Mt. Anthony Union High School
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Bennington, Vermont: Bennington is a community of 15,000 residents nestled between two beautiful mountain ranges. The town is located in the southwestern corner of the state.

Accreditation: Mount Anthony Union High School is accredited by the State of Vermont and the New England Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges.

Enrollment: 1150 students in grades 9-12

Faculty: 83


Class of 2007
Number in class: 255
Entered a four-year college: 54.4 %
Entered a two-year college/vocational school: 23.3%
Entered military services: 0.5%
Entered workforce: 18.9 %
(2006 – 2007 MAUHS Senior Survey)

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Student Placement in Course Academic LevelsDriving Directions to MAU.
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mau profileSenior Project
This graded, elective course gives 12th graders the opportunity to pursue a topic of their choosing with research and a project. Students demonstrate their ability to design a multi-phased learning process, directed by their individual interests and skills.
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Graduation Requirements: The class of 2008 must complete 24 credits to graduate. Core graduation requirements are:

Area of Study

  

Credits
Humanities
  English Literature & Composition   4 credits
  The Arts   1 credit
Social Sciences
  SS1 World History (1000 BCE-1500 CE)   1 credit
  SS2 World and United States History (1500 CE-1914)   1 credit
  SS3 United States and the World (1900-Present)   1 credit
       
  Physical Education   1.5 credits
  Health   0.5 credit
Mathematics, Science & Technology
  Mathematics   3 credits
       
  Unified Science   1 credit
  Biology   1 credit
  3rd Science   1 credit
       
  Technology   0.5 credit
(starting with the class of 2009)
Electives
  For students graduating in 2006 and 2007   10 credits
  For students starting with the class of 2008   7.5 credits
       
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Total graduation credits required:   26 credits
(for students entering Grade 9 in 2002 orbefore)

24 credits
(for students entering Grade 9 in 2003 or after)
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Some Career Development Center (CDC) programs have embedded graduation requirement credit(s) and some CDC classes may fulfill requirements in the area of Mathematics, Science, English, or Art. Please see the CDC Program of Studies and check with your school counselor about courses in the CDC that fulfill MAUHS graduation requirements.
mauWithin the science requirements, one credit must be a physical science and one must be a life science. Within the history requirements, credits must be obtained in World, World/US and US History.


Numerical Grades & Grade Points

Numerical grades at five point intervals with their grade points and weighted grade points are:
 
 

Grade

  

Grade Points

  

Weighted Grade Points

 
  100   4.0   4.1  
  95   3.91   4.0  
  90   3.5   3.91  
  85   3.0   3.4  
  80   2.5   2.9  
  75   2.0   2.4  
  70   1.5   1.9  
  65   1.0   1.3  
             

mauNote: 65 is the lowest passing grade.


Graded Students:
 
  A+ 97-100   A 94-96   A- 90-93  
  B+ 87-89   B 84-86   B- 80-83  
  C+ 77-79   C 74-76   C- 70-73  
  D+ 68-69   D 67   D- 65-66  
  F 64 and below  
 
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