Credits Required for Graduation

Graduation Requirements

* PA state minimum requirements for graduation are included in EEACS graduation requirements.

Graduation Pathways:

  1. Keystone Passing Pathway: Pass all three Keystone Exams (Algebra I, Literature 10, and Biology). Students must pass the corresponding EEACS course as well.

  1. Keystone Composite Pathway: Pass Keystone Exams using a composite score as long as no Keystone Exam is Below Basic. The Keystone Exam 3-score composite is 4452 or Greater. The Keystone Exam 2-score composite is 2939 or Greater (where eligible under §121.1). A proficient score on any Keystone exam is 1500 or Greater. Students must pass the corresponding EEACS course as well.

  1. Alternate Assessment Pathway: (1 piece of evidence)

    1. Attainment of one alternative assessment score or better: ACT (21), ASVAB AFQT (31), PSAT/NMSQT (970), or SAT (1010)

    2. Attainment of Gold Level or better on ACT WorkKeys

    3. Attainment of 3 or better on AP Exam(s) related to each Keystone content area in which less than Proficient

    4. Attainment of 4 or better on IB Exam(s) related to each Keystone content area in which less than Proficient

    5. Successful completion of concurrent enrollment course(s) related to each Keystone content area in which less than Proficient

    6. Successful completion of a pre-apprenticeship program

    7. Acceptance into accredited, non-profit Institution of HigherEducation (IHE) 4yr program for college-level coursework

  1. Evidence Pathway: (3 pieces of evidence)

    1. Section One (one or more)

      1. Attainment of 630 or better on any SAT Subject Test

      2. Attainment of Silver Level or better on ACT WorkKeys

      3. Attainment of 3 or better on any AP Exam

      4. Attainment of 3 or better on any IB Exam Successful completion of any concurrent enrollment or postsecondary course

      5. Industry-recognized credentialization

      6. Acceptance into accredited, non-proft Institution of Higher Education (IHE) for college-level coursework in an other-than-4yr program

    2. Section Two (no more than two)

      1. Attainment of Proficiency or Advanced on any Keystone Exam

      2. Successful completion of a service-learning project

      3. Letter guaranteeing full-time employment or military enlistment

      4. Completion of an internship, externship, or cooperative education program

      5. Compliance with NCAA Division II academic requirements

  1. IEP Pathway: Pass via goals written in a student’s Individual Education Plan (IEP).

Evidence of this would be mastery of IEP goals, based on progress monitoring assessments by the end of the third quarter of the student’s senior year. The decision to graduate on IEP goals must be made by the IEP team.

Credits Required for Graduation

  • 3 Credits Business (May substitute other course credit in the case of transfer students)

  • 4 Credits English

  • 3 Credits Math

  • 3 Credits Science

  • 3 Credits Social Studies

  • 1 Credit PE (taken .25 credit per year)

  • .5 Credit Health

  •  2 Credits Foreign Language/or Other Humanities

  •  4 Credits Art & Other Electives

  •  1 Senior Seminar

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Minimum Total: 24.5 Credits

Students must register for:

7 credits in 9th grade

7 credits in 10th grade

7 credits in 11th grade

6 credits in 12th grade

Promotion Requirements:

Minimum of 6 Credits earned to be promoted to 10th

Minimum of 12 credits earned to be promoted to 11th

Minimum of 18 credits to be promoted to 12th

Community Service Hours Required:  25 hours (over 9th-12th grade)

* PA state minimum requirements for graduation are included in EEACS graduation requirements.

Graduation Pathways Available to Students