▁World ▁War ▁II ▁or ▁the ▁Korean ▁War ▁veter ans ▁who ▁were ▁honor ably ▁dis charg ed ▁and ▁who ▁meet ▁requirements . ▁ ▁By ▁law , ▁all ▁Pennsylvania ▁secondary ▁school ▁students ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁complete ▁a ▁project ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁el ig ibility ▁to ▁gradu ate ▁from ▁high ▁school . ▁The ▁type ▁of ▁project , ▁its ▁rig or ▁and ▁its ▁expect ations ▁are ▁set ▁by ▁the ▁individual ▁school ▁district . ▁Effect ive ▁with ▁the ▁gradu ating ▁class ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁State ▁Board ▁of ▁Education ▁elimin ated ▁the ▁state ▁mand ate ▁that ▁students ▁complete ▁a ▁cul min ating ▁project ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁gradu ate . ▁ ▁By ▁Pennsylvania ▁School ▁Board ▁reg ulations , ▁beginning ▁with ▁the ▁class ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁public ▁school ▁students ▁must ▁demonstrate ▁successful ▁completion ▁of ▁secondary ▁level ▁course ▁work ▁in ▁Al gebra ▁I , ▁Bi ology , ▁and ▁English ▁Liter ature ▁by ▁passing ▁the ▁Ke yst one ▁Ex ams . ▁The ▁exam ▁is ▁given ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁course . ▁Ke yst one ▁Ex ams ▁replace ▁the ▁P SS As ▁for ▁ 1 1 th ▁grade . ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁have ▁several ▁opportun ities ▁to ▁pass ▁the ▁exam . ▁School s ▁are ▁mand ated ▁to ▁provide ▁target ed ▁assistance ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁student ▁be ▁successful . ▁Those ▁who ▁do ▁not ▁pass ▁after ▁several ▁attempts ▁can ▁perform ▁a ▁project ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁gradu ate . ▁For ▁the ▁class ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁a ▁Com position ▁exam ▁will