Diplomas

Wapakoneta High School students having met specific criteria shall be recommended for one of the two different diplomas outlined.

1. Regular Diploma

        Students must successfully complete twenty-two (22) credits including those specifically required as listed on page 1 under Requirements for Graduation. (Complete and Pass mandated proficiency tests)

2. Diploma with Honors

        To earn honors diploma, a student must meet seven of the eight criteria. A school may not require students to meet any dingle criterion, nor may a district add any criterion to those established by the State Board of Education Approved Criteria: Diploma with Honors.

Each School district shall award the Diploma with Honors to any student graduating after September 1993, who:

• Successfully completes the high school curriculum or individualized education program developed for the student by the high school.

• Students must be proficient in all five portions of the Ohio Graduation Test

• Meets the criteria for honors provided below

The Student who completes the college preparatory in high school shall meet at least seven of the following eight criteria:

• earn four units of English

• earn three units of mathematics including at least Algebra 1, Algebra 2, and Geometry.

• earn three units of a science including at least one unit in a foundational science with an emphasis in chemistry and at least one unit in applied science with an emphasis in biology.

• earn three units of social studies.

• earn either three units of one foreign language or two units each of two foreign languages.

• earn one unit of fine arts

• maintain an overall high school grade point average of at least 3.5 on a four-point scale up to the last grading period of the senior year.

• obtain a composite score of 27 on the ACT or an equivalent composite score on the SAT(1130). 

The student who completes at least two years of an intensive vocational or technical education curriculum in the high school shall meet at least seven of the following eight criteria:

• earn four units of English, which may include one unit of applied communication.

• earn two units of mathematics, which will include Algebra, Geometry, or the equivalent in applied mathematics.

• earn two units of science, at least one of which will be an applied science with an emphasis in biology.

• earn three units of social studies.

• earn either two units foreign language or two units of computer science.

• maintain an overall high school grade point average of at least 3.5 on a four-point scale up to the last grading period of the senior year.

• complete a career passport, including the demonstration of proficiency 95% of the occupational core competencies as judged by at least two content experts.

• obtain a composite score of 27 on the ACT or an equivalent composite score in the SAT (1130).

Created By: Sarah Wuebbenhorst