Swartz Creek High School students who pursue more rigorous courses above and beyond the required curriculum and who meet the following criteria will be awarded an Academic Honors diploma.

1.       A cumulate grade point average of 3.0 or higher.

2.       At least 16 credits of Academic Credits as detailed below by department.

3.       These minimum credits in the following departments.

a.       English                                      4 credits

b.       Math                                         3 credits

c.       Science                                     3 credits

d.       Social Studies                            3 credits

e.       Foreign Language                       2 credits (ASL is not considered a Foreign

                                                                                                Language for core purposes)

           15 credits *Plus (1) additional credit from any of the above departments to total sixteen (16) credits.

A cumulative high school grade point average will include all courses taken during the eight (8) semesters of high school as calculated using the established grade values in the student handbook.  It is the student’s responsibility to make the appropriate course selections.  Staff will not monitor the student’s progress.

The Academic Honors Curriculum will include the following from each department:

English: 3 of the 4 required English Classes must be from the following courses.

§         Advanced English 9

§         Advanced English 10

§         Advanced English 11

§         Advanced Placement English Literature

 The Academic Honors Curriculum will include the following from each department:

 English: 3 of the 4 required English Classes must be from the following courses.

§         Advanced English 9

§         Advanced English 10

§         Advanced English 11

§         Advanced Placement English Literature

Math: Must include 3 credits from the following list.

§         College Geometry

§         College Algebra 2

§         Analysis

§         Calculus

Science: Must include 3 credits from the following list.

§         Honors Biology

§         Honors Chemistry

§         Honors Physics

§         AP Chemistry                            For the academic honors program, AP Biology

§         AP Biology                                and AP Chemistry count as 1 credit each.

Social Studies: Must include 3 credits.  One of the required credits must be one of the following: Advanced American History, AP Government or AP U.S. History.

Foreign language: 2 credits of the same foreign language.

Students successfully completing the Academic Honors Program will receive an Honors diploma and have this recognized on their school transcript (permanent record).