6500.00 | Requirements (updated 1-24-24)

Moscow High School (MHS) students must earn a minimum of fifty-one (51) credits for graduation. Paradise Creek Regional High School (PCRHS) students must earn a minimum of forty-sis (46) credits for graduation.
  1. Curriculum. Thirty-three (33) credits in specified subjects are required for Moscow High School (MHS) and twenty-nine (29) for Paradise Creek Regional High School (PCRHS) graduating seniors. The following credit requirements must be met for a student to graduate:
    1. English - eight (8) credits completed within grades 9-12.
    2. Math - six (6) credits completed within grades 9-12.  Transfer students entering Moscow School District after the ninth grade may take an approved replacement course at MHS or PCRHS. 
    3. Speech/Communication – one (1) credit completed within grades 9-12.
    4. Science – six (6) credits, two (2) of which must be lab credits, completed within grades 9-12. Transfer students entering Moscow School District after the ninth grade may take an approved replacement course at MHS or PCRHS.  
    5. Economics & Financial Literacy – one (1) credit completed within grades 10-12.
    6. Humanities  – two (2) credits completed within grades 9-12.  
    7. Health – MHS requires two (2) credits that include state health requirements, completed within grades 10-12. Transfer students should see the counselor for exceptions. PCRHS requires one (1) health credit completed within grades 10-12. Two (2) wellness credits may be substituted for the PCRHS Health requirement.  
    8. Physical Education – three (3) completed within grades 9-12. There is no physical education requirement for PCRHS.  
    9. Social Studies  – MHS requires six (6) credits composed of two (2) credits of World History, two (2) credits of United States History, and two (2) credits of United States Government. Transfer students entering Moscow School District after the ninth grade may take an approved replacement course at MHS. PCRHS requires four (4) credits composed of two (2) credits of United States History and two (2) credits of United States Government. 
  2. Electives. Seventeen (17) elective credits chosen by the student are required by both MHS and PCRHS.
  3. College Entrance Examination.  A student must take a college entrance examination, such as the SAT or ACT. If appropriate, a student or administrator on behalf of a student, may petition to substitute a different exam/assessment that measures post-secondary school or workplace readiness/aptitude (such as the Accuplacer or ASVAB). 
  4. Senior Project.  A student must complete a senior project that shall include a written component and oral presentation by the end of grade 12.