Diploma Options and Graduation Requirements '25

Objectives

Understand requirements to graduate from Noblesville High School
Know the requirements to earn a Core 40 Diploma, Academic Honors Diploma and Technical Honors Diploma
Understand the new Pathway Requirement.
Introduce 4-year plans and tracking

Requirements to Graduate from Noblesville High School

All NHS Students must meet Graduation Pathway Requirements. This consists of:

Earning your high school diploma
Demonstrating an employability skill
Meeting a postsecondary readiness competency

How do I earn a Diploma? What are the Diploma Options?

To earn a high school diploma, you have to complete 46 or more credits (classes). Each class you take in high school and earn a passing grade will count as 1 credit. You will have required courses and elective courses to choose from. As you can see below, ALL students must meet the Core 40 requirements at a minimum to get a high school diploma. Students can choose, and we encourage, to take classes that meet the requirements for the Core 40 with Academic Honors and/or Technical Honors.

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What are Graduation Pathways requirements?

Graduation Pathways requires students to complete three specific areas that are aligned with students demonstrating employability and post-secondary readiness skills. Students have until the end of their senior year to complete each of these competencies. (Want to see our checklist for Graduation Pathways? Click HERE)

Earn a high school diploma (Easy! You already have to do this with the Core 40 Diploma as mentioned above)
Demonstrate Employability Skills
- This is done by taking part in a project-based learning experience, service-based learning experience, or a work-based learning experience (Students will complete a project-based learning experience their freshman year in their Biology class.)
Demonstrate Post-Secondary Readiness Skills
- This competency will be one that you focus on primarily during your junior and senior years. There are several ways to meet these criteria with the most likely being one of the following:
  - Meet the Academic or Technical Honors Diploma Requirements
  - Score high enough on your SAT, ACT, or ASVAB (Military Entrance and Career Exploration Test)
  - Complete a certain number of AP or Dual Credit classes (And earn a C average)
  - Career-Technical Education Concentrator (C average in a specific career pathway)

How do I keep track of this? 4 year plans.

You will, by the end of this course, have a 4-year plan that will help you meet all of these requirements. You will also have a school counselor who will be able to help support you and keep track of your progress towards meeting all of the graduation requirements.

Use the links below to access more resources related to this page.

Core 40/Academic Honors and Technical Honors Document
Core 40/Academic Honors and Technical Honors Document - Spanish
Graduation Pathways Checklist

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