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REQUIREMENTS FOR A DIPLOMA
To receive a New Jersey State diploma from Keyport High School, a student must earn 135 credits. In addition, all
students must meet the minimum proficiency standard on each section of the PARCC or on an alternate assessment
listed by the NJDOE. Students enrolled in Biology courses are required to complete the Biology Competency Test.
With each exam, students are subject to standards established by the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE).
Minimum standards of proficiency on all state exams are set by the NJDOE.

Course and
credit
requirements for
all students
entering grade 9
in:

LANGUAGE ARTS 20 credits 20 credits assigned
LITERACY to grade 9 through
grade 12 standards

MATHEMATICS 15 credits including 15 credits including 15 credits
algebra I or the algebra I and including
content geometry or the algebra I and
equivalent** content geometry or the
equivalent** content
equivalent* and
a third year of
math that builds
on the
concepts
and skills
of algebra
and
geometry
and prepares
students for
college and
21st century
careers