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. 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. These represent a minimum; entrance requirements for certain colleges and universities may exceed this minimum in certain disciplines. 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 & Performing Arts

One year or two semesters of visual art, music or theater, for academic credit, in any combination, during the high school years.
New fifth-formers must complete one semester of visual art, music, or theater for academic credit. Successful completion of a one-year performing ensemble or private instrumental or vocal instruction taken for credit satisfies one semester of this requirement. Enrollment in ensembles constitutes a sixth course. 

Humanities

English, four full years
• Third-form Year — Humanities I
• Fourth-form Year — Humanities II: English
• Fifth-form Year — American Studies: English
• Sixth-form Year — English Electives

History, three full years
• Third-form Year — Humanities I
• Fourth-form Year — Humanities II: History
• Fifth-form Year — American Studies: History

Theology & Religious Studies
Students fulfill the theology & religion requirement at St. George’s by completing the interdisciplinary courses HUM 100, HUM 220 and HUM 230; and by attending weekly chapel and community events. Students may choose to take optional additional theology and religion credit by enrolling in upper level Humanities courses that offer dual credit for either English/Religion or History/Religion. 

Language & 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. The Science Department also recommends that seniors enroll in science electives only to complement a program that includes biology, chemistry and physics.