Graduation Requirements (As of March 2026)
To graduate, students must earn a minimum of twenty-three credits in four years and meet the following department requirements.

Course Registration Guidelines

In April each year, students will go through the course registration process to request courses for the following academic year. For 9th and 10th grade students, though there is some variation based on placement, course requests generally follow the standard plans outlined below. As students move into the 11th and 12th grade years, they have more freedom to request elective courses and follow academic plans that are individualized according to a student’s interest and goals. The guidelines for course selection are outlined below, and we encourage students to work closely with their advisor to determine the most appropriate personalized path through our extensive academic offerings.
 

9th Grade
All ninth graders take five core academic courses plus an Art in one or two semesters. Ninth graders may not take seven classes. Please read the guidelines below: 

• English: All ninth graders take Fundamentals in Literature and Composition. Students who have completed ninth grade at another school and are concerned about NCAA eligibility may take our tenth grade English class, Genre Studies.
• Mathematics: Because course content varies from school to school, every new student must take the math placement test. The department head will review math placement tests together with transcripts, teacher recommendations, and standardized test scores, if available. Possible placements include Algebra 1, Geometry (Hon), Algebra 2/Trig (Hon), and Precalculus (Hon).
• Modern & Classical Language: Students choose from available language offerings. Because course content varies from school to school, every new student must take the language placement test. The department head will review placement tests together with transcripts and teacher recommendations to determine a student's level. 
• Science: The progression of laboratory sciences at EHS is Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, followed by advanced or elective courses. Ninth grade students enrolled in Algebra 1 will take Conceptual Physics. All other ninth graders will take Physics. 
• Social Studies: All ninth graders 21st Century Civics in the fall and Comparative Global Studies in the spring, unless they have already completed a similiar high school course. 
• Arts: Ninth grade students are required to take at least one semester of Art their freshman year, but we recommend they take an Art class both semesters. Please see the course catalog for full list of Art Courses. 

10th Grade
All tenth grade students must be enrolled in five core courses, along with Health & Wellness and Biblical Theology, both of which must be taken at EHS. Students who have taken Health or Theology at their previous school may request an exemption from the Assistant Head for Academics. Students must provide a course description that provides detail about the topics covered in the previous class. 

• Tenth graders taking four full years of Choir, Percussion, Strings, Wind Ensemble, or Dance (or three full years for incoming tenth graders) may opt to take Biblical Theology in the first semester of 12th grade. These students' Theology elective requirement is waived. 
• Students may choose to take an Art course as a seventh class, with approval from advisors and the Assistant Head for Academics.

11th Grade

• Eleventh graders must be enrolled in at least five core courses in English, Math, Science, Modern and Classical Languages, and Social Studies.
• Eleventh graders are strongly encouraged to take an elective as a sixth course or seventh course.
• Students who wish to take four or more Advanced or Honors courses or seven classes in either semester must have permission from their advisor and the Assistant Head for Academics.
• Students taking seven classes must be enrolled in at least one Art or Performing Art.
• When requesting courses, students should be aware that they may not change their exam schedules during exam week.

12th Grade

• Seniors must be enrolled in at least five core academic courses and are strongly encouraged to take at least six courses each semester.
• Seniors wanting to maintain just five courses in a semester must have permission from their advisors and the Assistant Head for Academics.
• Seniors must enroll in a Theology elective in the fall or spring semester. Seniors who will have taken Choir, Percussion, Strings, Wind Ensemble, or Dance for four years are required to enroll in Senior Biblical Theology in the fall semester.
• Seniors who will have taken two languages for three years or who are enrolled in six full year courses may take Narratives of the Holocaust as dual credit in English and Theology. This option is rare, and it only applies to the Theology elective, not Senior Biblical Theology.
• Students who wish to take four or more Advanced or Honors courses or seven classes in either semesters must have permission from their advisor and the Assistant Head for Academics.
• Students taking seven classes must be enrolled in at least one Art or Performing Art.
• Seniors may not drop a yearlong course after they have completed the first semester.
• Once transcripts have been sent to colleges, seniors may not make a second semester schedule change that decreases the rigor of their schedule.
• When requesting courses, students should be aware that they may not change their exam schedules during exam week.