Oxford High School Graduation Credits

For Graduation: A total of 24 credits PLUS a successful demonstration of skill mastery of Oxford’s established community academic, civic and social expectations are required for graduation from Oxford High School.

1. English/Language Arts: Four credits in English/Language Arts.

2. A total of seven credits in Math/Science with a minimum of three in each.

Mathematics: Three/four credits in mathematics including Algebraic Reasoning and one credit in both grades 9 and 10.

Science: Three/four credits in science, including one credit in both grades 9 and 10.

3. History/Social Science: Three credits in history/social science including one full credit in American History and one half credit in Civics.

4. Applied Technologies: One-half credit in a course from the Business and Economics curriculum and one-half credit from either Family and Consumer Science or Technology Education Curriculum.

5. Health and Physical Education: Two credits in health and physical education, which must be taken as part of a regularly scheduled class from the Health and Physical Education Curriculum. Any entering junior who has less than two credits in Health and Physical Education or entering senior who has less than three credits must be enrolled in a regularly scheduled Health and/or Physical Education course to ensure that he/she will meet the minimum requirements in this credit area.

6. Fine and Performing Arts: One credit in fine and/or performing arts.

7. Technology: One credit or demonstrated proficiency in one area of competency in technology education or technology.

8. Electives: Three credits in an elective area of concentration or interest (which may include world languages).

9. Senior Project: One credit for a cumulative senior project designed to demonstrate mastery of community expectations for learning.