EPIC Academy

Graduation Requirements

EPIC Academy Graduation & Promotion Requirements
Year	Freshman	Sophomore	Junior	Senior	Graduation Requirements
Literature	American Literature and Writing	African-American & Latino Literature	Comparative Literature with Community Focus	Advance Literature & College Access	4 credits
Mathematic	Algebra 1	Geometry	Algebra & Trigonometry	Statistics or Pre-Calculus/ Calculus	4 credits
Sciences	Biology	Environmental Science	Chemistry	Physics	4 credits
Social Sciences	United States History	Social Science with community focus	X	Comparative Government or World History	3 credits
College, Careers and Skills	Organizational Skills & Soft Skills for Success	Skills and Workforce Preparation	ACT Preparation	X	3 credits
Fitness	Fitness & Health	X	Fitness & Drivers Education	X	1 credit
Fine Arts	X	Fine Arts	X	Fine Arts	1 credit
World Language	X	X	World Language I	World Language II	2 credits
Mikva Challenge and Club Projects	Choice of 1 of 7 projects	Choice of 1 of 10 projects	Choice of 1 of 10 projects	Choice of 1 of 10 projects	2 credits
Promotion and Graduation	5 Credits for Promotion All 4 Core Classes Meet 21st Century Skill Standards	11 Credits for Promotion All 4 Core Classes Portfolio Meets Requirements Meet 21st Century Skill Standards	18 Credits for Promotion All 4 Core Classes Take PSAE 1 successful internship experience	24 Credits to Graduate Portfolio Meets Requirements Meet 21st Century Skill Standards Accepted to 1 college Job if not attending college

Promotion:

• Freshmen not meeting promotion criteria will develop an on-track plan with their Crew teacher and parent and complete this plan before the start of the next school year. If they do not or cannot complete the plan prior to the start of the year, they will repeat freshman year.
• Sophomores not meeting the promotion criteria will not move on to any junior level coursework.
• Juniors not meeting promotion criteria will develop an on-track plan with their Crew teacher and parent and complete this plan before the start of the next school year. If they do not complete the plan, they will repeat sophomore year.
• NOTE: A core course is defined as Math, Language Arts, Social Science, or Science