{"id":46,"date":"2023-02-21T14:00:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T14:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.belchertownps.org\/belchertown-high-school\/promotion-and-graduation-requirements\/"},"modified":"2023-02-21T14:00:52","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T14:00:52","slug":"promotion-and-graduation-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.belchertownps.org\/belchertown-high-school\/promotion-and-graduation-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Promotion and Graduation Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"

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PR<\/span>OM<\/span>OTIO<\/span>N A<\/span>N<\/span>D GRA<\/span>D<\/span>U<\/span>A<\/span>T<\/span>IO<\/span>N<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/p>\n

P<\/span>rom<\/span>otion r<\/span>e<\/span>quir<\/span>e<\/span>m<\/span>e<\/span>nts a<\/span>l<\/span>low f<\/span>or t<\/span>he norm<\/span>a<\/span>l prog<\/span>ress<\/span>ion f<\/span>rom G<\/span>ra<\/span>de 9 throug<\/span>h G<\/span>ra<\/span>de 11. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

CURRENT PROMOTION\/GRADUATION BREAKDOWN<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Students must earn 22 credits to enter Grade 10<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Students must earn 54 credits to enter Grade 11<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Students must earn 81 credits to enter Grade 12<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Students must earn 109 credits to Graduate<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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T<\/span><\/span>o be pro<\/span>mot<\/span>e<\/span>d to G<\/span>r<\/span>a<\/span>de 12, a s<\/span>tude<\/span>nt mus<\/span>t be a di<\/span>ploma ca<\/span>n<\/span>dida<\/span>te<\/span>. A d<\/span>iplo<\/span>ma c<\/span>a<\/span>ndid<\/span>a<\/span>t<\/span>e is a student who has a minimum of 81 credits at the end of 11th<\/sup> grade and has every possibility of g<\/span>ra<\/span>dua<\/span>ting in J<\/span>u<\/span>ne of the 12th<\/sup> g<\/span>ra<\/span>de<\/span>. T<\/span>h<\/span>a<\/span>t me<\/span>a<\/span>ns th<\/span>a<\/span>t a<\/span>ll c<\/span>ours<\/span>e<\/span>s c<\/span>a<\/span>rri<\/span>e<\/span>d in G<\/span>r<\/span>a<\/span>de 12 w<\/span>i<\/span>ll sa<\/span>tis<\/span>fy s<\/span>ubje<\/span>c<\/span>t a<\/span>nd c<\/span>re<\/span>d<\/span>it r<\/span>e<\/span>quire<\/span>me<\/span>nts t<\/span>o re<\/span>c<\/span>e<\/span>iv<\/span>e a dipl<\/span>om<\/span>a<\/span>. S<\/span>ubje<\/span>c<\/span>t a<\/span>nd c<\/span>r<\/span>e<\/span>di<\/span>t re<\/span>qu<\/span>ire<\/span>m<\/span>e<\/span>nts a<\/span>re a<\/span>s f<\/span>ollows<\/span>:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

CR<\/span>EDITS<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

109 CR<\/span>EDITS AR<\/span>E REQUIR<\/span>ED F<\/span>OR G<\/span>RA<\/span>D<\/span>UA<\/span>TION<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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English<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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20 credits \u2013 4 years<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Social Studies<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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15 credits \u2013 3 years<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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5 credits must be earned in U.S. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

History I and 5 credits must be earned in U.S. History II<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Math<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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20 credits \u2013 4 years<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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5 credits must be earned in a level of Math 9 and 5 credits must be earned in a level of Math 10<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Science<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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15 credits \u2013 3 years<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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5 credits must be earned in Biology<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Foreign Language<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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10 credits \u2013 2 years<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Two years of the same foreign language must be successfully completed in the high school setting<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Arts<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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5 credits \u2013 1 year<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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5 credits must be earned in visual or performing arts and\/or music<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Wellness<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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6 credits total<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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MCAS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Passing scores in English Languages, Math, and Biology must be achieved in order to graduate.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Eac<\/span>h s<\/span>tude<\/span>n<\/span>t mus<\/span>t ca<\/span>rry the e<\/span>quiv<\/span>a<\/span>l<\/span>e<\/span>nt of tw<\/span>e<\/span>n<\/span>ty<\/span>-eight<\/span> (28) c<\/span>r<\/span>e<\/span>di<\/span>ts a<\/span>nd w<\/span>e<\/span>lln<\/span>e<\/span>s<\/span>s at minimum<\/span>. If a<\/span>pprov<\/span>e<\/span>d b<\/span>y the g<\/span>uida<\/span>nc<\/span>e c<\/span>ha<\/span>irpe<\/span>rs<\/span>on a<\/span>nd pri<\/span>n<\/span>c<\/span>ip<\/span>a<\/span>l, c<\/span>re<\/span>d<\/span>its e<\/span>a<\/span>rne<\/span>d f<\/span>rom c<\/span>o<\/span>urs<\/span>e<\/span>s ta<\/span>k<\/span>e<\/span>n a<\/span>t a<\/span>r<\/span>e<\/span>a c<\/span>ol<\/span>le<\/span>g<\/span>e<\/span>s a<\/span>nd nig<\/span>ht s<\/span>c<\/span>hools ma<\/span>y be us<\/span>e<\/span>d to f<\/span>ulf<\/span>ill prom<\/span>ot<\/span>ion a<\/span>nd g<\/span>ra<\/span>dua<\/span>tion r<\/span>e<\/span>quir<\/span>e<\/span>m<\/span>e<\/span>nts<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

S<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>tude<\/span>nts mus<\/span>t me<\/span>e<\/span>t the s<\/span>ta<\/span>te re<\/span>q<\/span>uire<\/span>me<\/span>n<\/span>t f<\/span>or t<\/span>im<\/span>e a<\/span>n<\/span>d lea<\/span>r<\/span>ning<\/span>. I<\/span>n orde<\/span>r t<\/span>o me<\/span>e<\/span>t th<\/span>is ma<\/span>nd<\/span>a<\/span>te<\/span>, e<\/span>a<\/span>c<\/span>h s<\/span>tud<\/span>e<\/span>nt mu<\/span>s<\/span>t f<\/span>ill the<\/span>ir s<\/span>c<\/span>he<\/span>dule w<\/span>ith t<\/span>he re<\/span>qu<\/span>ire<\/span>d a<\/span>c<\/span>a<\/span>de<\/span>mi<\/span>c s<\/span>ubj<\/span>ec<\/span>ts<\/span>, w<\/span>e<\/span>lln<\/span>e<\/span>ss<\/span>, a<\/span>nd e<\/span>le<\/span>c<\/span>t<\/span>iv<\/span>e c<\/span>ours<\/span>e<\/span>s<\/span>. S<\/span>ubje<\/span>c<\/span>t re<\/span>quir<\/span>e<\/span>m<\/span>e<\/span>nts mus<\/span>t a<\/span>ls<\/span>o b<\/span>e s<\/span>ucce<\/span>ss<\/span>f<\/span>ully c<\/span>omple<\/span>te<\/span>d. I<\/span>f a s<\/span>tude<\/span>nt pa<\/span>ss<\/span>e<\/span>s a<\/span>ll of the<\/span>ir s<\/span>ub<\/span>je<\/span>c<\/span>ts, the student w<\/span>il<\/span>l h<\/span>a<\/span>v<\/span>e no diff<\/span>ic<\/span>ulty in ac<\/span>hie<\/span>v<\/span>ing e<\/span>noug<\/span>h c<\/span>re<\/span>dits to g<\/span>ra<\/span>dua<\/span>te<\/span>. S<\/span>e<\/span>le<\/span>c<\/span>t<\/span>ion of the c<\/span>orre<\/span>c<\/span>t s<\/span>ubj<\/span>e<\/span>c<\/span>ts is c<\/span>ri<\/span>ti<\/span>ca<\/span>l to ac<\/span>h<\/span>ie<\/span>v<\/span>ing the ne<\/span>ce<\/span>ss<\/span>a<\/span>ry re<\/span>quir<\/span>e<\/span>m<\/span>e<\/span>nts f<\/span>or g<\/span>ra<\/span>dua<\/span>ti<\/span>on. I<\/span>t is hig<\/span>hl<\/span>y rec<\/span>o<\/span>mme<\/span>nde<\/span>d tha<\/span>t if a s<\/span>tu<\/span>de<\/span>nt s<\/span>hould f<\/span>a<\/span>i<\/span>l one or m<\/span>o<\/span>re s<\/span>ubje<\/span>c<\/span>ts<\/span>, th<\/span>a<\/span>t s<\/span>tud<\/span>e<\/span>nt s<\/span>h<\/span>ould a<\/span>t<\/span>te<\/span>nd s<\/span>umm<\/span>e<\/span>r s<\/span>c<\/span>hool to ma<\/span>k<\/span>e up th<\/span>e c<\/span>ou<\/span>rs<\/span>e<\/span>(s<\/span>) a<\/span>nd c<\/span>r<\/span>e<\/span>di<\/span>ts<\/span>. F<\/span>a<\/span>ilure to do s<\/span>o c<\/span>ou<\/span>ld e<\/span>nd<\/span>a<\/span>ng<\/span>e<\/span>r g<\/span>ra<\/span>dua<\/span>t<\/span>ion w<\/span>i<\/span>thin f<\/span>our (4) y<\/span>ea<\/span>rs<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 PROMOTION AND GRADUATION Promotion requirements allow for the normal progression from Grade 9 through Grade 11. CURRENT PROMOTION\/GRADUATION BREAKDOWN Students must earn 22 credits to enter Grade 10 Students must earn 54 credits to enter Grade 11 Students must earn 81 credits to enter Grade 12 Students must earn 109 credits to Graduate \u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-46","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-10-04 22:07:03","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belchertownps.org\/belchertown-high-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belchertownps.org\/belchertown-high-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belchertownps.org\/belchertown-high-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belchertownps.org\/belchertown-high-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belchertownps.org\/belchertown-high-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.belchertownps.org\/belchertown-high-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belchertownps.org\/belchertown-high-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}