South Medford
High School
Honors Diploma
The Medford Honors Diploma may be available to those students who are seeking to challenge themselves academically. This program will prepare students for their post-secondary education by providing rigorous coursework along with the opportunity to earn college credit. Requirements must be met by the end of 3rd quarter of their graduation year.
To earn the diploma, a student must earn a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher and earn nine or more credits in courses identified as Advanced Placement, Honors, or in other courses where evidence of academic rigor exists. The student must also meet the district guidelines for graduation, including the required 24 credits.
Courses That Qualify for an Honors Diploma
Course |
Credits |
Course |
Credits |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Arts | Science | |||
| AP Studio Art | 1.0 | AP Biology | 1.0 | |
| AP Chemistry | 1.0 | |||
| Language Arts | AP Environmental Science | 1.0 | ||
| AP Language & Composition | 1.0 | AP Physics | 1.0 | |
| AP Literature & Composition | 1.0 | Astronomy | 1.0 | |
| Pre-AP English 1 | 1.0 | Biology Honors | 1.0 | |
| Pre-AP English 2 | 1.0 | Chemistry 1 Honors | 1.0 | |
| Human Anatomy & Physiology | 1.0 | |||
| Physical Science Honors | 1.0 | |||
| Mathematics | ||||
| Algebra 2 Honors | 1.0 | Social Science | ||
| AP Calculus AB | 1.0 | American Studies Honors | 1.0 | |
| AP Calculus BC | 1.0 | AP Human Geography | 1.0 | |
| AP Statistics | 1.0 | AP Psychology | 1.0 | |
| Pre-Calculus | 1.0 | AP US Government & Politics | 0.5 | |
| Pre-Calculus Honors | 1.0 | AP US History | 1.0 | |
| AP World History | 1.0 | |||
| World Studies Honors | 1.0 | |||
| World Language | ||||
| Music | AP Heritage Spanish Language | 1.0 | ||
| Chamber Choir | 1.0 | AP Spanish Literature | 1.0 | |
| Chamber Orchestra | 1.0 | Heritage Spanish 3 & 4 | 1.0 | |
| Wind Ensemble | 1.0 | Spanish 3, 4, & 5 | 1.0 | |
| French 3 & 4 | 1.0 | |||