Diploma Requirements

The requirements for a St. George’s diploma ensure broad exposure for students across the curriculum and, at the same time, enable students to pursue depth in particular areas of interest and academic passion. While these requirements represent a minimum, entrance requirements for certain colleges and universities may exceed this minimum and many, if not most, students exceed these minimum requirements in their time at St. George’s. Students may receive credit toward the St. George’s diploma for courses taken previously at the high school level when it is clear that they meet the equivalent of our own curricular requirements. Students must complete their sixth-form year at St. George’s and pass all courses during their senior year regardless of the total credits accumulated prior to the senior year.

Please see The Shield for additional information about non-academic graduation requirements.

Visual and Performing Arts

Students are required to successfully complete one year or two semesters of visual art, music or theater, for academic credit, in any combination, during the high school years.

  • Third-form students meet this requirement by completing the Arts Foundation course.
  • New fifth-formers must complete one semester of visual art, music, or theater for academic credit.
  • Enrollment for one year in a St. George’s music ensemble that practices at least two hours per week outside scheduled academic time earns 0.5 credit. Students may re-enroll in enrollment for multiple years. (Vocal ensemble, a cappella groups, chapel choir, handbells, the Contemporary Collective or the Chamber Collective.)

Humanities

English, four full years
Students must be enrolled in an English class during every semester at St. George’s.

  • Third Form Year- Humanities I (also earns history credit)
  • Fourth Form Year- Humanities II: World Literature
  • Fifth Form Year- Humanities III: American Literature
  • Sixth Form Year- English Electives (one year-long course or two successive semester-long courses)

History, three full years

  • Third Form Year- Humanities I (also earns English credit)
  • Fourth Form Year- Humanities II: World History Fifth Form Year-
  • Humanities III: American History

Theology & Religious Studies
Students fulfill the theology and religion requirement at St. George’s by completing the interdisciplinary courses HUM 120, HUM 130, HUM 220 and HUM 230, and by attending weekly chapel and community events.

Language and Culture Studies

Successful completion of at least up to level three of one language.
Chinese, French, Latin, or Spanish.

Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics

Math, successful completion of at least Pre-calculus.
Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and Pre-calculus

Science, two year-long laboratory science courses
The majority of St. George’s students graduate with at least three years of high school science. Biology, chemistry, and physics are strongly recommended.