What are the Pennsylvania High School Graduation Requirements?
"Requirements shall include course completion and grades, completion of a culminating project, and results of local assessments aligned with the academic standards. The purpose of the culminating project is to assure that students are able to apply, analyze, synthesize and evaluate information and communicate significant knowledge and understanding."
     - State Board of Education, Chapter 4 (1999)

What will I have to do if I attend the Pittsburgh Public Schools?
"Students will be required to complete a culminating project."
     - Student Guide to Graduation Requirements
       and Subject Offerings (2001)