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Three Diplomas

The diploma program is flexible enough to meet a variety of abilities and needs. A student who satisfactorily completes a prescribed course of full-time study through the twelfth grade, and who fulfills the residency requirement, will receive one of the diplomas listed below:

• A Comprehensive Diploma is awarded to those students who are capable of mastering an intensive program that includes all eight subject-matter areas.

  The successful completion of the following program will earn the student a Comprehensive Diploma. A grade of 70 is passing. The requirements for the Comprehensive Diploma are identical to those of the Academic Diploma with the following additions:

  • A fourth year of Science (Physics, Chemistry)
  • Three of the following four options during the four-year program:
  • • a third year of the same Foreign Language or two years of two different Foreign Languages
    • a fifth year of Science (Ecology does not count)
    • a fourth year of Math (PreCalculus or Calculus)
    • two quarters of History or English electives

  No grade of record in any Senior year “Required Course” may be less than 60%

  In addition to the above semester and area requirements, students must meet a minimum total point requirement in order to earn a Comprehensive Diploma. Please consult the chart below.

• An Academic Diploma represents a liberal arts education with fewer requirements than the Comprehensive Diploma. Although the requirements are less stringent, this diploma enables students to enter into most academic colleges.

  The requirement for this program are somewhat less stringent than those for the Comprehensive Diploma. A grade of 70 is passing. The Academic Diploma will be granted upon the successful completion of the following four-year program:

  Four years of English, three years of History, Math (to include Geometry and Algebra 2), and Science, and two years of a Foreign Language (one year above the introductory level); one quarter of a Visual Art and one quarter of Performance Art or Fundamentals of Fine Arts. While attending the Girls School, students must take and successfully complete Religion and Physical Education every quarter.

  No grade of record in any Senior year "Required Course" may be less than 60%

  In addition to the above semester and area requirements, students must meet a minimum total point requirement in order to earn an Academic Diploma. Please consult the chart below.

• A Basic Diploma represents secondary school graduation. The program leading to this diploma may be inadequate for entrance consideration to many colleges.

  The minimum passing grade is 60. The program leading to this diploma may not meet entrance requirements for some colleges and universities.

  The Basic Diploma will be granted upon the successful completion of the following four-year program:

  The successful completion of four years of English and three years of History, Math, and Science, one quarter of a Visual Art, and one quarter of Performance Art. While attending the Girls School students must take and successfully complete Religion and Physical Education every quarter.

  In addition to the above quarter and area requirements, students must meet minimum point requirements for each discipline as well as a total point requirement in order to earn a Basic Diploma. Please consult the chart below.

Required Courses

The Boys School and Girls School offer three diplomas: Basic, Academic, and Comprehensive. Confirmation of a diploma is based upon the passing of a specific number of total points as well as the passing of certain points in specified areas. All students who graduate from the Boys School or Girls School will have successfully completed the following minimum requirements:

Diploma Point Minimums

In addition to the above semester and area requirements, students must meet the minimum total point requirement. Below is a summary of the three tracks for all four-year students. One, two, and three-year students should use this chart as a guide with the understanding that the Religion and Physical Education requirements are based solely on what a student completes once she arrives at the Academy. All point requirements will be prorated to reflect course work completed while attending the Academy. One and two year students will receive a customized diploma status sheet the summer before enrollment. Please note that students must pass the required number of quarters and points per discipline as well as earn an overall point requirement to graduate.