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SECTION 9.9.8 - GRADUATION Students may be awarded a diploma or a certificate upon graduation from a Virginia high school. To receive a high school diploma or certificate, students must complete requirements that meet the regulations of the Code of Virginia and the State Board of Education. The requirements for a student to earn a diploma from a Virginia high school are the requirements that are in effect when that student enters the ninth grade for the first time. The following diplomas and certificates are awarded: 24-credit Advanced Studies Diploma, 22-credit Standard Diploma, 20-credit Modified Standard Diploma, General Achievement Diploma, Special Diploma, and Special Certificate. ADOPTED: June 20, 1988 (Also, July 1, 1988 for students entering |