This experience requires a minimum of 140 hours engaged in activities at the field site to earn one credit or 75 hours to earn one half-credit. The Field Experience is not limited to the academic year. This course provides students with the opportunity to explore an area of personal interest that promotes the mission of the school. Students take an active part in formulating the problems and the methods by which the problems are investigated. Seniors must earn a credit in either a Senior Seminar or a Mentorship.
Some students choose to do both.
The Governor's School had 8 out of 66 students in the United States selected a Princeton High School Diplomats and 5 out of 24 traveling to Japan with the U.S. High School Diplomats Program. More than 190 courses are offered in all disciplines for gifted students.