Graduation Requirements for students: 9th - 12th Grade Checklist

The 16 University of North Carolina System minimum benchmark requirements of high school students to be eligible for admission:

• Minimum Course Requirements for Incoming, First Year Students:
  • Incoming Freshman Minimum Requirements (note updates starting Spring 2024)

New legislation allows current 9th and 10th grade students to apply to be a 3-Year Graduate.  Eligible students are only able to apply for this flexibility if they meet the state’s minimum graduation requirements. 

Sanderson Informational Meeting

• Presentation
• Video Presentation (Meeting recorded 03/20/24)

WCPSS Guidance

• Graduation Requirements - 3-Year Graduate
• 3-Year Graduate Graduation Requirements Checklist

Required Forms

Turn your completed application form in to student services.

• 3-Year Graduate Application
• Solicitud de Graduación en 3 Años

Students who meet the graduation requirements, and are requesting to graduate mid-year (January of their graduation year), may apply to do using the link below:

Mid-year Graduation Application (January 2026)

9th Grade: https://blog.collegeboard.org/how-to-start-planning-for-college-in-9th-grade?excmpid=SM48-ED-CB-tw

10th Grade: https://blog.collegeboard.org/how-to-start-planning-for-college-in-10th-grade?excmpid=SM48-ED-CB-tw

11th Grade: https://blog.collegeboard.org/how-to-start-planning-for-college-in-11th-grade?excmpid=SM48-ED-CB-tw

12th Grade: https://blog.collegeboard.org/how-to-start-planning-for-college-in-12th-grade?excmpid=SM48-ED-CB-tw