Verified Credits

Verified Credits are earned when the students’ passes the course work and passes the corresponding end of course assessment. Additional information can be found on the VDOE web site:

help	Standard Diploma Six (6) Credits		Advanced Diploma Nine (9) Credits	Modified Standard Diploma
Disciplines	Entering 9th Grade in 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03	Entering 9th Grade in 2003-04 and Beyond	All Classes	Entering 9th Grade in 2003 or Later
English: Writing and Reading, Literature, Research	2	2	2	*1 (Excluding Writing)
History/Social Science	help	1	2	help
Mathematics	help	1	2	*1
Science	help	1	2	help
Student Selected	4	1	1	help
Total	6	6	9	*2

*Verified credits may be earned by passing the 8th Grade Multiple Choice Test in English and Mathematics.

Project Graduation - http://www.pen.k12.va.us/2plus4in2004/index.shtml

Project Graduation Presentation - http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/studentsrvcs/graduation-requirements.ppt

http://www.pen.k12.va.us/2plus4in2004/2plus4gradinfo.pdf

Standards of Learning are a list of minimum objectives that students should master in a specific course. These standards are found on VDOE website:
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/sol.html