Graduation

To earn a Notre Dame diploma, a student must attend four years of high school. All students take eight classes per semester. Over a four year period, students can earn 33 credits. For the Class of 2012 and beyond, these credits must be earned in the following distribution:  

4.0      Religion (or 1 unit for each year at Notre Dame)

4.0      Math

4.0      English

4.0      Science (advised as senior elective)

3.0      Foreign Language

1.0      U.S. History

1.0      World History

1.5      Health & Wellness

.5        U.S. Government/Civics

.5        Economics

.5        Personal Finance

.5        Geography (advised as Social Studies Elective)

1.0      Fine Arts

1.0      Computers/ IT

1.0      Service

(1/4 credit for each year of passing service requirements)

5.5      Academic Electives