Personal Curriculum

The Michigan Merit law allows a parent or legal guardian of a student to request certain modifications to the state high school graduation requirements under limited conditions to ensure all students are effectively and consistently engaged in school regardless of need or disability.

State statute allows personal curriculum modification in order to:

Go beyond the academic credit requirements by adding more math, science, English language arts, or world languages credits; or completing a department-approved formal career and technical education program.
Modify the State Content Standards for Mathematics.
Modify, when necessary, the credit requirements of a student with an Individualized Education Program (IEP).
Modify credit requirements for a student who transfers from out of state or from a nonpublic school and is unable to meet the MMC requirements.

Parents should review the Michigan Merit Curriculum/Graduation Requirements website.

Bentley Community Schools requires a total of 23 credits to graduate, which is 5 elective credits more than the Michigan required 18 credits. See the Michigan Merit Curriculum Overview (PDF) document) for more information about standard 18 credits.

To get more information, please contact the counseling department to access a list of possible classes.