Any student graduating from Waynesville High School is required by Waynesville School Board action to attain twenty-five (25) units of credits. The requirements are as follows:

In addition to the above requirements, all students must complete the following:

 WHS students in the Class of 2024 are required to take a math class each year.

Beginning with the class of 2025, WHS students that have earned three credits of math will not be required to take an additional math course; however, it is highly recommended that students take a math course each year of high school as: 

1. Many colleges and universities require 4 units of math credit. Students should review requirements for post-secondary institutions they are considering attending when making the decisions regarding math courses. 

2. Students who plan to pursue athletics at the collegiate level should carefully review NCAA requirements when selecting courses at the secondary level. NCAA approved courses are denoted in the Course Description Book.

 ** In order to meet the personal finance requirement students must either earn .5 credit in Personal Finance or pass the Missouri Personal Finance Exam. The exam will be given to juniors and seniors enrolled in the following courses for which the Personal Finance objectives are embedded: Economics, Consumer Science, JROTC LET III and IV.

The above graduation requirements will be met under the approved courses of studies offered at Waynesville High School. Any exceptions of these requirements must have prior permission from the high school principal and the superintendent or his/her designee. Students are required to have taken the following End of Course Exams before graduation: English 10, Biology, American Government and Algebra I or an additional math if Algebra I was taken prior to High School. Students are required to have taken a College and Career Readiness Exam prior to graduation: ACT, SAT, ASVAB, or WorkKeys.