Graduation Guidelines

Below are some administrative guidelines pertaining to student academic load and graduation requirements:

1. All students must be enrolled in a minimum of six (6) contact periods. Lunch periods are not considered a contact period. All students must be enrolled in a minimum of five (5) full credit academic courses plus two (2) other contact periods.
2. Students must pass, in sequence, two semesters of English 1 and two semesters of English 2. English 2 and English 3 may not be taken concurrently. All students must enroll in and pass Communicating. All students must enroll in and pass English 3 or Tech. Prep English 3. Twelfth grade students need one more credit of English, one-half of which may come from the Speech and Theater Department. It is strongly recommended that students taking technical courses or students who plan to attend a technical college take Tech. Prep English 4.
3. A maximum of two physical development credits may be counted towards the 22 units required for graduation.
4. Credits earned in a college may be accepted towards high school graduation if prior approval has been obtained from the high school principal.
5. Credit earned in corresponding courses may be accepted towards high school graduation if prior approval has been obtained from the high school principal.
6. Credit earned in military service may be accepted toward high school graduation.
7. Credit earned through proficiency examinations may be accepted toward high school graduation.
8. Credit earned while institutionalized may be accepted toward high school graduation.
9. Summer school classes are implemented pending sufficient enrollment. Some students attend summer school to make up credits. However, of perhaps even greater importance is the students desire to gain extra credit. Taking requirements and other subjects in summer school enables the ambitious student to enrich his program by working other important subjects into his program. See your advisor/counselor for details.
10. A total of 1.0 credit can be earned for community Service. A Community Service form must be obtained and approved by your counselor.