Graduation Requirements
Credit Requirements for Promotion
Hartford Public Schools requires high school students to successfully complete a minimum number of distributed credits before they can graduate. To ensure a logical progression toward graduation, schools shall determine grade level promotion and/or grade level identification using the following criteria. This applies to students in the class of 2020 and later.
In order to be considered a Sophomore/10th grader:
Students must have successfully completed 6 credits.
Credits must include: 1 in Mathematics, 1 in English.
In order to be considered a Junior/11th grader:
Students must have successfully completed 12 credits.
Credits must include 2 in Mathematics, 2 in English, 1 in Science, and 1 in Social Studies/History.
In order to be considered a senior/12th grader:
Student must successfully have completed 18 credits.
These credits must include 3 in Mathematics, 3 in English, 2 in Science, 2 in Social Studies/History, 1 in World Language, 1 in Physical Education, and 1 in Career & Life Skills.
