*We recommend that students take Math, History, Foreign Language, and the Arts beyond the basic requirements. The vast majority of our students do so while fulfilling their "Other courses" requirement.

** This includes Writing Workshop (9th grade, 0.5 credits), Research in the Community (10th grade,
0.5 credits), and 3.5 credits of "open choice" electives, which can be in any discipline.

In addition to the above course credit requirements, students must also complete the following non-credit graduation requirements each year:

• Students must satisfy a physical activities requirement either by playing on a school sports team or participating in a non-competitive physical activity.
• Students must participate in Intersession Week each year.
• Students must participate in the Life Skills curriculum for their grade. For all students, this involves
  work done during selected advisories and Gatherings spread throughout the year. In addition, all 9th
  graders must take Freshman Seminar, which meets one period per week for the entire year.

All students are required to take four courses each trimester unless the academic dean gives them permission to take a reduced course load. In the name of stewardship of time and to honor our belief in depth-over-breadth learning, students are not permitted to take more than four courses in a single trimester.

Completing the Bay School graduation requirements enables students to meet or exceed the admissions requirements of the University of California and California State University systems, and virtually all other colleges and universities they may consider.