Graduation Requirements

Students planning to graduate from Cañon City High School must meet the minimum credit requirements as set by the Cañon City School District.

Subject area	credit requirement  class of 2023	credit requirements Classes of 2024 and beyond
English Language Arts	5 units of credit	5 units of credit
Mathematics	4 units of credit	4 units of credit
Science	2 units of credit	2 units of credit
Social Studies	3 units of credit	3.5 units of credit
Health/Physical Education	1.5 units of credit	1.5 units of credit
Humanities	2 units of credit	2 units of credit
Career & Technical Education	2 units of credit	2 units of credit
Capstone	0.5 units of credit	0.5 units of credit
Internship or Work-Study	1 unit of credit	1 unit of credit
Computer Education	0.5 unit of credit	0.5 unit of credit
Elective	11 units of credit	10.5 units of credit
Total	32	32

Science (Class of 2023)	Science (Class of 2024 and beyond)
One credit in Earth Science (Attempted) One credit in Biology or Horticulture (Attempted)	One credit in Environmental Science (Attempted) One credit in Biology or Horticulture (Attempted)

NOTE: Students attending a Colorado four-year college/university are required to have three years of natural science--two must be lab courses.

social studies (class of 2023)	social studies (class of 2024 and beyond)
One (1.0) credit in Contemporary Studies is required for freshmen One (1.0) credit of U.S. History or Honors U.S. History is required for juniors One (1.0) credit of American Government is required for seniors	One-half (.5) credit in Geography as a freshman One (1.0) credit of U.S. History or Honors U.S. History is required for sophomores or juniors One (1.0) credit of American Government is required for juniors or seniors One (1.0) Elective Credit is required

All students must accomplish a Capstone in order to graduate unless a student moves into the district after the final day of a student’s junior year.

Capstone  (Required of all students)
English	Math
Successful completion of District Approved Capstone	Successful completion of District Approved Capstone

In the case of a student entering the district after the final day of the student’s junior year, a test score above these levels must be attained in both math and ELA in order for the student to graduate. These students may also voluntarily complete a Capstone in place of testing via the American Government Public Policy requirement.

Accuplacer		ACT		advanced placement (AP)
English	Math	English	Math	English	Math
62	61	18	19	2	2

asvab		sat		act work keys
English	Math	English	Math	English	Math
31	31	470	500	Bronze or Higher	Bronze or Higher

Concurrent enrollment
English	Math
"C" or higher in PCC's English 1021	"C" or higher in any PCC Math Course