| The 23 Carnegie units listed below AND a passing score on all required
portions of the Graduation Exit Exam:
ENGLISH 4 units Shall be English I, English II, English III and English IV or
or Business English
Effective for incoming Freshmen 1999-2000 through 2004-2005
Shall be selected from the following courses and may include a maximum of 2
entry level courses (designated by E0: Introductory Algebra/Geometry (E),
Algebra I Part 2, Integrated Mathematics I (E), Integrated Mathematics II,
Integrated Mathematics III, Applied Mathematics I (E), Applied Mathematics
II,
Applied Mathematics III, Algebra I (E), Geometry, Algebra II, Financial
Mathematics, Advanced Mathematics I, Advanced Mathematics II, Pre-Calculus,
Calculus, Probability and Statistics, and Discrete Mathematics.
Effective for incoming Freshman 2005-2006 and thereafter
All students must complete one of the following:
Algebra 1 or Algebra 1 Pt. 1 and Algebra 1-pt. 2, or Integrated Mathematics
1.
The remaining unit(s) shall come from the following: integrated Mathematics
2,
Integrated Mathematics 3. Geometry, Alegbra 2, Financial Mathematics,
Advanced
Mathematic 1, Advanced Mathematics 2, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Probability and
Statistics, or Discrete Mathematics.
SCIENCE 3 units Shall be Biology and two of the following: Physical
Science, Biology II, Environmental Science, Physics,
Chemistry, and Chemistry II. Agriculture I and II
Combined will satisfy one science credit requirement.
SOCIAL STUDIES 3 units Shall be American History, ½ Civics, ½ Free Enterprise
STUDIES and one of the following: World Geography or World
History.
P.E. 1½ units Shall be P.E. I (1/2) and P.E. II (Both). A maximum of
3 ½ units may be used toward graduation.
HEALTH ½ unit
23 Total Units Required For Graduation for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Class of 2012
Beginning with the freshman class of the 2008-09 school year, 9th grade
students will be enrolled in the LA Core 4 Curriculum. This curriculum is a
more rigorous set of course requirements, and only after their 2nd year in
high school will students be given the option to opt out of the LA Core 4
Curriculum with parental permission. Students who opt out will be able to
receive a regular high school diploma. Also beginning with the freshman class
of 2008-09, students (including those who opt out) will be required to take
an additional year of math, increasing the total number of graduation units
required from 23 to 24.
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