Academic Requirements

Skills Center

Electronic Portfolio

Honors Programs

Technology

Music & Fine Arts

Faculty and Staff

Current Honor Roll

Integrity, Independence, Leadership, and Values
Academics at ND

All students are required to take a minimum college preparatory sequence of seven credits in order to complete the total number of credits for graduation. In all cases, four of the courses must be from Levels 1 through 4, and the remaining may be from any of the five levels. In exceptional cases, the Assistant Principal may adjust these regulations after serious consideration. Honors and/or AP Courses are offered in most departments

The minimum credit requirements to be eligible to graduate:
COURSE	CLASS OF 2010/2011	CLASS OF 2009	CLASS OF 2008
Religious Studies	4 credits	4 credits	4 credits
English	4.5 credits	4.5 credits	4 credits
Social Studies	3.5 credits	3 credits	3 credits
Mathematics	3.5 credits	3 credits	3 credits
Science	3 credits	3 credits	3 credits
Foreign Language	2 credits	2 credits	2 credits
Fine Arts	0.5 credit	0.5 credit	0.5 credit
Life Skills	0.5 credit	0.5 credit	0.5 credit
Physical Education	1 credit	1 credit	1 credit
Electronic Portfolio	0.25 credit	0.25 credit	0.25 credit
Electives	5.5 credits	5.5 credits	5.5 credits
TOTAL CREDITS	28 credits	27 credits	26.5 credits

A Typical Four-Year Program at Notre Dame:
FRESHMAN YEAR	SOPHOMORE YEAR
Old Testament (or Moreau Honors) English 1 (Writing and Literature) or Moreau Honors English Algebra 1 (or Honors), Geometry (or Honors) World Cultures or Moreau Honors World Cultures Foreign Language or Developmental Reading Music Appreciation, Art, Band, or Chorus Physical Education Earth Science	Christ in the Sacraments (or Moreau Honors) English 2 (or Moreau Honors) Geometry (or Honors) Biology (or Honors) Ecology (or Honors) Foreign Language Physical Education Guidance Seminar Life Skills
JUNIOR YEAR	SENIOR YEAR
Morality and Doctrine English 3, American Literature (or Honors) US History (or AP) Algebra 2 (or Honors) or Trigonometry (or Honors) Chemistry (or Honors) Foreign Language Free Elective	Global Issues, Peer Counseling, Lifestyles, or Comparative Religions English 4, British Literature (or AP English) US Government (or AP) Free Electives (3 Full Credits)

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