Graduation Credit Requirements
Credit hours Cumulative:
*Elective course (one subject each year 11,12).
**Mandatory for Muslims. ***Mandatory for Arab Nationals.
Subjects:
No. | Grade 9 | Credit hours | Grade 10 | Credit hours | Grade 11 | Credit hours | Grade 12 | Credit hours |
1 | ** Islamic Education | 0.5 | ** Islamic Education | 0.5 | ** Islamic Education | 0.5 | ** Islamic Education | 0.5 |
2 | Arabic Language | 1 | *** Arabic Language | 1 | *** Arabic Language | 1 | *** Arabic Language | 1 |
3 | English Language | 1 | English Language | 1 | English Language | 1 | English Language | 1 |
4 | Mathematics | 1 | Mathematics | 1 | Mathematics | 1 | AP Calculus AB | 1 |
5 | Business | 1 | Business | 1 | Business | 1 | Business | 1 |
6 | Physics | 1 | Physics(AP) | 1 | Physics(AP) | 1 | AP Physics C Electricity | 1 |
7 | Chemistry | 1 | Chemistry | 1 | Chemistry | 1 | AP Chemistry | 1 |
8 | Biology | 1 | Biology | 1 | Biology | 1 | AP Biology | 1 |
9 | Computer Science | 1 | Computer Science | 1 | Computer Science | 1 | Computer Science | 1 |
10 | Social Studies | 1 | Physical Education | 0.5 | Physical Education | 0.5 | Physical Education | 0.5 |
11 | *Health Science | 1 | *Health Science | 1 | ||||
12 | *Accounting | 1 | *Accounting | 1 | ||||
13 | * psychology | 1 | *Environmental sciences | 1 | ||||
Total Credit hours | 9 | Total Credit hours | 9 | Total Credit hours | 10 | Total Credit hours | 10 |
Taryam American Private School/ is accredited by NCA CASI, NWAC and SACS CASI, accreditation divisions of Cognia (AdvancED).
Students must complete 25 credit hours throughout grades 9 to 12, with a minimum score of 60% in each subject. In addition to that, each student must get a minimum IELTS score of 5 and at least 450 in SAT Math, or a minimum score of 1100 EmSAT* English and 600 EmSAT Math to get their American High School Diploma attested by the Ministry of Education.
*EmSAT is the Emirates Standardized Test.