Graduation Requirements

EXIT EXAMINATIONS:

• Mathematics: Proficiency test
• English: Assertion with proof essay

REQUIRED SENIOR ENGLISH RESEARCH PAPER:

Written as part of the English composition class, this paper focuses on process as well as product.

REQUIRED SENIOR ADVISORY CLASS:

Focus on life choices, including the college application process. (Counts as a required elective.)

CREDITS:

In addition to fulfilling the above requirements, all Huntington-Surrey students must complete a minimum of twenty-six credit hours of high school work, as follows:

 

All students must complete classes in each of the four required academic core subjects during each year that they attend Huntington-Surrey School.

A student entering the senior year must have a minimum of 19 completed credits, including 12 credits of required academic core subjects.

A student who will enter a four-year college or university needs at least 2 credits of one foreign language among his or her required elective subjects.

A student who will enter a Texas state-supported college or university must meet Texas requirements.

Every student must pass the exit exams, complete the research paper, and finish all work applicable to his or her class schedule before graduation.

Any variation from this program is subject to the approval of the Director.

SPECIAL NOTE ON ATTENDANCE AND PREPAREDNESS:

In order for a student to earn the semester's ½ credit in each course, he or she must attend class regularly and be prepared, as stated in our Huntington-Surrey School policies.