Salam School of Milwaukee

Salam High School Course Completion Requirements for Graduation

 

In order for a student to become a candidate for Salam High School Diploma, he/she must complete 24 credits of the courses below including 4 credits of English, 4 credits of Arabic, 3 credits of social sciences, 3 credits of science, 3 credits of mathematics, 2 credits of Islamic studies, 1 ½ credits of physical education and a ½ credit of health.  The following pace of the program is mandatory for the 9^th&10^th grades, whereas it is highly suggested for the 11^th&12^th grades.  

 

ü  9^th grades (total of 7 ½ credits): Arabic and Quran 1, biology 1, English (world lit.) 1, geography 1, math (algebra1/geometry) 1, computers 1, PE ½, Health ½ & IS theology ½.

ü  10^th grades (total of 7 ½ credits): Arabic and Quran 1, chemistry 1, English (US lit.) 1, world history 1, math (geometry/algebra2) 1, computers 1, PE ½, etymology ½, & IS theology ½.

ü  11^th grade (total of 7 credits): Arabic and Quran 1, physics 1, English (British lit.) 1, US history 1, math 1, journalism 1, electives (comp, econ or stats) ½ & IS theology ½.

ü  12^th grade (total of 6 ½ credits): Arabic and Quran 1, AP bio/AP physics/general science 1, English (world lit.2)/AP English1 low and society/psychology 1, calculus/AP calculus/college math 1, electives (comp, econ & stats) ½ , IS theology ½ & PE ½.   

Salam High School follows the cohort model, especially in the 9^th and 10^th grades.  Despite the mandatory subject sequence, students get to choose, in collaboration with faculty members, whether to place honors track or standard track.   However, they are able to choose some of the subjects as elective in both 11^th and 12^th grades.  The course offering is constructed in this manner, in order to build the students’ academic ability before they are given the chance to choose which course to pick. 

The total credits in the whole program are 28 ½ credits.  Salam School grants its high school diploma upon finishing at least 24 credits of the 28.5 credits provided 15 credits are completed in Salam High School Program.  Subsequently, Salam School will not admit transferees seeking placement into12^th grade.

Transferees seeking placements up to 11^th grade may be admitted into Salam High School upon passing the placement exams and after a careful evaluation of their transcripts.

Transferees are given credits for courses they have completed in other high schools/ accredited learning institutions, so long as those courses are compatible/equivalent to the courses offered in Salam High School. 

Even though Salam High School’s transcript will include all the courses completed by the candidate, including courses completed in other schools/accredited learning institutions, the GPA on the transcript will reflect the courses completed in Salam High School only.  This may exclude the AP courses that the candidate has completed in other schools/accredited learning institutions and for which he/she passed their respective AP exams with at least a 3-point score.         

Other restrictions may apply.