Academic Requirements
A full program of college preparatory subjects is offered at Linsly. All current freshmen through senior students must carry a 5 1/2 credit course load.
Starting with the class of 2029, twenty-two credits are required for graduation. For previous classes, the requirement is twenty credits.
The credits must include the following minimums during a student's high school career:
- Four full-credit English courses, including the successful completion of the senior research paper.
- Four full-credits of Mathematics (minimum of Algebra II), one credit per year in high school.
- Three credits/levels of the same World Language or two of one language and two of another language
- Three credits of Science including: Biology I, Chemistry I, (plus one additional science elective credit)
- Three credits of Social Studies including: World History and US History (plus one additional credit from the social studies electives)
- One full credit in the Fine Arts
- At least one ½ credit computer course
- ½ credit Physical Education/Health the freshman year is required
A student must obtain permission from the department chair in order to register for any AP Course or from the teacher for other special courses that require approval.
Course offerings are subject to sufficient enrollment and teacher availability.
Learn about resources provided to students based on their individual strengths and weaknesses determined through the national PSAT exam and PrepMe SAT in the Naviance program.
Note: Only those credits earned in grades 9-12 may be counted towards graduation at our private school in Wheeling.
Note: To be eligible for Valedictorian, a senior must have completed a minimum of three years at Linsly.
Over the summer I was invited on a trip to Williamson WV for an outreach opportunity for the university. We had to make a video about the town in an attempt to secure funding to continue rural health initiatives. I was a major creator of the video with the skills you taught, and we successfully secured 25k dollars per year in funding. So thank you!
- a recent alumnus