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High School Graduation Requirements

 
 
Recommended
Diploma
Diploma with
Distinction*
Bible
4
4
English
4
4
Math
4
4
Science
4
4
History/Economics
4
4
Foreign Language
2
3
Communication Applications
0.5
0.5
Health
0.5
0.5
Fine Arts
1
1
Technology
1
1
P.E./Athletics
1.5
1.5
Electives
2
1
Total Credits
28.5
28.5*
*Four courses must be chosen from the following list to receive the Diploma with Distinction.
On Campus Courses
AP Art
AP Biology
AP Calculus
AP Chemistry
AP Language & Composition
AP Literature & Composition
AP Spanish
Calculus Honors
Economics Dual Credit (½)
Humanities Dual Credit
Physics Honors
Spanish IV Honors
U.S. History Dual Credit

On-line Courses
(On-line Courses are held at the Secondary Campus during regular school hours)
AP Calculus
AP Computer Science
AP Economics (1 credit)
AP Environmental Science
AP Government (½ credit)
AP Music Theory
AP Physics
AP Spanish IV
AP Spanish V
AP Statistics
AP U.S. History

Requirements for All High School Students
1. All students at NCS are required to take Bible each year. Students transferring into NCS during their high school program are required to take Bible for only the semesters that they are enrolled in NCS.
2. Students are expected to take 8 classes per semester. Seniors are allowed one off-campus period.
3. Two years of the same foreign language are required for the Recommended Diploma. Three years of the same foreign language is strongly recommended to enhance the student’s college profile and is required for the Diploma with Distinction.
4. Students are required to earn 4 or 5 high school math credits. A math course must be taken every year during grades 9-12. If Algebra I is taken during the 8th grade, the student will have 5 math credits upon completion of the senior year.
5. Students are required to earn 4 credits in science during high school. It is recommended that a science course be taken each year of high school to enhance the student’s college profile. The 8th grade IPC course may be included as one of the 4 required science credits.
6. All students are required to take a math placement test.
7. College Prep Class is a required elective for all sophomores.
8. Twenty Service Hours per year are required for all NCS high school students. Service-hour year extends from June 1st – May 1st.
9. All students enrolled in AP courses are required to take the AP exam.


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