# Enforced Graduation-Credit Requirements

Credit is **not** awarded solely because the numerical average is passing.

## Mandatory gates
1. Complete all 36 instructional weeks.
2. Document at least 150 instructional hours.
3. Complete at least 162 of 180 daily lessons; every omitted essential lesson must be made up.
4. Submit all 108 principal assignments.
5. Receive evaluator approval for all 36 weekly portfolios after the three assignments, source work, and correction record are reviewed.
6. Complete all 36 weekly mastery quizzes at 80% or higher after correction and reassessment.
7. Earn at least 80% in Semester 1.
8. Earn at least 80% in Semester 2.
9. Earn at least 80% overall.
10. Submit every major assessment and meet its individual threshold.
11. Receive evaluator approval for all ten capstone checkpoints.
12. Submit a 4,000–5,000-word senior thesis and earn at least 80%.
13. Earn at least 80% on the presentation and oral defense.
14. Earn at least 80% on the cumulative final examination.
15. Complete the political engagement activity.
16. Pass the academic-integrity and AI-disclosure review.
17. Receive teacher or homeschool-evaluator verification.
18. Receive formal final-credit issuance in the Teacher Portal.

## Incomplete status
A missing gate results in **Incomplete / Credit Not Issued**, even when the weighted average exceeds 80%.

## Correction
Students may correct and reassess work. The record should preserve attempts, feedback, corrections, and the verified final score.

## Honors distinction
Recommended honors distinction: 85% overall, at least 85% on the thesis and oral defense, and every graduation gate satisfied.