Graduation Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Twenty-three (23) units of credit must be earned in grades 9 - 12. One half credit is earned when a student passes a class that meets everyday for the entire semester.
Required credits:

English/Language Arts 4.0 credits
Mathematics 3.0 credits
Social Studies 3.5 credits †
Science 3.0 credits ‡
Physical Education/Health 1.0 credit
Communications 0.5 credit
Computer Science 0.5 credit ††
Fine Arts 1.0 credit ‡‡
Electives 6.5 credits
Total 23 credits



† Social Studies: Students must obtain 1.0 credit of American History, 0.5 credit of American Government, and 2.0 credits of any elective Social Studies class in order to graduate.
‡ Science: Students must obtain 1.0 credit of Biology, 1.0 credit of Physical Science or Chemistry I, and 1.0 credit of any elective Science class in order to graduate.
†† Computer Science: Students must obtain 0.5 credit of Computer Literacy in order to graduate.
‡‡ Fine Arts: The following classes meet the fine arts requirement: Any Music or Art class; Drama, Debate, Forensics, Skills in Communications can be counted if not already counted as a Communications or English class.
Students are required to take their three credits of math and three credits of science during their freshman, sophomore, and junior years. They cannot skip a year in math or science before they are seniors.