Graduation Requirements

To receive a diploma, you'll have to meet both the credit and the course requirements for graduation. The number of credits required for a diploma varies according to the year you enter Kent.

Each major year-long course counts as 1 credit.
Each major term-contained course counts as 1/3 credit.
Each minor term-contained course counts as 1/6 credit.

Required courses:

• English each year
• Classical or Modern Language through the Kent third-year level
• Mathematics through the courses in Geometry and Algebra 2 & Trigonometry or through the fifth form year (whichever comes later)
• Science, a minimum of two year-long laboratory sciences
• Theology minor term-contained course in the fourth form year and major term-contained course in the fifth or sixth form year
• History—a minimum of two years, one of which must be U.S. History in the fifth or sixth form year
• Minor term-contained courses in art and music, usually taken in the fourth form year

If you enter freshman year, you must take Third Form seminar, a minor term-contained course in study skills.

If you enter in the fourth form year, you must also meet the Western civilization requirement by taking one of the following:

• Two years of a classical language (with at least one of the years at Kent)
• Classical Civilization
• Modern European History

The course load is five major courses. Minor courses in theology, art, and music may be completed at any time, but are most often elected during the fourth form year. If you’ve taken courses in theology, art, or music at a previous school you can take advantage of the Kent school requirements to take more advanced courses or explore new areas of interest.