Wisconsin Graduating requirements (Portage, Rochester: credit, high school, statistics)

[mimberly]

We are moving from Michigan to either LaCrosse area or Winona and Rochester area as my husband will work in any of these areas. My son is in 9th grade and Michigan just passed more requirements for Graduates this year and his class is the first class that must have all the extra requiements. What is the Graduation requirements in Wisconsin for High School.

[JoshB]

Originally Posted by mimberly

We are moving from Michigan to either LaCrosse area or Winona and Rochester area as my husband will work in any of these areas. My son is in 9th grade and Michigan just passed more requirements for Graduates this year and his class is the first class that must have all the extra requiements. What is the Graduation requirements in Wisconsin for High School.

I'd be happy to answer that for you. I just graduated from Portage High in 2007 and the amount of credits needed were 24 total.

What most schools require in Wisconsin

-English (4 credits)
-Health (.5 credit)
-Mathematics (2 credits)
-Physical Education (1.5 credits)
-Science (2 credits)
-Social Studies (3 credits)

The other 11 or so will be through electives offered at your sons high school.

[ekg56]

From the WI DPI website:
High School Graduation Standards



Section PI 18.03, Wis. Admin. Code
PI 18.03 High school graduation standards. (1) COURSE REQUIREMENTS. Beginning September 1, 1988, a board may not grant a high school diploma to any pupil unless the pupil has:


(a) Earned a minimum of 12.5 credits in grades 9 to 12 as follows:

Four credits of English which incorporate instruction in written communication, oral communication, grammar and usage of the English language, and literature.
Three credits of social studies which incorporate instruction in state and local government.
Two credits of mathematics which incorporate instruction in the properties, processes, and symbols of arithmetic and elements of algebra, geometry, and statistics.
Two credits of science which incorporate instruction in the biological sciences and physical sciences.
1.5 credits of physical education which incorporate instruction in the effects of exercise on the human body,health-related physical fitness, and activities for lifetime use.
(b) Earned, in grades 7 to 12, at least 0.5 credit of health education which incorporates instruction in personal, family, community, and environmental health.

(2) ADDITIONAL CREDITS. In addition to the minimum course requirements outlined in sub. (1), the state superintendent encourages boards to require a minimum of 8.5 additional credits in vocational education, foreign languages, fine arts, and other courses.