GENERAL INFORMATION Wayzata High School employs a block schedule. This schedule provides numerous opportunities for students to take a wide variety of classes while still meeting both local and state graduation requirements. Our school day is divided into four blocks with each block being approximately eighty-six minutes in length. Lunch will be approximately thirty minutes and is added to the third block. Our school year is divided into four terms of nine weeks each. Most courses are either one or two terms and are identified as such in this guide. A two-term course in the block schedule is the equivalent of a full year of course work in a standard schedule. Freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors are required to be registered for a full schedule of sixteen credits per year.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS To earn a Wayzata High School diploma, students must complete requirements in two (2) areas: 1.
A student must have earned sixty (60) credits in Grades 9, 10, 11 and 12, with a distribution of coursework that meets the standards established by the Wayzata School Board and which meets Minnesota State standards, including: Graduates of 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 COURSE OF STUDY * English 2 Credits 9th English 2 Credits 10th English 2 Credits “A” Course 2 Credits “B” Course
CREDITS
Total
8
Total
8
Total
8
Total Fine Arts Visual Arts, Music & Performing Arts, or designated ETD courses * Physical Education – 9th Grade Health 10th Grade
8 2
Required
37
Electives
23 - 27
* Social Studies 2 Credits 9th Grade Civics 2 Credits 10th World Studies 2 Credits 11th American History 2 Credits 12th Senior Social Studies/Economics ** Science 2 Credits Physical Science 2 Credits Biology 2 Credits Chemistry or Physics 1 Science Credit and 1 STEM Credit OR 2 Science Credits or 2 STEM Credits ** Mathematics 8 Math Credits OR 7 Math Credits & 1 STEM Credit OR 6 Math Credits & 2 STEM Credits
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2 1
60