PTHS Student Handbook 2026-2027

Section 3 ENROLLMENT AND ACADEMIC INFORMATION

PTHS Graduation Requirements ●

Students must earn 26 credits in order to graduate and participate in the ceremony. ● Unless given administrative approval, students are required to register for 7 academic classes each semester. * Alternative requirement decisions may be made through a student’s IEP Team.

The following are required credits that must be earned to qualify for graduation: Credits Course Name

1

United States History

4

English

3

Mathematics

2

Science

4

Physical Education (including ¼ credit in Driver Education and ½ credit in Health) *1

½

Social Studies *2

½

Civics *3

½

Consumer Education *4

1

Fine Arts, Foreign Language, or Career and Technical Education *5

Completion of State required standardized assessment (ACT)

The above list gives a total of 16 1/2 credits. The remaining credits needed for graduation will come from elective courses. *1 Students are required to be enrolled in physical education (health and driver education included) every semester that they are enrolled in school unless exempted by Board of Education Policy. Students not physically capable of participating in P.E. classes must have a physician’s written recommendation. *2 The additional 1/2 credit in social studies may be taken from the following: Global Studies, World Geography, Illinois Studies, Psychology, Sociology, or Economics. *3 All Constitution tests must be passed as administered by the Social Studies Department/Special Education Department. *4 Consumer Education, Economics, Ag Bus Management, or Work Study may be taken to meet the consumer education requirement. *5 One (1) unit or some combination equaling one unit.