Graduation Requirements

Loyola requires its students to complete successfully at least 26.5 course units with a minimum of six major course units each academic year. One course unit (credit) is awarded for the successful completion of a course which meets every day for a full year; 1/2 course unit (credit) for the successful completion of a course which meets every day for one term or every other day for a full year. In order to receive any credit for taking a course, a student must take the entire course and receive a final grade for the entire course. A student who completes more than the minimum six major course units during a given year is, nonetheless, required to complete a minimum of six course units in subsequent years. In addition, credit courses in History of Art and Music, Physical Education and Art are required.

If a student fails a required course, he must repeat the course successfully in summer school. If the course is not offered during the summer session, the student must repeat the course or its equivalent in the subsequent year while maintaining his ordinary course load. If a student fails an elective course, he must repeat the course or take another in its place if the course is part of the minimum six course units requirement. A student who fails two course units in one school year is liable to dismissal.

The following are minimum requirements of Loyola's departments:

4 course units in Religious Studies

4 course units in English
3 course units in Mathematics, through Precalculus
3 course units in Biology, Chemistry, Physics
3 course units in Social Studies of which one must be American History
3 sequential levels of the same Modern Foreign or Classical Language
1 course unit in Physical Education
1/2 course unit in Art
1/2 course unit in the History of Art
1/2 course unit in the History of Music
40 hours of Christian Service Commitment

Curriculum Overview - Grades 9-12

Freshman Program

Requirements: 6 "Major" Academic credits, 1/2 Minor Academic credit (i.e a 1/2 credits in Fine Arts, Band or Chorus), and 1/2 credit in Phys Ed.

Sophomore Program

Requirements:  6 "Major" academic credits plus 1/2 credit of Phys Ed.

*A student taking any elective can drop Phys Ed if his total credit count after dropping PE is at least 7 or more.
**Entrance into this course requires the recommendation of the Department.

Junior Program

Requirements: 7  Academic credits: 6 “major academic” credits and History of Art/History of Music

• History of Art/History of Music may be deferred until senior year only if it is replaced with another elective course (ie. the student is still taking seven credits: 6 majors and now the elective in lieu of History of Art/History of Music).
• Journalism is not considered a major course.
• If a student has fulfilled his Modern/Classical Language or Math requirement, he is still required to take 7 academic credits, 6 of which must be in a “major academic” subject.

Senior Program

Requirements: 6 Academic credits (5 of which must be "major academic" credits)

• History of Art/History of Music must be completed in the senior year if it was deferred in Junior year.
• If, however, a student is enrolled in his fourth year of Performing Music, he may drop History of Music.
• Student must have fulfilled his Math, Modern/Classical Language, and Science requirements to take electives in each of these particular fields.