Academic Policies
Requirements for a High School Diploma:
1. Completion of 21 Carnegie Units of academic credit. Refer
to your High School Class Registration, or see your
Guidance Counselor for further details.
2. Pass all sections of the required Tenth Grade Ohio
Graduation Test.
3. Completion of eight (8) semesters of high school
experience or the equivalent.
4. All requirements of the Ohio State Board of Education and
the Paulding Exempted Village Board of Education for
graduation must be completed by the last day of the current
school year before a student may graduate from Paulding
High School and participate in the graduation ceremony for
that particular school year.
5. In order to graduate from PHS, students must not have any
outstanding fees or fines. Students also must have
successfully completed all disciplinary actions, attend the
mandatory graduation rehearsal, and adhere to the
graduation dress code.
Vantage Career Center
Paulding Students who choose to attend Vantage will be
allowed to return to Paulding only after an agreement has been
made between the student, parents, home school officials and
Vantage officials. A student must decide to return within the
first two weeks of classes
Earing High School Status
In order to earn the 21 credits required for a high school diploma,
students must demonstrate appropriate progress toward those credits
over the prescribed four year
high school curriculum. Failure to do so
will result in deficiencies which will require the student to complete more
than four years to achieve his/her diploma.
In order to be considered for assignment to the next grade level,
students must earn the following minimum number of credits each year:
To be considered a Sophomore, Freshmen must have earned a
minimum of five (5) credits.
To be considered a Junior, Sophomores must have earned a minimum
of ten (10) credits.
To be considered a Senior, Juniors must have earned a minimum of
fifteen (15) credits.
To receive a high school diploma, Seniors must have earned twentyone
(21) credits.
