Graduation Requirements
Credit Required
Students must earn a minimum of twenty-five (25) credits beyond eighth grade.
No credit will be granted by NLCS for courses taken during the 8th grade year or earlier. Matriculation into the Freshman year is a requirement before credit will be granted.
- English 4 credits
- History 4 credits (US History I, US History II, American Government, and World History)
- Bible 4 credits (transfer students must have 1 credit each year at NLCS)
- Science 3 credits
- Mathematics 3 credits
- Physical Education 1 credit
- Fine Arts 1 credit (Art, Music, Drama)
- Practical Arts 1 credit (Computers, Business/Vocational courses)
Electives 4 credits
New Life grants and recognizes credit towards graduation in full units only. We offer no part-year courses and accept transfer credits in less than full units only for application to the 25-credit total requirement, but not towards fulfillment of any specific course or distribution requirement.
The Administration will evaluate a transfer student's academic record and determine how to apply previous course work to New Life's graduation requirements . The decisions of the Administration in these matters are final. There is also a mandatory Service Learning Program requirement.
Graduation Honors
Class of 2006 and Class of 2007
To be eligible to be Class Valedictorian or Salutatorian from NLCS a student must met the following criteria:
- Have been in residence at NLCS for a minimum of 2 years (12 credits) before graduation.
- Meet the honor standards based on cumulative GPA derived from final course grades from all high school subjects taken at NLCS.
NLCS will not figure grades from previous institutions into any such calculation.
Class of 2008
To be eligible to be Class Valedictorian or Salutatorian from NLCS a student must met the following criteria:- Have been in residence at NLCS for a minimum of 3 years (18 credits) before graduation.
- Meet the honor standards based on cumulative GPA derived from final course grades from all high school subjects taken at NLCS.
NLCS will not figure grades from previous institutions into any such calculation.
Class of 2009
To be eligible to be Class Valedictorian or Salutatorian from NLCS a student must met the following criteria:- Have been in residence at NLCS for all 4 years of high school.
- Meet the honor standards based on cumulative GPA derived from final course grades from all high school subjects taken at NLCS.
NLCS will not figure grades from previous institutions into any such calculation.
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The above criteria apply only to these two honors. All others (National Honor Society and Graduating with Honors 3.5 GPA) must fulfill the minimum of 2 years in attendance at NLCS.
