Typically, high school takes four years to complete, but some students crave a fast-paced academic timeline. There are benefits of graduating high school early, including the ability to start college or pursue a job opportunity. With the right approach and work ethic, it's possible to earn a high school diploma in less than four years. In this guide for teachers, we've shared how to help your students graduate high school on an accelerated timeline.
Create a Graduation Plan:
First, we recommend sitting down with your student and asking them about their academic goals. When do they hope to graduate high school? Why do they want to graduate early? Once you've gotten a sense of where they're coming from, you can start drafting a plan of attack. In most cases, we recommend telling students to aim for graduating a semester early, rather than a full year. It's a more realistic goal.
Determine Your Credit Requirements:
Once you've agreed on a graduation plan, it's time to put it into action. Look through your school's academic handbook with the student to determine how many credits they will need to graduate. Then, subtract the number of credits that the student has already completed. With this concrete number, you can plot out how many credits the student will need to take each semester.
