Graduation Requirements
The following requirements must be met before a student will be awarded a diploma from St. Elizabeth Academy.
Academic Credits: minimum of 26.5
Specific credits must be earned in these areas
| Theology | 4 credits | |
| English | 4 credits | |
| Social Studies | 3 credits | (Including American History and American National Government) |
| Mathematics | 3 credits | (Algebra 1 and Geometry) |
| Foreign Language | 2 credits | (Same language) |
| Laboratory Science | 3 credits | (Including Biology& either Chemistry or a full year of Physical Science) |
| Fine Arts | 1 credit | (Art and Music) |
| Practical Art | 1.25 credits | (Computer 1 and/or Business, Family and Consumer Science) |
| Active Physical Education and Health | 1.25 credits | |
| Electives | 4 credits | |
Note: Students must spend eight semesters in high school having no more than one free block per week in their schedule. The minimum requirements stated will not necessarily assure a student of adequate preparation either for college or for any other post-high school education. All students are strongly encouraged to enroll in Algebra 2 and Chemistry if they plan to meet the academic criteria of Missouri State Schools. Admission criteria for the School System of the University of Missouri include 4 units of Math (Algebra I or higher) and 3 units of science. Students are responsible for knowing the admission requirements of colleges in which they are interested and for enrolling in these courses at St. Elizabeth Academy. Credits for graduation may not be taken in summer school or by correspondence as enrichment credit.
Any exceptions to the above requirements are granted only rarely and only upon mutual consent of the student, parents, advisor and principal. A student is responsible, with her advisor, for seeing that she has the required number of credits for graduation.
Any course may be canceled if there are an insufficient number of students registered for the course.
Service Project
All students must perform 80 hours of documented volunteer service as a graduation requirement.
Yearly Retreats
All students must attend their class’s yearly retreat as a graduation requirement.
