I. Credits: A minimum of 230 credits is required for graduation.
II. Assessments: In addition to 230 credits required for graduation, students must also successfully meet the College and Career Readiness metric for the high school Essential Learner Outcomes of College and Career Readiness assessments.
III. Personal Learning Plan: A student must complete a personal learning Plan (PLP), meeting district requirements.
IV. Free Application for Federal Student Aid: Beginning with the Class of 2025, each student must submit to the United States Department of Education a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) prior to graduation. A public high school student shall not be required to complete the FAFSA if:
A. A parent or legal guardian of or a person standing in loco parentis to such student signs and submits the appropriate form prescribed by the Commissioner of Education indicating that such parent, legal guardian, or person standing in loco parentis authorizes such student to decline to
complete and submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid;
B. The school principal or the school principal's designee signs and submits the appropriate form prescribed by the Commissioner of Education authorizing such student to decline to complete and submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid for good cause as determined by the school principal or the school principal's designee; or
C. A student who is nineteen years of age or older or is an emancipated minor signs and submits the appropriate form prescribed by the Commissioner of Education stating that such student
V. Each student’s International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB DP) shall include the courses of study as outlined in Rule 6320.1 with such adjustments (additions or substitutions) to the programs and courses as listed below. Such adjustments are made to avoid duplication in the program of study required for IB DP students.
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Millard Public Schools’ Graduation Requirement |
International Baccalaureate Program Additions/Substitutions |
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English: Selected Electives (5 credits) |
Substitute IB English HL II (10 credits) |
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English: Oral Communications (5 credits) |
Substitute Imbedded Oral Assessments found in Language A, Language B, and Theory of Knowledge I & II requirements |
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Social Studies: United States History (10 credits) |
Substitute IB History of the Americas HL II (10 credits) |
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Electives: Human Resources Course Options |
Add IB Theory of Knowledge I (maximum 5 credits) Add IB Psychology SL (maximum 5 credits) |
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Science: Biology (10 credits) |
Substitute IB Biology HL I (10 credits), Add Introduction to IB Chemistry and Physics (10 credits), IB Chemistry (10 credits), and IB Physics (10 credits) to course options
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Health Education: Healthy Living will be available for enrollment during grades 9-12 for IB DP students. Students waived out of Healthy Living must pick an additional Human Resources course. The Theory of Knowledge I course can only meet the Human Resource Course 5 credit requirement.
These adjustments are only applicable to students enrolled in the full International Baccalaureate Diploma program with intentions to test for and secure the IB Diploma.
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