GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

A senior who fails to fulfill graduation requirements prior to graduation may not be permitted to participate in the ceremony and may be exempt from graduation activities.

• A minimum of two hundred forty (240) units of credit is required for graduation from St. Paul High School
• Students must be enrolled in six (6) five-unit classes each semester for four years
• Each semester course completed with a grade of D or better merits 5 units; each year-long course completed merits 10 units
  
  The specific graduation requirements are:
  
  Religion                                                                             40 units
  
  English                                                                               40 units
  
  Social Studies                                                                   30 units
  
  Physical Education                                                          10 units
  
  Health                                                                                  5 units
  
  Mathematics                                                                     30 units
  
  Visual and Performing Arts                                            10 units
  
  Languages Other Than English (LOTE)                      20 units
  
  Science                                                                              20 units
  
  Electives                                                                            35 units
  
  Christian Service                                                            25 hours per year
  
   
  
   
  
  The Social Studies requirement must include World History (10 units), U.S. History (10 units), Economics (5 units),
  
  U.S. Government (5 units).
  
  Marching Band (two 5 unit semesters) may replace the Physical Education requirement. Students who have a physical disability and are unable to participate in outdoor P.E. must obtain a letter from their physician. Students are required to complete a minimum of 25 Christian Service hours per academic year.
  
   
  
  The Principal reserves the sole authority to waive a graduation requirement in a specific instance.
  
   

Freshman (0-60 Credits)

Required: Religion, English, Mathematics, World History, Physical Education, and Foreign Language (LOTE), 25 Christian service hours per year.

Sophomore (61-120 Credits)

Required: Religion, English, Mathematics, Science, Foreign Language (LOTE), Visual or Performing Arts, 25 Christian service hours per year.

Junior (121-180 Credits)

Required: Religion, English, U.S. History, Science, Mathematics, 25 Christian service hours per year.

Senior (181-240 Credits)

Required: Religion, English, Government (1 semester), Economics (1 semester), 25 Christian service hours per year.

A curriculum catalogue is published annually and made available to all students and parents.​