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Southern Columbia board advances curriculum guide, proposes 25-credit graduation requirement and tighter rules for dual enrollment
Summary
Administrators recommended raising Southern Columbia Area SD graduation requirements from 22 to 25 credits taken in-district and limiting which college/dual-enrollment courses may count toward core Southern credits; the board approved the planning guide and will refine details over the next 30 days.
Southern Columbia Area School District administrators moved the district closer to a major change in graduation requirements on Feb. 28, recommending that students earn 25 credits through Southern Columbia courses rather than the district’s current 22-credit standard and tightening the circumstances under which college or dual-enrollment classes can substitute for core high-school credits.
The recommendation, presented by district administrators during the curriculum directors meeting, would require most of the 25 credits to be taken in-district while allowing some college credits to count only as electives or under a narrowly defined criteria. "We are asking that students have to move from 22 credits to…
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