Graduation Requirements
All public high school students are required to meet statewide graduation requirements to earn a diploma. The goal is for more students to be better prepared to meet 21st-century demands in their working and personal lives.
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Graduation Requirements:
To earn a high school diploma, a student must:
- Complete a High School and Beyond Plan
- Complete a Graduation Pathway
- Earn high school credits (at least 24 credits)
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SENIOR PRESENTATIONS
Senior presentations take place during April and May. Here are some ideas to help you be successful during your presentation:
- Smile.
- Practice your presentation.
- Make eye contact with your audience.
- Take a look at the rubric below so you will understand the scoring system, requirements of the presentation, and how it is connected to your High School and Beyond Plan.
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MY HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND PLAN
What must be done to complete this graduation requirement?
GRADUATION PATHWAY OPTIONS
Graduation Pathway Options:
State Assessment | Dual Credit | AP/IB/Cambridge | SAT/ACT | Transition Course | Combination | ASVAB | CTE Sequence
State Assessment | Dual Credit | AP/IB/Cambridge | SAT/ACT | Transition Course | Combination | ASVAB | CTE Sequence
Beginning with the Class of 2020, students must meet at least one of these pathway options to graduate:
- State Assessment: Meet or exceed the graduation scores in the Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBA) in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics or in WA-AIM (Washington Access to Instruction & Measurement).
- Dual Credit: Earn at least one high school credit in ELA and at least one high school credit in math in dual credit courses (Running Start, College in the High School, and/or Career and Technical Education dual credit courses).
- AP/IB/Cambridge: For both ELA and math, earn a 3 or higher on certain Advanced Placement (AP) exams or a 4 or higher on certain International Baccalaureate (IB) exams or an E on certain Cambridge International exams, or pass the course with at least a C+.
- SAT/ACT: Meet or exceed the graduation scores set by SBE in the math and ELA portions of the SAT or ACT.
- Transition Course: Pass a transition course in ELA and math (for example, a Bridge to College course) which allows a student to place directly into a credit-bearing college level course.
- Combination: Meet any combination of at least one ELA and one math option of those options listed in 1-5.
- ASVAB: Meet standard on the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) by scoring at least the minimum established by the military for eligibility to serve in a branch of the armed services.*
- CTE Sequence: Complete a sequence of Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses.*
*Note: Students who pursue these pathways (ASVAB or CTE) do not need to meet English and math requirements separately. English and math content are embedded in both pathways—and a student who meets either the ASVAB standard or the CTE pathway requirements has met the graduation pathway requirement.
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