Graduation Requirements, Grade Scale, and Honors

Graduation Requirements

The minimum requirement for graduation at Holy Ghost Preparatory School is 25.75 credits. A credit is earned by completing assigned work satisfactorily. 

A senior who fails a course in his senior year may not graduate from Holy Ghost Prep. All students must fully participate in Christian Service and the following to fulfill our academic requirements for graduation:

Subject Area

Req. Semesters

Credits

English

8

4

Math

8

4

Religion

8

4

Science

6

3

Soc. Studies

6

3

World Language

6

3

Guidance*

7

1.25

Fine Arts**

2

.25

Engineering**

1

.25

Electives***

6

3

 

  • All students must take a minimum of 6 full-credit (for year-long courses) or half-credit (for semester courses) per semester during each year of their attendance at Holy Ghost Prep. 
    • Taking a required course during Ghost Summer fulfills the academic year requirement. Required courses offered during Ghost Summer are Sexuality and Dating, Morality, World Religion, Geometry Honors, and Physics Honors.
  • All students must take Biology, Chemistry, and Physics to fulfill the Science requirement.
  • All students must complete 3 consecutive years of the same language to fulfill the World Language requirement.

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*All students take Digital Citizenship freshman year and one Guidance class per year. Each course is worth 1/4 credit, for a total of 1.25 Guidance credits.

**These requirements are fulfilled freshman year. All freshman students are required to choose one Fine Arts elective: Introduction to Studio Art, Intro to Theater, Performance Masterclass, or one of the Guitar classes. Additionally, in an effort to build the 21st Century learning skills of collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking, all incoming freshmen are required to take the Engineering elective Design Thinking during the summer prior to the start of the academic year. Design Thinking is offered virtually through Schoology, HGP’s learning management system, as part of Ghost Summer.

***This requirement can be completed senior year if no other full- or half-credit electives are taken freshman, sophomore, or junior year.

Grade Scale

Grade

Point Range

Standard GPA

 Honors GPA

     AP       GPA

Description
A+ 98-100 4.25 4.75 5.25 Premier

A

93-97

4

4.5

5

Superior

A-

90-92

3.75

4.25

4.75

Excellent

B+

88-89

3.5

4

4.5

Very Good

B

85-87

3

3.5

4

Good

B-

82-84

2.75

3.25

3.75

Good

C+

80-81

2.5

3

3.5

Above Aver.

C

77-79

2

2.5

3

Average

C-

74-76

1.75

2.25

2.75

Average

D+

72-73

1.5

2

2.5

Below Aver.

D

70-71

1

1.5

2

Poor

F

69 and below

0

0

0

Failing

Honors

GPA

Semester Honors

  Cumulative GPA Graduation Honors  
  4.3 and above     Distinguished Honors   Summa Cum Laude

4.0 - 4.2

First Honors

Magna Cum Laude

3.6 - 3.9

Second Honors

Cum Laude