GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Our school counselor is committed to helping students navigate through high school and to plan for what is beyond graduation. Below are requirements for a standard and honors diploma.

The print version of this page includes a comparison of NCHS & WA State graduation requirements for your information.

Standard Diploma

A student who has been a full-time home-schooled student through the junior year must attend NCHS full time for their senior year to establish a GPA.

For a transfer student, the previous high school transcript grades will be entered on our rolls and evaluated to determine the NCHS classes needed to meet NCHS graduation requirements.

For students who have been enrolled full-time at NCHS as freshmen and sophomores and enter Running Start or New Market Vocational Skill Center as a part-time junior or senior, a combination of grades from both institutions for credits will be added to the student’s transcript for an NCHS diploma (this assumes equivalencies to meet NCHS required credits).

Students attending Running Start or New Market must take a minimum of four (4) classes at NCHS during their junior and senior years.

Students must successfully complete a minimum of 25 credits as listed above to graduate with a standard diploma.

Part-time students seeking an NCHS diploma must take Bible courses through NCHS.

Honors Diploma

For students who have been enrolled full time at NCHS until their senior year and enter New Market Vocational Skill Center as a part-time senior, a combination of grades from both institutions for credits will be added to the student’s transcript for an NCHS diploma (this assumes equivalencies which meet NCHS required credits).

A student who has been a full-time home-schooled student through the junior year must attend NCHS full time their senior year to establish a GPA.

For a transfer student, the previous high school transcript grades will be recorded and evaluated to determine the NCHS classes needed to meet NCHS graduation requirements.

For students who have been full-time at NCHS for the first three years and are close to completing requirements, a minimum of four NCHS credits are required during their senior year.

Students must earn a 3.5 (minimum) cumulative GPA and 27 credits to earn an NCHS honors diploma.

Students are required to have 4 years of math and 4 years of science for the additional credits.

Students may not be enrolled in adaptive or international student courses during the junior and senior years.

An honors diploma will not be granted if a student takes an online class for a class that is offered at NCHS. If NCHS offers an online class, this class will qualify for the honors diploma.

A student with a scheduling conflict for a core subject, such as math, science, English, or social science, may request an online exception that will be considered by the administration.

NCHS & Beyond Graduation Requirement

NCHS and Beyond is a four-year plan that assigns students to an advisor and student cohort. Each student will participate in activities, such as identifying their learning styles, career interest survey, job application, and job shadow.

Go to NCHS & Beyond for further information.