Students may be eligible for graduation at the end of six or seven semesters providing they have met the requirements as outlined in this handbook. Any student wishing to be considered for early graduation must comply with the following procedures:

At least one semester prior to your proposed early graduation:

• Consult with your counselor and parents/guardians to discuss the ramifications of early graduation such as athletic eligibility.
• Complete the early graduation request form and have it signed by your parent/guardian. This request should be returned to your counselor.
• The request form must be signed and approved by your counselor and the principal.

Four Year Planning Form

Graduates with Highest Honors are those students who after eight semesters achieve a grade point average of 4.0 or above. These students receive recognition at the Senior Recognition Program and during the commencement ceremony.  The Graduates with Highest Honors can be recognized by their white stoles leading the commencement processional and have their names highlighted in the commencement program.

Ohio’s new high school graduation requirements give students more flexibility to choose a graduation pathway that builds on their strengths and passions – one that ensures they are ready for their next steps and excited about the future.

We tend to think of post-high school options as one of the following four options: employment, education, entrepreneurship, or enlistment.  In partnering with the Educational Service of Central Ohio, we created videos from our students in the Central Ohio region who have selected one of these options and share their experiences: Amazing Futures

In Worthington, we continue to provide support for students to select their graduation pathway.  In order to make it clear for students and families, we created the following visual to layout Ohio's graduation requirements as well as our courses and options for fulfilling them. 

Use the links below, and if you have any questions about the graduation requirements, feel free to reach out to your School Counselor.

• Graduation Requirements
• Información de graduación en español
• Informações de graduação em português

Per the Ohio Department of Education (ODE), high school students who exceed graduation requirements in Ohio are eligible to receive an Honors Diploma.

Students must achieve all but one of the requirements to be eligible for any of the Honors Diplomas.  Here's a link to the current three Honors Diploma criteria and the proposed six Honors Diplomas requirements for the Class of 2021 and beyond.

The Worthington Board of Education assumes that at the time of graduation each student will have fulfilled all academic and financial obligations.  A good school record, scholastically and otherwise, is the best recommendation an applicant can offer either a college, a military recruiter or a prospective employer. A record of good personal behavior and cooperation will be expected.

For more information on state standards and the End of Course Exams please visit the state testing portal.

When students enroll in Worthington Schools from another school, the grades and credits earned from another high school will be indicated on the Worthington transcript by school year, the name of the school, courses and grades.  These courses will not be calculated into the Worthington transcript GPA.  Students entering our schools from home school will need to have their coursework evaluated by a principal and credits will be granted as appropriate. These credits will be assigned a grade of “P” and indicated on the Worthington transcript by school year as “Home School.”

Upon request of the student, when transcripts are sent to colleges or universities, a copy of the transcript from a student’s previous high school will be included with the Worthington transcript. Colleges or universities may re-compute the student’s GPA using the transfer school’s grade and/or grading scale for credits earned there and our scale for credits earned while a Worthington high school student.