Graduate
Requirements
There are two diplomas
offered at Mountain Home High School.
All students are considered on the Smart Core unless a parent indicates
otherwise by signing the Smart Core form and waiver form to be identified as a
CORE diploma recipient. Students must
meet ALL the requirements to receive the diploma for which they are working this includes the GPA requirement. Please note that student must obtain all the
requirements of the SMART CORE WITH HONORS DIPLOMA in order to be an Honor
Graduate from Mountain Home High School.
Academic advisors, counselors, and administrators will do all they can
to insure that students have fulfilled diploma requirements. Final responsibility rests with the student
and parents, so please check class selection very carefully. Contact your childs academic advisor,
counselor, or an administrator if you have questions about diploma
requirements.
Elective Credits - Elective credits are any classes
taken in addition to the required courses.
It does not matter if those credits are in the elective area or in a
core subject area. (The University of
Arkansas requires 3 electives to be chosen from foreign language, oral
communication, math, science, social studies, or computer science).
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Core Diploma 2012 and 2013 Graduates State
of Arkansas Requirements: (22 credits) English - 4 credits: 9th, 10th,
11th, and 12th Mathematics 4 credits: Must be Algebra I (1.0), Geometry
(1.0), Algebra II (1.0), and 1 elective credit Science 3 credits:
Must be Physical Science (1.0), Biology (1.0), and 1 elective credit Social Studies 3 credits:
must be civics (.5), world history (1.0), American History (1.0), and
.5 elective credit (Must be MHHS Elective-----see below) Physical Education - .5 credit: may be a P.E. class, any sport
taught by a certified P.E. teacher, or ROTC Health - .5 credit Oral Communication - .5 credit Fine Arts - .5 credit: can be band, choir, drama, art,
studio art 3-d, or survey of fine art Career Focus ---- 6 credits Additional
Mountain Home High School Requirements:
(2 additional credits) the following must be included. Contemporary American History - .5 credit: MUST be taken as the required .5 elective
in the state requirement above. Practical Art 1.0 credit: can be taken as part of the
Career Focus 6 credits Requirements: 1.0 Grade Point Average and a total of 24
combined credits. Smart Core Diploma 2012 and 2013 Graduates State of Arkansas Requirements: (22 credits) English - 4 credits: 9th, 10th,
11th, and 12th Mathematics 4 credits: Must be Algebra I (1.0), Geometry
(1.0), Algebra II (1.0), and 1 elective credit above Algebra II Science 3 credits:
Must be Physical Science (1.0), Biology (1.0), and Chemistry (1.0) or
Physics (1.0) Social Studies 3 credits:
must be civics or civics/government (1.0), world history (1.0),
American History (1.0), and .5 elective credit (Must be MHHS Elective-----see
below) Physical Education - .5 credit: may be a P.E. class, any sport
taught by a certified P.E. teacher, or ROTC Health - .5 credit Oral Communication - .5 credit Fine Arts - .5 credit: can be band, choir, drama, art,
studio art 3-d, or survey of fine art Career Focus ---- 6 credits Additional
Mountain Home High School Requirements:
(4 additional credits) the following must be included. Contemporary American History - .5 credit: MUST be taken as the required .5 elective
in the state requirement above. Practical Art 1.0 credit: can be taken as part of the
Career Focus 6 credits Foreign Language 2.0
credits: must be the same language/two
consecutive levels Requirements: 2.5 Grade Point Average and a total of 26
combined credits. TO BE A HONOR GRADUATE AT MHHS
[MUST BE ON THE SMART CORE DIPLOMA TRACK] STATE OF ARKANSAS
REQUIREMENTS: (22 CREDITS) To
graduate with honors, a student must complete the Smart Core diploma
requirement in addition to completing at least two Advanced
Placement (AP courses). The following designations are made based on a
students GPA: summa cum laude = above
4.00; magna cum laude = 3.75-4.00; cum laude 3.50-3.75 English - 4 credits: 9th, 10th,
11th, and 12th Mathematics 4 credits: Must be Algebra I (1.0), Geometry
(1.0), Algebra II (1.0), and 1 elective credit Science 3 credits:
Must be Physical Science (1.0), Biology (1.0), and 1 elective credit Social Studies 3 credits:
must be civics or civics/government (1.0), world history (1.0),
American History (1.0), and .5 elective credit (Must be MHHS Elective-----see
below) Physical Education - .5 credit: may be a P.E. class, any sport
taught by a certified P.E. teacher, or ROTC Health - .5 credit Oral Communication - .5 credit Fine Arts - .5 credit: can be band, choir, drama, art,
studio art 3-d, or survey of fine art Career Focus ---- 6 credits Additional
Mountain Home High School Requirements:
(4 additional credits) the following must be included. Contemporary American History - .5 credit: MUST be taken as the required .5 elective
in the state requirement above. Practical Art 1.0 credit: can be taken as part of the
Career Focus 6 credits Foreign Language 2.0
credits: must be the same language/two
consecutive levels Advanced Placement Classes (AP) - 2.0 credits: choices include AP calculus, AP
Literature/Composition, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, AP Chemistry,
AP American History, and AP World History. |
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Requirements: 3.5 Grade Point
Average and a total of 26 combined credits. |
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Core Diploma 2014 Graduates State
of Arkansas Requirements: (22 credits) English - 4 credits: 9th, 10th,
11th, and 12th Mathematics 4
credits: Must be
Algebra I (1.0), Geometry (1.0), Algebra II (1.0), and 1 elective credit Science 3 credits:
Must be Physical Science (1.0), Biology (1.0), and 1 elective credit Social Studies 3.5
credits: must be civics/economics (1.0), world
history (1.0), American History (1.0), and .5 elective credit (Must be MHHS
Elective-----see below) Physical Education -
.5 credit: may be
a P.E. class, any sport taught by a certified P.E. teacher, or ROTC Health - .5 credit Oral Communication -
.5 credit Fine Arts - .5 credit: can be band, choir, drama, art,
studio art 3-d, or survey of fine art Career Focus ---- 6
credits Additional Mountain Home High
School Requirements: (2 additional
credits) the following must be included. Contemporary American
History - .5 credit:
MUST be taken as the required .5 elective in the state requirement
above. Practical Art 1.0
credit: can be
taken as part of the Career Focus 6 credits Requirements: 1.0 Grade Point Average and a total of 24
combined credits. Smart Core Diploma 2012 and
2013 Graduates State
of Arkansas Requirements: (22 credits) English - 4 credits: 9th, 10th,
11th, and 12th Mathematics 4
credits: Must be
Algebra I (1.0), Geometry (1.0), Algebra II (1.0), and 1 elective credit
above Algebra II Science 3 credits:
Must be Physical Science (1.0), Biology (1.0), and Chemistry (1.0) or
Physics (1.0) Social Studies 3.5
credits: must be civics/economics (1.0), world
history (1.0), American History (1.0), and .5 elective credit (Must be MHHS
Elective-----see below) Physical Education -
.5 credit: may be
a P.E. class, any sport taught by a certified P.E. teacher, or ROTC Health - .5 credit Oral Communication -
.5 credit Fine Arts - .5 credit: can be band, choir, drama, art,
studio art 3-d, or survey of fine art Career Focus ---- 6
credits Additional Mountain Home High
School Requirements: (4 additional
credits) the following must be included. Contemporary American
History - .5 credit:
MUST be taken as the required .5 elective in the state requirement
above. Practical Art 1.0
credit: can be
taken as part of the Career Focus 6 credits Foreign Language
2.0 credits: must be the same language/two
consecutive levels Requirements: 2.5 Grade Point Average and a total of 26
combined credits. TO BE A 2014 AND BEYOND HONOR
GRADUATE AT MHHS [MUST BE ON THE SMART CORE DIPLOMA TRACK] STATE OF
ARKANSAS REQUIREMENTS: (22 CREDITS) To graduate with honors, a student must complete the
Smart Core diploma requirement in addition to completing at
least two Advanced Placement (AP courses). The following designations are made
based on a students GPA: summa cum
laude = above 4.00; magna cum laude = 3.75-4.00; cum laude 3.50-3.75 English - 4 credits: 9th, 10th,
11th, and 12th Mathematics 4
credits: Must be
Algebra I (1.0), Geometry (1.0), Algebra II (1.0), and 1 elective credit Science 3 credits:
Must be Physical Science (1.0), Biology (1.0), and 1 elective credit Social Studies 3.5
credits: must be civics/economics (1.0), world
history (1.0), American History (1.0), and .5 elective credit (Must be MHHS
Elective-----see below) Physical Education -
.5 credit: may be
a P.E. class, any sport taught by a certified P.E. teacher, or ROTC Health - .5 credit Oral Communication -
.5 credit Fine Arts - .5 credit: can be band, choir, drama, art,
studio art 3-d, or survey of fine art Career Focus ---- 6
credits Additional Mountain Home High
School Requirements: (4 additional
credits) the following must be included. Contemporary American
History - .5 credit:
MUST be taken as the required .5 elective in the state requirement
above. Practical Art 1.0
credit: can be
taken as part of the Career Focus 6 credits Foreign Language
2.0 credits: must be the same language/two consecutive
levels Advanced Placement
Classes (AP) -
2.0 credits:
choices include AP calculus, AP Literature/Composition, AP Biology, AP
Environmental Science, AP Chemistry, AP American History, and AP World
History. |
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Requirements: 3.5 Grade Point
Average and a total of 26 combined credits. |