7 , ▁students ▁must ▁demonstrate ▁successful ▁completion ▁of ▁secondary ▁level ▁course ▁work ▁in ▁Al gebra ▁I , ▁Bi ology , ▁English ▁Com position , ▁and ▁Liter ature ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁Ke yst one ▁Ex ams ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁final ▁course ▁ex ams . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Pennsylvania ▁high ▁school ▁students ▁field ▁tested ▁the ▁Al gebra ▁ 1 , ▁Bi ology ▁and ▁English ▁Lit ▁ex ams . ▁The ▁state wide ▁results ▁were : ▁Al gebra ▁ 1 ▁ 3 8 % ▁on ▁grade ▁level , ▁Bi ology ▁ 3 5 % ▁on ▁grade ▁level ▁and ▁English ▁Lit ▁- ▁ 4 9 % ▁on ▁grade ▁level . ▁Ind ividual ▁student , ▁school ▁or ▁district ▁reports ▁were ▁not ▁made ▁public , ▁although ▁they ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁district ▁officials ▁by ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Department ▁of ▁Education . ▁Stud ents ▁identified ▁as ▁having ▁special ▁needs ▁and ▁qual ifying ▁for ▁an ▁Ind ividual ▁Edu c ational ▁Program ▁( IE P ) ▁may ▁gradu ate ▁by ▁meeting ▁the ▁requirements ▁of ▁their ▁IE P . ▁ ▁D ual ▁en roll ment ▁The ▁high ▁school ▁offers ▁a ▁dual ▁en roll ment ▁program . ▁This ▁state ▁program ▁perm its ▁high ▁school ▁students ▁to ▁take ▁courses , ▁at ▁local ▁higher ▁education ▁institutions , ▁to ▁ear n ▁college ▁cred its . ▁Stud ents ▁remain ▁en rolled ▁at ▁their ▁high ▁school . ▁The ▁courses ▁count ▁towards ▁high ▁school ▁gradu ation ▁requirements ▁and ▁towards ▁ear ning ▁a ▁college ▁degree . ▁The ▁students ▁continue ▁to ▁have ▁full ▁access ▁to ▁activities ▁and ▁programs ▁at ▁their ▁high