, ▁social ▁studies ▁- ▁ 3 ▁cred its , ▁science ▁- ▁ 3 ▁cred its , ▁Arts ▁and ▁Human ities ▁- ▁ 2 ▁cred its ▁Phys ical ▁Education ▁( F it ness ▁ 1 . 5 ▁cred its ▁and ▁Well ness ▁ 0 . 5 ▁cred its ) ▁and ▁ 8 ▁elect ives . ▁An ▁additional ▁credit ▁in ▁English , ▁math , ▁science ▁or ▁social ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁student ' s ▁choice ▁is ▁required . ▁Stud ents ▁must ▁ear n ▁ 6 . 0 0 ▁cred its ▁to ▁advance ▁to ▁ 1 0 th ▁grade . ▁They ▁must ▁ear n ▁ 1 2 . 0 0 ▁cred its ▁to ▁advance ▁to ▁ 1 1 th ▁grade ▁ ▁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 . ▁At ▁Sol an co ▁students ▁may ▁take ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁ple th ora ▁of ▁courses ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁requirement . ▁Effect ive ▁with ▁the ▁gradu ating ▁class ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁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