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Requirements

The General Graduation Requirements (GGR) for Promotion from the Lower School (Prep II):

  • A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better 
  • Demonstrated ability to read at grade level with comprehension 
  • Grade level mastery in mathematics, especially arithmetic  
  • Demonstrated proficiency in research, writing and computation technology 
  • Ability to translate 500 Latin words 
  • Completion of Personal Wellness Program 
  • Satisfactory written essay
  • Passage of Comprehensive Examination on the U.S. Constitution
  • Fulfillment of Citizen Leader Community Service Requirement

The General Graduation Requirement for Upper School Diploma.

  • Maintenance of a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better
  • Successful completion of six years of English
  • Passage of comprehensive core literature examination
  • Satisfactory essay on one of the "Fourteen Public Virtues"
  • Successful completion of six years of history (culminating with American History in the Fifth Form and Introduction to Political Science in the Sixth
  • Successful completion of six years of Latin & Classics
  • Passage of a comprehensive Latin translation examination
  • Successful completion of four years of either French or Chinese
  • Successful completion of two semesters of Logic and four semesters of Rhetoric
  • Delivery of a satisfactory public oration
  • Successful completion of five years of Mathematics
  • Successful completion of five years of Science
  • Successful completion of six semesters of Visual or Performing Arts (including one semester of western art history)
  • Completion of ten hours of community service per year (sixty hours total)
  • Completion of six semesters of competitive team sports