CLICK HERE for Seton’s regular diploma requirements.
As of 2023, Seton moved to a more simplified model of advertising only one diploma track. However, for families who were already set on following the Advanced Academic or General Diploma tracks, those are still available, and we intend to keep them available as something a counselor might recommend on an individual basis. For an explanation of the diploma track changes, click here.
Advanced and General Diploma Requirements
Once enrolled and after any initial transfer credits are accepted, diploma-seeking students are required to take Seton’s English, Theology, Biology, and Social Studies courses as opposed to earning these credits through our Independent Study program or transfers.
To receive a Seton diploma, a student must receive a minimum of 5.5 credits from Seton (or 6.5 credits for an Advanced Academic Diploma) and be fully enrolled in 12th Grade.
Advanced Academic Diploma Requirements
(26 credits total)
English (5 credits)
- Literature and Composition
- Literature and Composition II
- Literary Interpretation
- British Literature
- American Literature
- (New Students Only) Fundamentals of Grammar (1/2 credit)
Foreign Language (3 credits)
- Three years of the same language or two years each of two different languages
Mathematics (4 credits)
- Algebra 1
- Geometry (Note: Completion of the Saxon courses: Algebra I, Algebra II, and Advanced Math I also satisfies the Geometry requirement.)
- Algebra 2
- One additional math credit
Science (4 credits)
- Biology for Life
- Three additional Science credits
- (Note: At least three of the science courses have to have a “with lab” designation earned by conducting experiments and submitting designated lab forms documenting the experiments.)
Social Studies (4 credits)
- World Geography
- World History
- U.S. History (non-U.S. students have the option to take an independent study course in their own country or region’s history)
- Economics (1/2 credit)
- American Government
Theology (4 credits)
- Catholic Doctrine
- Understanding the Scriptures (or Biblical Exegesis)
- Moral Theology (1/2 credit) (or Precepts of the Moral Law, also a 1/2 credit)
- The Early Church and the Fathers (1/2 credit) (or Mass and the Sacraments, also a 1/2 credit)
- Catholic Apologetics
Electives (2 credits)
- Any two credits in addition to those listed so that the total is at least 26 total credits
General Diploma Requirements
(22 credits total)
English (4 credits)
- Literature and Composition
- Literature and Composition II
- Two additional courses out of these four options: Literary Interpretation, British Literature, World Literature, or American Literature
- (New Students Only) Fundamentals of Grammar (1/2 credit)
Foreign Language (none)
Mathematics (3 credits)
- Algebra 1
- Geometry (Note: Completion of the Saxon courses: Algebra I, Algebra II, and Advanced Math I also satisfies the Geometry requirement.)
- One additional math credit
Science (3 credits)
- Biology for Life
- Two additional Science credits
Social Studies (3 credits)
- World History
- U.S. History (non-U.S. students have the option to take an independent study course in their own country or region’s history)
- Economics (1/2 credit)
- Government (1/2 credit) (Note: the two government courses Seton currently offers are both whole credit courses though we hope to have a 1/2 credit course option in the Summer)
Theology (4 credits)
- Catholic Doctrine
- Understanding the Scriptures (or Biblical Exegesis)
- Moral Theology (1/2 credit) (or Precepts of the Moral Law, also a 1/2 credit)
- The Early Church and the Fathers (1/2 credit) (or Mass and the Sacraments, also a 1/2 credit)
- Catholic Apologetics
Electives (5 credits)
- Any five credits in addition to those listed so that the total is at least 22 total credits
