Graduating in 2018 and beyond
In a continually changing
global economy, colleges and businesses expect more knowledge and skills from
Ohio graduates. To match these high expectations, (name of your school) is
making sure that your son or daughter leaves high school ready to succeed.
Ohio’s graduation requirements for
the classes of 2018 and beyond offer several ways to earn a high school diploma
in Ohio. The class of 2018 are those students who entered ninth grade in the 2014-2015
school year.
There are two components of
graduation requirements: credits and assessments.
The credit component requires
all students to successfully complete a minimum of 20 high school credits. (insert if appropriate - Our school
district requires xx additional credits.) Additionally, your son or daughter must
receive instruction in two areas – fine arts and economics and financial
literacy. These credit requirements have not changed from the class of 2014.
The assessment component
provides your son or daughter three ways to be eligible for a high school
diploma. He or she must minimally meet one of the three options to earn an Ohio
diploma.
·
Earn a cumulative
score of 18 points, using seven end-of-course state tests over four years of
high school, or
·
Earn 12 points by attaining an industry-recognized credential
or group of credentials in a single
career field and a workforce readiness score on WorkKeys,
a nationally recognized job skills assessment, or
·
Earn scores in
English language arts and mathematics on a national college admissions test or
tests that indicate the student can do college-level work without needing to
take remedial classes.
The assessment component
provides more flexibility than in previous years to reach graduation. Your
family can find more information about graduation requirements by meeting with
our school counselor/s and at education.ohio.gov;
enter Graduation Requirements in the search
box.