College Prep Track – 22 Credits
Students planning to attend a 4-year college graduate from the College Prep track and earn a total of 22 credits including the following:
- 4.0 credits of English
- 3.0 credits Social Studies (0.5 credit US Government, 0.5 World Geography, 1.0 credit US History, 1.0 credit other Social Studies)
- 3.0 credits Science (1.0 credit Natural Science, 1.0 credit Physical Science, 1.0 credit other Science)
- 3.0 credits Math (2.0 credits above Alg 1)
- 0.5 credit PE
- 1.0 credit Fitness and Safety or Health
- 1.0 credit Fine Arts
- 2.0 credits World Languages
- 4.5 credits Electives or other core courses (English, Math, Science, Social Studies)
General Studies Track – 18 Credits
Students planning to attend a community or technical college, or enter the military or workforce, may choose to graduate from the General Studies track and earn a total of 18 credits including the following:
- 4.0 credits of English
- 2.0 credits Social Studies (0.5 credit US Government, 0.5 credit World Geography, 1.0 credit US History or World History)
- 2.0 credits Science
- 2.0 credits Math
- 0.5 credit PE
- 1.0 credit Fitness and Safety or Health
- 0.5 credit Fine Arts
- 6.0 credits Electives or other core courses (English, Math, Science, Social Studies)
*Students pursuing a diploma from Whitmore School, who transfer from another school, must complete a minimum of 4.5 credits at CompuHigh/Whitmore School. These credits must include 2 core course* credits from 2 different subject areas, and 2.5 additional core course or elective credits. (*core subjects are English, math, science, and social studies)
Grade Levels
- Grade 9 encompasses all students with less than 5 credits.
- Grade 10 encompasses all students with at least 5 but less than 11 credits.
- Grade 11 encompasses all students with at least 11 but less than 16 credits.
- Grade 12 encompasses all students with 16 or more credits