High School Graduation Requirements - Eastside Catholic School

Eastside Catholic School has revised its graduation requirements for the Class of 2028 and beyond to align with Washington State OSPI standards. These measures allow us to provide more credit to students for previous coursework and demonstrated competency and maximizes flexibility for students to explore their interests. While the overall total of credits needed to graduate are reduced, most EC students will still graduate with 52 or more credits.

Course Availability

All courses listed in the curriculum guide will be offered unless student requests for the course do not meet the established minimum or appropriate staffing is unavailable. School administration can offer alternate pathways in extenuating circumstances.

Additional Resources

For further information regarding Washington State high school graduation requirements, four-year higher learning institution admission requirements and other recommendations, please refer to these websites:

Washington Student Achievement Council: wsac.wa.gov
Washington State Board of Education: sbe.wa.gov

Class of 2024-2027

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class	years/credits
English	4 years (8 credits)
Health	0.5 years (1 credit)
Mathematics^WSAC	3 years (6 credits) - minimum Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2; 4 years recommended for college admission
Physical Education	1.5 years¹ (3 credits)
Religious Studies	4 years² (8 credits)
Science	3 years (6 credits) - physics, biology and chemistry are required; 4 years recommended for college admission
Social Studies	3 years (6 credits) - world history, U.S. history and American government are required³
Visual or Performing Arts	2 years⁴ (4 credits)
World Language	2 years of the same language (4 credits); 3 or more years recommended for college admission
Credits required for graduation	52 total credits
Community Service	100 hours

Class of 2028 and Beyond

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class	years/credits
English	4 years (8 credits)
Health	0.5 years (1 credit)
Mathematics^WSAC	3 years (6 credits) - minimum Algebra 1, Geometry; 4 years, including Algebra 2, recommended for college admission
Physical Education	1.5 years¹ (3 credits)
Religious Studies	4 years² (8 credits)
Science	3 years (6 credits) - physics and biology are required; 4 years, including chemistry, recommended for college admission
Social Studies	3 years (6 credits) - world history, U.S. history and American government are required³
Visual or Performing Arts	2 years⁴ (4 credits)
World Language	2 years of the same language (4 credits); 3 or more years recommended for college admission
Credits required for graduation	48 total credits
Community Service	100 hours

^WSAC Washington State Achievement Council (WSAC) establishes the state of Washington’s College Academic Distribution Requirements (CADRs) for students enrolling in a Washington public baccalaureate institution. The CADRs require a senior-year math-based quantitative course – during the senior year of high school, students must earn a credit in a math-based quantitative course unless they complete a higher-level math course before senior year, such as pre-calculus or calculus.

¹ Students must take 1.5 years of fitness (PE) unless excused per RCW 28A.230.050 (physical education in high schools). All freshmen must take PE 9. EC offers a PE alternate pathway to meet the remainder of the PE credit requirement. Please see your school counselor for eligibility requirements and additional information.

² Eastside Catholic requires students to earn a religious studies credit for each semester while enrolled at EC.

³It is a graduation requirement for all students to complete Washington State history. The principal may waive this requirement for students who have successfully completed a state history course in another state.

⁴While two years of art are highly recommended, students may substitute one year of art course credits to better help them in their educational/career goals or if needed to fulfill other graduation requirements.

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