{"id":255,"date":"2012-10-11T10:08:20","date_gmt":"2012-10-11T15:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us\/school\/macdowell\/?page_id=255"},"modified":"2026-01-14T17:47:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T17:47:47","slug":"graduation-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mps.school\/macdowell\/academics\/graduation-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduation Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; module_class=&#8221;page-intro&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>At MacDowell, all students in grades nine through twelve take part in challenging IB coursework.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]Please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/mpsmke.com\/gradreq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MPS Graduation Requirements page<\/a> for the most up to date, complete information.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;table, th, td {||  border: 1px solid #c6c8ca;||  border-collapse: collapse;||  padding:10px;||}||||th {||  background:#d6d6d6||}&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"30%\">CREDITS<\/th>\n<th width=\"70%\">SUBJECT<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4.0<\/td>\n<td>English<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3.0<\/td>\n<td>Social Studies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3.0<\/td>\n<td>Science<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3.0<\/td>\n<td>Mathematics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2.0<\/td>\n<td>World Languages<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<td>Fine Arts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1.5<\/td>\n<td>Physical Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>.5<\/td>\n<td>Health<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<td>College and Career Readiness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3.0<\/td>\n<td>Electives<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At MacDowell, all students in grades nine through twelve take part in challenging IB coursework.Please visit the MPS Graduation Requirements page for the most up to date, complete information. 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