Graduation Requirements
The State of New Jersey requires that all high school students complete a minimum of 120 credits for a diploma. The state credit requirements can be opened below:
Dumont Public Schools requires that all students earn a minimum of 130 credits for a diploma. Specifically, we mandate:
- 20 credits of Language Arts
- 20 credits of Physical Education (includes Health) for each year of enrollment
- 18 credits of Science (includes Biology and two other laboratory sciences)
- 15 credits of Mathematics (includes Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra II or equivalent)
- 15 credits of Social Studies (includes World History and United States History)
- 10 credits of World Languages
- 5 credits of Visual and Performing Arts
- 5 credits of 21st Century Life and Careers, or Career-Technical Education
- 2.5 credits of Personal Finance or College, Careers, and Finance
- 19.5 credits of any courses in any area
The Dumont Board of Education has adopted a policy for high school graduation, which mandates that all students satisfy all curriculum requirements described above, and that every student must complete them in order to receive a diploma or take part in a commencement ceremony.