Graduation Requirements

To fulfill our academic graduation requirements, students must earn a minimum of 20 total credits during 9th through 12th grade. One credit is earned for each full-year course (semester-long electives earn one-half credit). While students must take the requisite number of courses each term and meet all departmental requirements (as detailed below), they are strongly encouraged to exceed 20 credits to enhance their college-admission prospects. Freshmen and sophomores must take six courses each semester. Juniors and seniors must take five courses each semester; those who have proven themselves capable may take additional courses. Students must spend their full senior year on campus at CRMS to be eligible to graduate.

All departmental requirements refer to credits earned in grades 9 through 12. Middle-school credits are not transferable, though they may be used for placement purposes. Summer-school courses taken prior to enrollment at CRMS will be considered for credit (with an appropriate transcript) on an individual basis.

ENGLISH Four years are required, including American Literature or AP English Literature.

MATHEMATICS Three years are required (through Algebra II, at a minimum). A fourth year is strongly encouraged.

Of the below four departments, students must have at least three years of credit in three departments and a minimum of two years in the other. We encourage three years in all departments.

HISTORY: American History is required.

LAB SCIENCE: Biology and Chemistry are required.

MODERN LANGUAGE: Two years in the same language are required; a third year is strongly encouraged.

FINE ARTS: Arts Survey is required for freshmen.

A student must earn at least a 70% grade average in math and language courses to proceed to the next level, with exceptions considered by the department and the Academic Dean. In some cases, particularly those involving academic warning, a student may be required to attend summer school in order to return to CRMS. A repeated course will earn only one credit, and the total grade will reflect an average of the original and the repeated grade. CRMS will not accept summer-school or online coursework in place of a required course. If a student wishes to advance to a higher level of study, summer-school work is possible with permission from the Academic Dean. However, the course will not be used to fulfill departmental or credit requirements for graduation and will not figure into the student’s overall GPA.

Please note that there are also Graduation Requirements for our Outdoor/Active program. Click here to learn more.