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