Graduation Requirements and Academic Honors

Nothing excites us more than to see our students achieve the highest academic success and go beyond what they thought was possible. 

Graduation Requirements

To receive a Notre Dame Prep Diploma, a student must complete at least thirty (30) academic credits plus two (2) Christian service credits. The required courses for all students are:

Footnotes:

1. AP science courses are highly recommended for senior year.
2. Three years of world language must be sequential and in the same language.
3. For Class of 2026-2028, elective courses must also include at least .5 credit technology.
4. tudents are required to be enrolled in a math class every year they attend NDP.

Notes:

• A student who transfers to Notre Dame Preparatory from another school where
• Theology was not taught must earn .5 credit in Theology and .25 credits in Christian Service for every semester in attendance at Notre Dame Preparatory.
• Christian Service credits will be .5 credits per year upon completion of requirements. Students who do not meet the service requirements will have their enrollment status reviewed and can be dismissed from Notre Dame Preparatory. Christian service is completed outside of the school day.
• Only those courses taken at NDP will be averaged into the GPA of each student and listed on the transcript.
• Seniors who fail a core course in the first semester will be disenrolled from Notre Dame Preparatory.
• Current students who fail a core course either semester will have their enrollment status reviewed and can be dismissed from Notre Dame Preparatory. Please see

additional information in handbook regarding failure policy and repeating courses.

Graduating with Distinction

Requirements:

GPA will be checked for students eligible to Graduate with Distinction on March 1 (or the closest school day after). The final GPA check will occur on April 1 (or the closest school day after).

Graduation Awards 

Mater Dei Award is voted on by the faculty and staff and awarded to three or four female seniors and three or four male seniors who each embody the qualities of a Notre Dame Prep graduate. This is the highest honor bestowed on an NDP graduate. While all honored students excel in the classroom, on the stage, or in athletics, it is the way Mater Dei students live out Reverence, Respect and Responsibility that truly sets them apart. 

Academic Recognition  
To honor sustained academic excellence, Notre Dame Preparatory will formally recognize the top 10 senior students with the highest academic achievement after the completion of five consecutive semesters (up to and including the first semester of senior year).