Graduation Requirements

 Admission Requirements
Watertown School Board South Dakota Board of Regents
Number of Credits Required
 Top 60% of Graduating Class
     OR ACT Composite of 18 or above
     OR SAT Score of 870
     OR High School GPA of 2.6 on 4.0 scale

and
 4 years of English
     OR ACT sub-test of 18 or above
     OR AP English score of 3 or above
 3 years of Advanced Math
     OR ACT sub-test of 20 or above
     OR AP Calculus score of 3 or above
 3 years of Laboratory Science
     OR ACT sub-test of 17 or above
     OR AP Science score of 3 or above
 3 years of Social Sciences
     OR ACT  sub-test of 17 or above
     OR AP Social Sci. score of 2 or above
 1/2 year of Computer Science
     OR AP Comp. Sci. score of 2 or above
 1 year of Fine Arts
     OR AP Fine Arts score of 3 or above
 
 
Subject

Seniors

2011

Juniors

2012

Sophomores

2013

Freshmen

2014
Health/Wellness & Computer 1 1 1 1
Fine Arts 1 1 1 1
Language Arts & Speech/Debate 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5
Mathematics 3 3 3 3
Science 3 3 3 3
Social Studies 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5
Economics or Personal Finance .5 .5 .5 .5
Electives 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5
Total Credits 24 24 24 24

South Dakota Technical Institutes' Admission Requirements
Admission into a post-secondary technical institute is based on individual program admission requirements.  All applicants must submit a high school transcript and standardized test scores.  Admission requirements for many technical programs exceed the requirements for university admission.

Students who plan on pursuing technical education are advised to enroll in academically challenging subjects at the high school level, especially math, science, and computers.  Technical and multi-district courses are strongly encouraged.  Post-secondary credits can be earned at the high school level in most programs.
 

Minnesota State University System High School Preparation Requirements
  • 4 years of English (including composition and literature)
  • 3 years of Math (2 years of algebra and 1 year of geometry)
  • 3 years of Science (including 1 year of a biological and physical science)
  • 3 years of Social Studies (including 1 year each of US History and geography)
  • 3 years of Specified Electives (2 years of a single world language and 1 year of either world culture or the arts)