G R A D UAT I O N G R A D UAT I O N R E Q U I R E M E N T S
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS To align with to the Washington State Board of Education regulations for a standardized transcript, Kennedy Catholic requirements are as follows: a full year course is awarded 1 credit and a semester course is awarded 0.5 credit.
KENNEDY CATHOLIC REQUIREMENTS Theology 4 credits
Health 0.5 credit
English 4 credits Mathematics 3 credits
Fitness 1.5 credits Career & Technical 1 credit Education (CTE)
Social Studies 3 credits Science 3 credits
Fine Arts 2 credits±
TOTAL REQUIRED: 28 credits
Electives 6 credits
0.5 Civics credit required; 0.5 Washington State History required. A one-time waiver of 0.5 credit of Fitness may be granted to those who participate in school organized athletics. A student must complete a full season or one semester of school organized athletics prior to requesting the waiver. A fitness waiver request form must be submitted for approval to the Academic Office. • It is the final responsibility of each student to make sure they have met all the requirements for graduation. Counselors will give assistance and make periodic transcript checks, but final responsibility rests with the student. • In order to participate in graduation activities, a student in grade 12 must have earned 24.5 credits by January 24, 2021 or be scheduled to meet the credit requirements as stated above. Students with insufficient credits will be notified in February by the President/Principal. • •
± 2 Fine Arts credits required beginning with the class of 2025. INTEGRATED SERVICE LEARNING EXPERIENCE (ISLE) Graduates of Kennedy Catholic High School will complete a senior project that includes the following three components: 1) A service learning experience approved and verified by the Theology Department. 2) A written paper about the service learning experience approved and verified by the English Department and faculty readers. 3) A visual presentation of the service learning experience approved and verified by the Social Studies Department and faculty panels. Final credit for Junior Theology (Ecclesiology and Sacraments), senior English, and both Social Studies courses will be dependent upon the completion of 30 hours of service learning, as well as the meeting of established standards for the written and visual components. Please refer to the Theology Department section for further information.
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