Advanced Studies
Diploma
24 Credit Diploma
Requirements for Graduation
Effective for rising 9TH,
10TH, 11TH, & 12TH GRADE
To graduate from high school,
students shall meet the minimum
requirements for the 24-credit
diploma as outlined below for
grades 9-12. The requirements
for a student to earn a diploma
shall be those in effect when
the student enters the ninth
grade for the first time.
Students in grades 7-12
receive credit toward graduation
for
high school courses taken in
grades 7 and 8 in foreign language,
algebra, and geometry. These
courses count toward credits
in the foreign language and
mathematics sequences as well
as toward the total number of
credits required for graduation
and calculation of the grade
point average (GPA). Beginning
with students in the grades
7 and 8 in school year 1997-98,
middle school parents may request
that grades for any high school
credit for the course. This
request must be made in writing
to the school prior to the beginning
of the next school year. This
course title will appear on
the high school transcript with
a "no mark" designation.
Units of Credit
English 4
Mathematics* 4
Laboratory Science** 4
History and Social Sciences*** 4
Health and Physical Education 2
Fine Arts of Practical Arts 1
Foreign Language**** 3
Electives 2
Total 24
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* Courses completed to satisfy
this requirement shall be at or
above the level of algebra and
shall include at least three different
course selections from among:
Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II,
or other mathematics courses above
the level of Algebra II.
** Courses completed to satisfy
this requirement shall include
course selections from at least
three different sciences disciplines
from among: Earth Sciences, Biology,
Chemistry, or Physics or completion
of the sequence of science courses
required for the International
Baccalaureate Diploma.
*** Courses completed to satisfy
this requirement are: U.S. and
Virginia History, U.S. and Virginia
Government, and World History/Geography
I and II. AP World History satisfies
the requirement for World History/Geography
II.
**** Three years of one language
or two years of two languages.