Services > Secondary > Community Service Requirement. This program is still optional for students in earlier graduating classes. Computer Science - The class of 2026 and beyond are required by Act 654 of 2023, (A.C.A. § 6-16-146) to earn one credit in an ADE-approved high school computer science course in grades 8-12. These are course codes starting with 465 or 565. Digital Literacy - Act 1280 of 2013, (A.C.A. § 6-16-1406) requires that students complete a course with online learning features. English I, II, III and IV (all levels; all iterations of the course) in Bentonville Schools satisfy the digital learning requirements. Personal Finance - AR Act 480 of 2017, (A.C.A. § 6-16-135) requires students to complete a course with personal finance standards. We embed that into economics courses. Other courses meeting the requirement include the Personal Finance career studies (CTE) course and the College Prep Quantitative Reasoning math course. NWACC Economics does not qualify for this requirement. D. Honor Graduates Students may graduate from Bentonville Schools with Honors or High Honors if they meet the specified criteria for their particular graduating class. Any student transferring from a private school or who has been previously homeschooled is eligible to be recognized as graduating with Honors or High Honors if he/she meets the established criteria listed below. Students meeting graduation requirements in less than eight semesters may qualify for honors listed below omitting only the eight semester requirement. The valedictorian, salutatorian and top ten graduates are selected from the High Honors graduates. Honor Graduates - Honors In addition to meeting graduation requirements for Bentonville Schools and AR Smart Core*, a student must ● Have a 3.5000 cumulative GPA at the end of eight semesters. GPA is not rounded up from four places. ● Complete eight credits from advanced courses. ADE DESE honors our Accelerated/Advanced/Pre-AP, AP/IB, college enrollments, internships/labs or apprenticeships in Ignite Professional Studies or Career Studies and college courses as advanced. ● Earn a minimum of two credits from AP or IB or college courses. ● Successfully complete 26 credits by the end of eight semesters, and ● Earned at least two credits of high school level world language or six credit hours of college level world language. These credits must be from the same world language. Honor Graduates - High Honors In addition to meeting graduation requirements for Bentonville Schools and AR Smart Core*, a student must ● Earn a 3.7500 cumulative GPA at the end of eight semesters. GPA is not rounded up from four places, ● Complete 12 credits from advanced courses. ADE DESE honors our Accelerated/Advanced/Pre-AP, AP/IB, college enrollments, internships/labs or apprenticeships in Ignite Professional Studies or Career Studies, and college courses as advanced. ● Earn a minimum of two credits from AP, or IB or college courses. ● Successfully complete 26 credits by the end of eight semesters, and ● Earn at least two credits of high school level world language or six credit hours of college level world language. These credits must be from the same world language. 12
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