Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements
Alternative for Getting a Diploma (2007)
College Entrance Requirements

To qualify for graduation from Lake Center Christian High School, students must meet the following minimum requirements:

Earned 21 credits: graduation class of 2007, 2008 Earned 24 credits: beginning graduation class of 2009 Pass all five parts of Ohio’s High School Graduation Qualifying Examination.
Meet all standards set forth by LCCS

*SUBJECT AREA*	*CREDITS*	*REQUIREMENTS*
BIBLE	4	One credit for each year of attendance at LCCS
ENGLISH	4	English 9; English 10; Writing lab 1 and/or 2; one 1100 or 1200 Literature Course
MATH	3
SCIENCE	3
SOCIAL STUDIES	3
PHYSICAL EDUCATION	1/2	1 Semester of PE is ¼ credit
HEALTH	1/2	Scheduled in grade 9
FINE ARTS	1/2	Any course in music, art or acting
BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY	1/2
ELECTIVES	2-5	Any course above minimum core subject; foreign language
	21 or 24	Total graduation credits

Alternative For Getting a Diploma Beginning in 2007
(must meet all seven)

Pass 4 of 5 tests missed “proficient” score by 10 points or fewer on the failed test 97% attendance, no expulsion from 9^th grade on 2.5 GPA in course of test not passed participate in intervention letters recommending graduation from principal and teachers.
Complete high school curriculum requirements in the subject of test not passed.

COLLEGE ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS

The recommended college preparatory program includes:

Four units of ENGLISH, with emphasis on composition, Three units of SCIENCE (two of which should be laboratory), Three units of MATH (Integrated I, II, III or Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II), Three units of SOCIAL STUDIES, Two or three units of FOREIGN LANGUAGE (i.e. Spanish I & II)
One unit of FINE ARTS

Without the above requirements, Ohio’s state assisted colleges and universities will likely admit you with CONDITIONS that often require a student to take additional course work in the deficient area. Realistically, you must exceed these recommendations to gain admission to selective colleges/universities and/or specific programs of study.

CRITERIA FOR DIPLOMA WITH HONORS

Information and guidelines for Ohio's graduating high school students

In 1997, legislation was enacted that increased the number of credits Ohio students would need in order to earn a high school diploma. In December 1998, the State Board of Education passed a resolution to increase the Diploma with Honors requirements for high school students who will graduate beginning September 15, 2001. Students graduating prior to that date must meet previous requirements and criteria in order to qualify for a Diploma with Honors.

Depending on whether a student is completing a college preparatory or career-technical education curriculum, honors diploma requirements differ slightly. The student must meet the requirements for the regular diploma plus criteria for honors listed below.

Beginning September 15, 2001, the student who completes the college preparatory curriculum in high school must meet any eight of the following nine criteria:

four units of Englishthree units of mathematics that shall include algebra I, algebra II, and geometry or complete a three-year sequence of courses that contains equivalent content (Integrated Math 1, 2, & 3).three units of science that develop concepts for physical, life and earth and space sciencesthree units of social studieseither three units of one foreign language or two units each of two foreign languagesone unit of fine artseither one unit of business/technology and two additional units in (a) through (f) above or earn three additional units, in (a) through (f) above.maintain an overall high school grade point average of at least 3.5 on a four-point scale up to the last grading period of the senior year
obtain a composite score of 27 on the American College Testing (ACT) tests or an equivalent composite score of 1210 on the Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT) with no regard for its new writing portion. (This maintains the two scores’ comparability as qualifying criteria)

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