Promotion and Graduation Requirements

 

Ninth Grade Students- In order to be considered for promotion to the tenth grade students must meet each of the following standards:

• Pass successfully at least 5 units

• Minimum of 1 unit in English

• Minimum of 1 unit in Mathematics

• Minimum of 1 unit in Science

• Minimum of 1 unit in Social Studies

Tenth Grade Students: In order to be considered for promotion to the eleventh grade, students must meet each of the following standards:

• Pass successfully at least 10 units

• Minimum of 2 units in English

• Minimum of 2 units in Mathematics

• Minimum of 2 units in Science

• Minimum of 2 units in Social Studies

Eleventh Grade Students: In order to be considered for promotion to the twelfth grade, students must meet each of the following standards:

• Pass successfully at least 16 units.

• Minimum of 3 units in English

• Minimum of 3 units in Mathematics

• Minimum of 3 units in Science

• Minimum of 2.5 units in Social Studies

• Minimum of 1 unit in World Language

• Minimum of 1 unit in a CTAE Course for CTAE pathway students

Community Service – minimum of 20 hours required. Please have the Community Service Validation Document completed and attach a Theme Paper (3 paragraph essay). 

• For students entering the District from private or out-of-county schools after ninth

  grade, use the scaled system as follows:

• Enters as a 10th grader - 15 hours

• Enters as an 11th grader 1st semester - 10 hours

• Enters as an 11th grader 2nd semester - 5 hours

• No community service is required for students entering as a 12th grader

 

 

LANGUAGE ARTS (4 credits)

9^th Literature

10^th Literature

American Literature or AP Language

4^th English (Advanced Composition, British Lit., Multicultural Lit, AP Literature or Approved Dual Enrollment class)

MATHEMATICS (4 credits)

Algebra I

Geometry

Algebra II

4^th Math (Pre-Calculus, Statistical Reasoning, AP Statistics, AP Calculus AB, or Approved Dual Enrollment class)

SOCIAL STUDIES (3/4 credits)

World History 

United States History

American Government

Personal Finance and Economics

SCIENCE (4 credits)

Physical Science/ Physics

Chemistry/ Environmental Science 

Biology

4^th Science (Forensic Science, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Approved AP or Approved Dual Enrollment class)

WORLD LANGUAGE (2 credits)

Two classes in the same language are required (Spanish I and II or French I and II). Three courses are recommended. 

HEALTH AND PERSONAL FITNESS (1 credit)

Health (.5 credit)

Personal Fitness (.5 credit)

ELECTIVES (6 credits)

These classes include any Pathway class, Fine Arts class, Gym class, or any additional academic class. 

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Minimum of 20 hours of Community Service