EHS Student Publications EHS Program of Studies 2019-2020 | Page 17

Credits
Class of 2018 and 2019
It is expected that students in the classes of 2018 and 2019 will earn a minimum of 5.5 credits
toward graduation by the end of each year.
Grade 9
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
5.5 credits
11.0 credits
16.5 credits
22.0 credits
In order to be promoted from Grade 9 to Grade 10, a student must earn at least 4 credits, of which
one is English and one is mathematics.
To be promoted to Grade 11, a student must earn a minimum of 10 credits, of which two are
English and two are mathematics.
Students who earn fewer than 16.5 credits at the end of Grade 11 will be retained in Grade 11.
These students will be promoted to Grade 12 upon earning 16.5 credits.
Class of 2020 and beyond
Please refer to the new increased graduation requirements for the Class of 2020 described on page
6.
Crossover Credits
Students may receive required academic credit for certain elective courses whose content bridges
the curriculum of a required course.
The number of crossover credits will be limited to one credit per discipline. In addition, a student
must successfully complete at least one credit of work in his discipline before a crossover can be
requested. Crossover credit must be approved prior to enrolling in the course and cannot be
awarded retroactively. The following courses can be considered for crossover credit:
Course
Total
Credits
Drafting Technology (5711) 1.00
Automotive 1 (5771)
1.00
Automotive 2 (5774)
2.00
Business Law 1 (5527)
.50
Business Law 2 (5228)
.50
Economics (5535)
.50
Basic Electronics (5741)
1.00
Personal Finance (5526)
.50
Academic
Crossover
Mathematics
Science
Science
Social Studies
Social Studies
Social Studies
Science
Mathematics
10
Number of
1.00
.50
.50
.50
.50
.50
.50
.50