Keystone Proficiency Pathway: Requires students to score proficient or advanced on each Exam—Algebra I, Literature, and Biology.
Keystone Composite Pathway: Requires students to earn a satisfactory composite score of 4452 on the Algebra I, Literature, and Biology Keystone Exams while achieving at least a proficient score on at least one of the three exams and no less than a basic score on the remaining two.
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Requires students to earn a satisfactory composite score of 2939 on any 2 of the 3 Keystone exams - Algebra I, Literature, and Biology - while achieving at least a proficient score on at least one of the three exams and no less than a basic score on the other.
Alternative Assessment Pathway: Requires students to earn a 70% in the Keystone aligned course associated with the Keystone Exam in which the student did not achieve proficiency AND one of the varieties of other indicators. (Click this link for the Pennsylvania Pathway to Graduation diagram for more details)
Evidence-Based Pathway: Requires students to earn a 70% in the Keystone aligned course associated with the Keystone Exam in which the student did not achieve proficiency AND demonstration of three pieces of evidence consistent with the student’s goals and career plans. (Click this link for the Pennsylvania Pathway to Graduation diagram for more details)
CTE Pathway: For Career and Technical Education (CTE) Concentrators, this pathway requires students to earn a 70% in the Keystone aligned course associated with the Keystone Exam in which the student did not achieve proficiency AND attain an industry-based competency certification related to the CTE Concentrator’s program of the student. (Click this link for the Pennsylvania Pathway to Graduation diagram for more details)