I'm in 8th grade and I just got accepted into Algebra 1 and Physical science (high school credit classes). I don't really understand what high school credits are, and what do you do with it once you have a lot of credits?

Your high school demands so many credits to have been successfully earned before someone can graduate and get a diploma. If you can earn some of those credits even before you start high school, you are ahead of the game and could even graduate in a shorter amount of time than the usual four years. That will perhaps get you into college or the world of work faster.

Your high school demands so many credits to have been successfully earned before someone can graduate and get a diploma. If you can earn some of those credits even before you start high school, you are ahead of the game and could even graduate in a shorter amount of time than the usual four years. That will perhaps get you into college or the world of work faster.


So how many credits do I need to normally graduate? So if I take more AP classes in 9th grade, I'll get more credits and so I'll be able to skip some grades?

Basically, how do I graduate faster then my classmates?

So how many credits do I need to normally graduate? So if I take more AP classes in 9th grade, I'll get more credits and so I'll be able to skip some grades?

Basically, how do I graduate faster then my classmates?
Talk to someone in the principal's office. Every school district varies as to which courses and how many credits are needed for graduation. When I was in high school, a student had to take two years of a foreign language, four years of English and math and science. Now, from what I understand, auto mechanics and basket weaving are legit courses, and half the time, the students who graduate still can't write a decent sentence that's spelled correctly.