Graduation Requirements
August 28, 2008
Students are required to have successfully completed (passed) 24 credits of high school units in order to qualify for graduation. These include:
1) Four Units of Language
Arts (English): English I, English II, English III, and English
IV.
a. A student shall be enrolled in an English Language Arts
course each semester in attendance.
2) Four units of Social
Studies which shall include:
a. Civics - 9/Economics
b. United States (American) History
c. World Studies
d.
American Government/Senior Project
3) Three units of Science *
a. Physical Science (9th Grade)
b. Biology I (10th Grade)
c. A third year of science is required. (Biology II,
Chemistry,
or Physics, and Environmental Science) *
4) Three units of
Mathematics
a. Each freshman will be enrolled in one of the following:
Applied Math I, Algebra I or Geometry, and Math for Daily
Living.
b. A second year of math in the 10th grade is required:
Applied Math II, Geometry or Algebra II.
c. A third year of math in the 11th grade is required:
Geometry, Algebra II,
or Advanced Math.
d. It is highly recommended that students enroll in a fourth
math course during their senior year: Algebra II, Advanced Math,
Calculus, or College Algebra
5) One half unit of Physical
Education (9th Grade)
One half unit of Health (9th Grade)
a. Upon a statement by a licensed physician that a pupil is
mentally or
physically incapable of participation in a regular or modified
physical
education program this requirement may be waived.
6) One credit of Computer
Application I is required. One credit of Computer
Applications II is recommended.
7) One credit in the Fine arts is required for graduation. (Music, Art, Drama, Forensics) *
8) Six (6) elective units of course work (to be enrolled in and passed during grades 9-12)
9) Special Education students
will be accorded equal treatment under these policies.
All state and local guidelines for
graduation of Special Education students will be
followed.
10) Students who fail to
complete the local school board criteria and state standards
will not be allowed to participate
in the graduation ceremony.
11) All fees, fines, and
obligations shall be fulfilled before a student will be allowed
to
graduate or receive his/her
diploma.
* These requirements begin with the freshman class of 2005-06.
