Graduation RequirementsTwenty-seven and one-half (27.5) credits are required for graduation, including the following:
*(must include at least 1 credit in a biological science and 1 credit in a physical science)Students who, as freshmen, begin in either the Honors (HP) or Advanced College Prep (ACP) level (as determined by their freshman English placement) are required to include at least 2 consecutive credits of the same foreign language during their freshman and sophomore years as part of the 27.5 minimum graduation credits. All other students who choose to start a foreign language are required to earn at least two consecutive credits of the same foreign language as part of the 27.5 minimum graduation credits. There may be additional requirements at a specific academic level. Graduation requirements may be subject to change.
Additional graduation requirements for all classes:Every senior is required to make a La Salle sponsored closed retreat. Also, each student is required to do a minimum of 40 total hours of Christian Service outside of regular school hours in order to graduate. At least 20 of those hours need to be Red Christian Service hours. "Red Christian Service" involves working for the homeless, poor, crippled, sick, elderly and all those struggling at this point of their lives. The remaining hours can also be Red Christian Service hours or they can be White Christian Service hours. "White Christian Service" involves activities such as work at parish, festival, park, La Salle, and other community related activities. Students are also required to pass all five (writing, reading, mathematics, citizenship, and science) parts of the Ohio Ninth-Grade Proficiency Test in order to receive a diploma. Students must pass the Ohio Graduation Test in order to receive a diploma. |
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