Graduation Requirements
According to N.J.A.C. 6A:8-5.1, in order to graduate from a district high school and receive a State endorsed diploma students must participate in a program of study with not fewer than 120 credits in courses designed to meet all of the Core Curriculum Content Standards.
CAMDEN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Cohort | Classes of 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 | Classes of 2021 and beyond |
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Assessment Requirements* | Pass one English and one math assessment from this list:
Students may also graduate using NJDOE-approved appeal process. |
Take all English / math PARCC assessments AND pass the following:
Students may also graduate using NJDOE-approved appeal process. |
Credit Requirements | Number / Type of Credits | |
English/Language Arts and Literacy | 20 credits (including English I-IV) | |
Health & Physical Education | At least 3.75 credits per year in physical education, health & safety during each year of enrollment, distributed as 150 minutes per week | |
Mathematics | 15 credits (including Algebra I, Geometry, and a third math course that builds on the concepts and skills of algebra and geometry and prepares students for college and 21st century careers) | |
Science | 15 credits (including Lab Biology, Lab Chemistry and/or Physics and/or Environmental Science, plus a third laboratory/inquiry-based science) | |
Social Studies | 15 credits (including Global Studies, US History I & II) | |
World Languages | 5 credits | |
21st Century Life & Careers | 5 credits | |
Financial, Economic, and Entrepreneurial Literacy | 2.5 credits | |
Visual and Performing Arts | 5 credits | |
Electives | 15 credits | |
Total number of required credits | 120 credits |
* Note: Some students’ IEPs state that they are exempt from the testing requirement. *