Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements

Graduating Class	Total Credits Offered to this Class	Total Credits Required to Graduate
2021 and beyond	40	32

Students in the class of 2021 to be eligible for a high school diploma, must have met the following minimum requirements in grades 9 through 12.

SUBJECT AREA	CREDIT REQUIREMENT
English Language Arts	5 units of credit
Mathematics	4 units of credit; with proficiency
Science	2 units of credit
Social Studies	3.5 units of credit
Health and Physical Education	1.5 units of credit
Humanities	2 units of credit
Career and Technical Education	2 units of credit
Computer Education	½ unit of credit

Students in the classes of 2022 and beyond, to be eligible for a high school diploma, must have met the following minimum requirements in grades 9 through 12.

SUBJECT AREA	CREDIT REQUIREMENT
English Language Arts	5 units of credit
Mathematics	4 units of credit; with proficiency
Science	2 units of credit
Social Studies	3.5 units of credit
Health and Physical Education	1 ½ units of credit
Humanities	2 units of credit
Career and Technical Education	2 units of credit
Computer Education	½ unit of credit
Internship or Work Study	1 unit of credit

Additional Requirements:

MATH PROFICIENCY: 

• See the CCHS Math Tracks diagram published in the Pathways Handbook, and the CCS RE-1 Board of Education Policy IKE-2.

SCIENCE:

• One combined credit in Earth and Sky and one attempted credit in Biology.

Students who are admitted to a four-year college or university in Colorado will be required to have three years of natural science – two of which must be laboratory courses.

SOCIAL STUDIES:

• One credit in Contemporary Studies - freshmen
• One credit of U.S. History or Honors U.S. History - juniors
• One credit of American Government - seniors