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Curriculum
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To earn a High School Diploma from John Paul
II Catholic High School, students must
successfully complete twenty - eight credits
(outlined below) during their four year
tenure, conclude their senior year with a
minimum cumulative Grade Point Average of
2.0 (on a 4.0 scale), discharge all student
obligations (academic, disciplinary, and
financial), and complete the Religious
Service Requirement. All students must carry
a minimum of 7.5 credits per year (including
one credit in religion).
Listed below are the sequence of courses
necessary to graduate in four years:
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Academic Discipline |
Credits Required |
Specific Course That
Will Fulfill the Requirement |
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Language Arts |
4 |
English I, English II, English
III, and English IV (including
Honors and Advanced Placement
Courses in the discipline). |
|
Mathematics |
4 |
Pre-Algebra, Algebra I,
Geometry, Algebra II, Analytical
Geometry, Trigonometry,
Pre-Calculus, and / or Calculus. |
|
Science |
4 |
Biology I, Biology II, Chemistry
I, Chemistry II, Physical
Science, Physics, Environmental
Science (including Science
Honors and Advanced Placement
Courses). |
|
Social Science |
4 |
World History, World Cultural
Geography, American History, and
European History (including
Honors and Advanced Placement
Courses in the discipline). |
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Religion |
4 |
Fundamentals of Catholicism,
Bible History, Biblical Studies,
World Religions, Moral Theology.
Note one or more credits may be
waived for incoming transfer
students. |
|
Foreign Language |
2 |
Latin I and Latin II or Spanish
I and Spanish II (the two
credits required in Foreign
Language must be in the same
language). |
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Arts/Technology |
1 |
Any Art, Choral, Drama, Band, or
Technology Course. |
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Physical Education |
1 |
Personal Fitness and Team
Sports. |
|
Electives |
4 |
Any Course Offered at John Paul
II Catholic High School or
accepted as transfer credit from
a regionally accredited
secondary school. |
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Total Credits |
28 |
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In addition to the above requirements,
students anticipating receiving a high
school diploma must complete the following
requirements:
• To actually receive a high school diploma,
students must complete the entire final year
of their tenure at John Paul II Catholic
High School. Waivers for this requirement
will be considered only under extraordinary
circumstances.
• To be eligible for Class Valedictorian or
Salutatorian, students must complete their
last two years (11th and 12th grades) at
John Paul II Catholic High School. Class
Valedictorian and Salutatorian will be
chosen from among those five students with
the highest weighted GPA as of the close of
the first semester of their senior year.
• To participate in a school graduation
ceremony, the student must have completed
all requirements (academic, disciplinary,
and financial) prior to the actual date of
graduation. Students completing those
requirements the day of graduation (or
within sixty days following) will still be
eligible to receive the diploma. Students
completing the requirements after sixty days
of the graduation exercise will receive
their diploma and be assigned to the
graduating class the following year.
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