Credits
Competency
Seals
Pathways
Facts
100

This subject requires ½ credit and teaches money management.

What is Financial Literacy?

100

Students in career programs may meet competency through this type of program.

What is Career-Technical Education (CTE)?

100

How do you earn a military seal?

Enlist in the military 

participate in ROTC

earn a scholarship to officer training corps

be appointed to military school

100

Seals that you earn through course work can be:

Citizenship seal

science seal

technology seal

100

The three main requirements to graduate high school in Ohio.

earning credits, demonstrating competency, and earning readiness seals

200

Students must complete this many math credits including Algebra II or equivalent.

Students must complete this many math credits including Algebra II or equivalent and geometry 

200

If you don't pass the tests after 2 tries, what can you do?

Earn 2 extra seals

200

What are the two types of seals

State defined

Defined by the school district

200

Students who complete advanced coursework may earn this special diploma.

What is an Honors Diploma?

200

These tests measure student learning in courses like Biology and U.S. History.

What are End-of-Course state tests?

300

Ohio requires this many English Language Arts credits.

4

300

How many times do you have to take the test to show competency for Math and english?

Twice
300

This seal can be earned through volunteer hours helping the community.

What is the Community Service Seal?

300

One readiness option recognizes students prepared for college-level work.

What is the College-Ready Seal?

300

This category of seals includes Community Service and Student Engagement, Fine and Performing Arts.

School district or locally defined

400

How many credits do you need to graduate?

22

400

One way to show competency is passing the End-of-Course tests in these two classes.

What are Algebra 1 and English 2?

400

This seal recognizes work experience, professionalism, and job readiness skills.

What is the OhioMeansJobs Readiness Seal?

400

Readiness is demonstrated by earning these recognitions attached to the diploma.

What are diploma seals?

400

Ohio requires this half-credit course about health and fitness.

Health and Physical Education?

500

What is a Credit? How do you get them?

Credits are earned for passing classes, a full year class equals 1 credit, some classes are a half credit.
500

Students must show competency in these two subjects on state tests or alternatives.

Math and English

500

Students must earn this number of diploma seals to graduate.

2

500

The three main parts of graduation are credits, competency, and this.

Seals/Career or workforce readiness

500

Students must take this American government class for graduation.

American Government

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