Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements
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To graduate from The Lutheran High School of Kansas City, students must accumulate 40 hours of community service (per year) and earn 30 credits in the following subject areas. 

Lutheran High School Graduation Requirements

Subject Area Units of Credit
English 4.0
Social Studies 3.0
Mathematics 4.0
Science 3.0
Religion 4.0
Foreign Language 2.0
Fine Art* 2.0
Practical** 1.0
Physical Education 1.0
Health 0.5
Personal Finance 0.5
Additional Core Course/Electives/Winterim 5.0

Total Credits for an LHS Diploma  30.0

*Fine Art - Courses that fall into one of three categories: music, studio art, digital art.

Music Courses - Concert Choir, Handbells, Band
Studio Art Courses - Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced, Portfolio, Ceramics 1 & 2
Digital Art Courses - Graphic Arts 1 & 2

**Practical Art - Any course designed to provide life skills and apply them in practical situations. 

Regular Curriculum Courses - Coding 1 (Python) & Coding 2 (Java), CPU Coding, CAD/3-D Printing, Graphic Arts 1 & 2, Yearbook & Journalism, Industrial Shop

Past Winterim Curriculum Courses - Culinary Arts, Sewing/Quilting, Small Engine Repair, Dyno Mike's Power Shop, Aviation, Disaster Relief, Marine Biology, Ecology, Art Professions, Driver's Education, and various Mission Trips.


LHS Curriculum
Click HERE for a List of LHS Offered Courses