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MESA Graduation Requirements
Seniors and eighth graders who are active in MESA are eligible to apply for MESA Graduation. MESA Graduates are honored at our annual end-of-the-year Awards Banquet. Applications for the 2009-2010 school year will be available in April 2010. See below for MESA Graduation criteria.
8th Grade Outstanding Achievement Graduation Requirements
Criteria include:
- Complete Algebra I
- Must attend at least two Saturday Academies
- Must compete in MESA Day Competitions
- Minimum cumulative GPA=3.0
- MESA Student Leadership (a plus!)
Senior Certificate of Graduation
Criteria include:
- 4 years of college preparatory mathematics
- 4 years of college preparatory English
- Chemistry or Physics
- Minimum cumulative GPA=2.8
- MESA School Program participation
Senior Outstanding Achievement Certificate of Graduation
Criteria include:
- 4 years of college preparatory mathematics
- 4 years of college preparatory English
- Chemistry AND Physics (an additional year of AP science can be substituted)
- Complete "a-g" subject requirements for University of California or California State University
- Minimum cumulative GPA=3.3
- Must be involved with MESA for 2 years and senior year must account for one of them
- MESA School Program participation (leadership participation a plus)