NORWALK PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

The Norwalk Public Schools require students to fulfill the following requirements in order to graduate.  Students must

·          successfully complete credit course requirements and

·          satisfactorily meet the Performance Assessments.

 Course Credit Requirements:

No student is exempt from graduation credit requirements.

A student must earn a minimum of 20 credits and meet the credit distribution in the following specific subject areas:

4.0        Credits in English

3.0        Credits in Social Studies, of which 1.0 must be in U. S. History and .5 in Civics

3.0        Credits in Mathematics  

3.0        Credits in Science ( One lab science class is required in either Biology, Chemistry or Physics)

1.0        Credits in the Arts (Arts, Business Technology, Technology Education, Music, or Family and/Consumer Sciences)

1.0        Credits in Physical Education

0.5        Credits in Health Education

0.5        Credits in Computer Literacy (Students may test out of this requirement.)

   16.0      TOTAL CREDITS FROM REQUIRED SUBJECTS

4.0            ELECTIVES

20.0           TOTAL

 IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ALL STUDENTS CARRY A MINIMUM NUMBER OF CREDITS OF SCHEDULED CLASSES EACH SEMESTER AS FOLLOWS:

 Grade 9- 6.5   Grade 10- 6   Grade 11-6   Grade 12-5.5

SENIOR REQUIREMENT: Seniors must take 5 1/2 credits and must pass a minimum of four (4) credits.  A senior who will have accumulated the required number of credits by June of the senior year but who has not earned and passed four (4) credits in the senior year, will not be eligible for graduation in June.

 Additionally, any student who has not fulfilled the graduation requirements as stipulated will not be eligible to participate in the June graduation ceremony.

The additional units of credit necessary for graduation may be selected from the groups of elective subjects.  Through the high school years, each student will have the opportunity to plan an individual program of study.  This program should be designed to meet the student’s educational needs.

 The following courses fulfill the computer literacy requirement:

Business:  Computer Literacy, Introduction to the Internet, Web Page Design, Computer Applications I, Computer Applications II, Computer Construction/Repair, CISCO Networking 1, CISCO Networking 2, Computerized Accounting

 Mathematics:   Introduction to Programming, Advanced Placement Computer Science

 Science:  Digital Electronics

Technology Education:  Architectural Design, Architectural and Engineering Design, Introduction to Graphic Communications, Graphic Communications 1, Graphic Communications

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