Maynard High School Graduation Requirements

In order to graduate from Maynard High School, a student must have earned at least 110 credits and complied with all state accountability requirements. A full-year course that is successfully passed is worth 5.00 credits. A semester-long course that is successfully passed is worth 2.50 credits. A quarter-long course that is successfully passed is worth 1.25 credits.

Courses in the following areas are required as part of the overall 110 credit total:

English - Pass at least four years of English.

Mathematics - Pass at least four years of mathematics.

Science - Pass at least three years of science.

Social Studies - Pass at least three years of social studies including one course of United States history.

World Language - Pass at least two years of the same foreign language. Waivers are available.

Physical Education - Pass one course each year.  In the junior and senior years, students may fulfill this requirement through documented participation in an interscholastic or club sport, a semester-long dance, yoga, or martial arts class, or another health and wellness focused activity whether inside or outside of school.    

Fine Arts - Pass at least one course in Art, Music, or Communications. 

Senior Project - Complete the Senior Project course or an alternative capstone activity

approved by the principal.

Civics Complete 1 civics action project. This takes place in Modern US History class.

Other requirements may be established by the school committee, or be established by the state, in relation to the particular program as shown above. Otherwise, the additional credits needed for graduation may be selected from among elective courses.

Credit for Foreign Study: Students who are away for a term or year to participate in a student exchange program or otherwise study abroad may receive credits if the institution where the study occurred submits a record of the student’s work. In these instances, the Principal and the student’s School Counselor will evaluate the work and assign credit for it according to standards prevailing at Maynard High School.

Students at Maynard High School have the opportunity to earn the State Seal of Biliteracy on their transcript.  The Seal of Biliteracy recognizes graduates who demonstrate they can speak, listen, read, and write proficiently in English and another language by high school graduation.  The other language does not need to have been learned at school and includes American Sign Language. This is an honor awarded by the state of Massachusetts, and an insignia is attached to the high school diploma and is identified on student transcripts. 

In order to earn the Seal of Biliteracy, students must demonstrate proficiency in English and an additional language. Proficiency in English is determined through one of the following measures:  MCAS or ACCESS for ELA.

Proficiency in languages other than English is determined by a state approved assessment in reading, writing, speaking, and listening in the additional language. The additional language tests will be administered at Maynard High during the school day at no charge.