Minimum High School Graduation Requirements

Published: 7/22/2025 9:12 AM

Minimum High School Graduation Requirements FAQ

704 KAR 3:305 establishes the minimum requirements for high school graduation for Kentucky public schools. The Minimum High School Graduation Requirements FAQ serves to provide schools and districts with comprehensive information for implementing the requirements.

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Minimum Graduation Requirements

The Minimum Graduation Requirements chart provides an overview of the required foundational and personalized credits (updated 7/22/25).

Please contact Sarah Medley by email at sarah.medley@education.ky.gov with any questions.

Michelle Sircy, Ed.D.

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704 KAR 3:305 Minimum High School Graduation Requirements Regulation

Early Graduation Program (EGP) FAQ

Early Graduation Program Webpage

Graduation Data Standard

Performance-based Credit Information

Transitional Interventions

13 KAR 2:020 Pre-college Curriculum

Graduating from Kentucky Public High Schools Graduation Pathways

Graduation Requirements from 1979 to Present

Promoting Equitable Access to Advanced Coursework in Middle School

The Minimum Graduation Requirements Freshman Classes 2018-2019 Through 2020-2021 chart provides a comparison of the previous graduation requirements, which apply to students who entered high school in 2018-2019 and prior, and the revised graduation requirements as they phase in for students entering high school in 2019-2020,2020-2021 and after (updated 1/26/23).

Minimum High School Graduation Requirements

Minimum Graduation Requirements

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