Beginning with the Class of 2023, students must fulfill the following requirements to be awarded a high school diploma in the state of Pennsylvania: 

• All students must achieve a passing grade in the associated academic content areas of the Keystone Exams (trigger courses of Biology, Algebra I, English 10)

• All students must complete their College and Career Portfolio to fulfill Chapter 339 Requirements (8 pieces of evidence by May 1 of their 11th grade cohort year)

• Students who demonstrate proficiency on all three Keystone Exams or PASA* assessment must complete one option from either Tier 1, 2, or 3 of the Interboro Graduation Pathway Requirements by January 25th of their senior year. 

• Students who achieve a composite score of 4452 on the Algebra I, Literature, and Biology Keystone Exam (while achieving at least a proficient score on one of the three exams and no less than a basic score on the remaining two) must complete two options from either Tier 1, 2, or 3 by January 25th of their senior year

• Students who do not demonstrate proficiency on all three Keystones Exams or achieve the composite score must complete three options (one from Tier 1, the remaining two can come from Tiers 1 or 2) by January 25th of their senior year.

*PASA - The PASA is an alternate statewide assessment designed for students described as having the “most significant cognitive disabilities.” Students who take the PASA should be those who are unable to participate meaningfully in the PSSA or Keystone Exams, even with accommodations.