Graduation requirements for Everett Public Schools

There are four components to the graduation requirements for Everett Public Schools and the state of Washington. The following subject areas of study, credits and other requirements shall be required of each candidate for graduation who commences the ninth grade on or after July 1, 2009:

1. Credit requirements
2. Certificate of Academic Achievement/Certificate of Individual Achievement
3. Culminating Exhibition
4. High School and Beyond Plan

Information for students who commence the ninth grade on or after July 1, 1997 but before July 1, 2004.
Information for students who commence the ninth grade on or after July 1, 2004 but before July 1, 2006.

1. Credit requirements

English		3.51
Mathematics		3.02
Social Studies		2.5
	U. S. History and Government		1.0
	Washington State History and Government		.03
	Contemporary World Problems, History and Geography		1.0
	U. S. Government/Civics		.5
Senior Seminar		.5
Science		2.04
Career and Technical		1.0
Health and Fitness		2.0
	Physical Education		1.55
	Health		.5
Arts, visual or performing		1.0
Electives		6.5
	Total Credits	22.0

2. Certificate of Academic Achievement/Certificate of Individual Achievement

Students must meet standard (400+) on the state assessment (WASL:HSPE) in reading and writing. Students must also meet standard (400+) on the state assessment in mathematics or earn two credits in mathematics after their 10th-grade year. Beginning with the class of 2013, all students will also be required to meet standard on the state assessment in mathematics and science.

3. Culminating Exhibition

All students are required to complete a Culminating Exhibition project. This project consists of the following:

a. A Self Directed Learning Project
b. A Reflective Letter which includes the High School and Beyond Plan.
c. A Presentation of all of the above components

Students entering Everett Public Schools after the beginning of their 12th-grade year may have components of the Culminating Exhibition waived. (See page 8 of the District Procedure for waiver definitions)

All students are required to complete a plan for what they will do beyond high school. This plan is presented as part of the student's Culminating Exhibition.

Footnotes:
1. Students must take English until they earn 3.5 credits and meet standard on the Reading and Writing components of the Certificate of Academic Achievement (CAA) or in the case of qualifying special needs students, required classes may be modified or waived as per the approved Individual Education Plan (IEP).

2. Students must take mathematics until they earn 3.0 credits and meet standard on the mathematics component of the Certificate of Academic Achievement (CAA). Courses lower than Algebra will not count for high school credit. In the case of qualifying special needs students, required classes may be modified or waived as per the approved Individual Education Plan (IEP).

3. Students will have the opportunity to meet the Washington State History and Government requirement in middle school.

4. Students must take science until they earn 2.0 credits and meet standard on the science component of the Certificate of Academic Achievement (CAA). One of the two credits must be in lab science. Courses lower than Coordinated Science will not count for high school credit. In the case of qualifying special needs students, required classes may be modified or waived as per the approved Individual Education Plan (IEP).

5. Up to 1.0 of the physical education credit requirement may be waived by participating in directed athletics, marching band or military science and tactics.

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