performing arts options (fall musical, jazz band, acapella groups, etc). Obtaining a fitness requirement, other than participating in interscholastic and intramural teams, could include partaking in a school offered fitness program (strength and conditioning, spin class, yoga, etc ) for 90 minutes a week through the fall or spring term.