 By law, all Pennsylvania secondary school students must complete a project as a part of their eligibility to graduate from high school.The type of project, its rigor and its expectations are set by the individual school district.According to Pennsylvania State School Board regulations, beginning with the graduating class in 2016, students must demonstrate successful completion of secondary level course work in Algebra I, Biology, English Composition, and Literature for which the Keystone Exams serve as the final course exams.