Graduation requierments

[Lord Borg]

I'm curiouse, those that have graduated High School or are going to (Eh, why not collage to, just define the differnces) what kind of requirements were needed?

To graduate the HS I went to, I needed a certain ammount of credits, out of those four years HAD to be an english class, Out of Two Science classes I HAD to have a labatory one (I took to labatories to be safe ) I had to have three years of history, one of gym (Split over two years) that sort of thing...HOWEVER... (Oh yeah, and an algerbra....)

My sister has some similar requirements AND.... (She is attending a differnt HS btw)
She HAS to pass her SAT's, and she HAS to do 23 hours of community service.

So, what did you all have to do?

[TrekkieMage]

I got an advanced diploma, what I needed was a certain number of credits, and a certain number of verified credits (as in I either passed an SOL, AP exam, or IB exam). I had to take: 4 English (2 verified), 4 History (2 verified?), up to Algebra II, 4 sciences (3 different diciplines, and 2 verified), 2 P.E., 1 Art/fine art, 6 electives.

Give or take on the verified credits. College will be a whole different game. I think I need 128 credit hours or something like that. And they have specific classes, but I don't remember what they are

[Captain Patrick]

My requirements to get a DAP Diploma(Advanced Degree) was this:

Credits: 32
English: All 4 years
Math: 3 Years
History: 4 Years
Government and Eco: Senoir Year
P.E.: 1 Year
Fine Art: 1 Year
Electives: I think i got 4 electives

To grad from the academy i have no idea.

[5thhouse]

For my high school degree I needed ( I wish we had some sort of advanced degree I would have loved that):
certain number of units
4 years of English
3 Years of Math - and At least to Algebra II ( I did to Calculus II in High school for fun )
2 Years of History (World history, US history)
3 Years of science with a lab ( At least one physical, one biological) (I did 4.5 for fun)
2 years of a forein language
1 year of a visual/performing art (I took 4)
1 year of health/life sceince
1 semester of a practical art (I took drafting...but stuff like woodshop and cooking goes here)
1 year of political science
1 year of economics


There was leeway because there was a certain number of credits you needed, anything but those requirements was elective.

I took most of the classes available AP, so I also finished my first year of college by the time I finished high school which was cool.

For my AA I needed:

certain number of credit hours
-up to English 201/202 (depends where you test into how long that takes). Think of it as second year college English for normal-smart people
-a math class of trig or higher (math 135 I think)..I took 265 because I got farther in high school
-3 arts/humanities classes, music theory, art history, philosophy, history type stuff goes there ( I took music theory and several philosphy classes, oh an several music history)
- 3 social sciences (psychology, sociology, law, economics, political science stuff like that goes here)
- 2 sceince classes, one with a lab at least on physical and one biological
-up to 202 level in a foreign language (depends where you test how long that takes, ~2 years if you never spoke it before)
- 1 PE class
- 2 performing arts (music/theater/dance type things)
- certain number of units/other classes within your major/concentration with varies from subject to subject.

Now I'm 2 years away from my BM and BS! Yay!

[belanna_rules210]

we have to get 24 credits that fall like this:
-2 years foriegn language: 2
- 3 years math: 5
- 3 years science: 8
- 4 english: 12
- 4 social studies: 16
- 1/2 year speech: 16.5
- 1 1/2 year gym: 18
- 1 year fine art: 19
and i aint sure on the rest

[Sam Kenobi]

High School was a breeze...

math- 3 classes
english- 4 classes
PE- 3 classes
fine art- 3 classes
foreign language- 3 classes
social science-4 classes
physical science- 3 classes
core (everything else)-4 classes

classes were year long. I honsetly don't know how people don't graduate. I had 2 partaikl absences (which means no class) and one TA my senior year and still had more than the requirement.

College is a bit more involved, but I don't have all my course requirement catalogues here.

[5thhouse]

People don't graduate a) at a school like the one I went to which was one of the toughest in the country or b) because they have a learning disablility and either they don't seek accomadations or the school cannot/won't accomodate them (which does happen) c) they don't care to or they have a child/some other personal reason and cannot.
I don't know about your school but at mine each class had at least 4-5 hours of work a night, you have six classes and that isn't feasable unless you can stop time. Then people wondered why everyone cut corners (ie things like sparknotes and textbooks on tape). Many students I knew hardly ever slept. Three hours constituted a rare, full nights, sleep.

[Sam Kenobi]

Boohoo, I graduated with an IB Diploma, that's internationally acclaimed. It was tough, but not that tough.

The people I'm talking about who didn't graduate were the kinds of kids who sapped out on everything and skipped classes because they felt like being lazy and badass. I know that people have learning disabilities, that's not what I was talking about.

[5thhouse]

that fits under c) they dont care to

[and I'm sorry if you felt as if I was belittling you, that most certainly was not what I meant. Sometimes I come off as being more harsh than what I mean, and if I did I'm sorry. ]

[Sam Kenobi]

No problem. I'm just saying it can be tough all over, tough to get through school, but people who really apply themselves and work hard at it can do it no matter what. Even if you've got some kind of learning disability, which I personally think are way over rated these days, you can still do it if you really want to. Someway somehow, even if you can't do it in four years.

[5thhouse]

Well I know where I am they don't let you stay more than 4 so you don't get that choice which is unfortunation (and a decision I disagree with) and while I agree that learning disabilities are quite overrated, there are some people who truly are disabled. They're not in any way stupid or incompetant. I work as a tutor, and I'll tell you I can tell who's dim-witted pretty quickly. My best friend on the other hand is dyslexic, I didn't quite grasp of untill I was tutoring her. She gets the material 100%, but in the common testing formats she cannot read the questions and was scoring poorly. Failed the class (this is college already, but same idea). I ask her a question verbally she can give me a correct elaborate analasis, but if you give it to her on paper she hasn't a clue. This is a science class. So for her the tests weren't testing her knowledge of the subject at all. As her tutor I know she knew the subect, but the tests couldn't determine that. Those are the people I meant by that. Not the person who can't quite sit still for two hours (who can?) and says they have ADHD (I don't totally discount it as a valid disability but it is in my opinion by far overdiagnosed). Now she graduated high school, but only because where she went she got extensive accomodations, the majority of schools will not/do not have the resources to do that.
For me there was another problem with graduating, and I'm not dense and work quite hard. I spent a year hospitalized. I couldn't do most of my schoolwork during that time (not that I didn't try), especially things like science labs. Since you cannot stay more than four years I had a problem. I had to take classes at my school full time and at the university half time just to graduate, and a lot people I know couldn't pull that off. It's not like I was skipping class, but in some casses no matter how hard you try it isn't really possible. That's where I have a problem with people saying that. I guess you also have to understand that it is personal for me because I almost didn't graduate (I cut it very very close), and not for lack of trying as hard as I could or any other distinguishable reason other than the fact that I spent a lot of time in the hospital. When people say things like you just should have tried harder...it frustrates me because I always go back to my high school experiance.

[Brightstar82]

I needed a total of 32 credits when I graduated. I cant remember them all but I know I had to have 5 english credits, 2 Math credits, 2 science credits( I got 5 cause I took science all the way through) 1 social science and there was more I just cant remember them all.

[Sam Kenobi]

[Theresa]

I took a bunch of tests near the end of my sophomore year.
I think it's called "klepping"? Cleping? Dunno.
Anyway, my comprehension skills make testing very easy, so....

[Ziona]

4 years of English
3 years of Math
2 years of a Foreign Language
2 years Social Sciences
3 years of Science
4 credits of an Art
1 credit of Physical Education
2 credits of computers

[Puck]

4 English Credits (English I, II, III, IV)
3 Math Credits
3 Science Credits (One must come from biology, and two must come from Chemistry, Physics, or IPC)
4 Social Studies (World Geography, World History, U.S. History, and U.S Gov+Economics)
0.5 Health
1.5Physical Education
1 Technology Application
.5 Communication Application
2 Foreign Language Credits
1 Fine Arts Credit
5.5 Elective Credits

(26 Total)

Plus, in eleventh grade, you have to pass the Science, Math, Social Studies, and English portions of the exit level State Test (TAKS).

Some of the state colleges though require you to take more math and/or science credits than our district requires for high schoolers, so many times you have at least 4 Math and 4 Science.

[IntrepidIsMe]

I go to a Catholic school, so it's extra special in it's requirements,


2 Catholic Class Credits (.5 per year)
4 English Class Credits (1 per year with 2 Regents required)
4 Social Studies Credits (1 per year with 3 Regents required)
3 Math Credits (1 per year with 1 Regents required)
3 Science Credits (1 per year with 2 Regents required)
.5 Health Credits (.5 per year)
1 Art Credit (1 per year)
2 Physical Education Credits (.5 per year)
1 LOTE (Language Other Than English) Credit (.5 per year)


Regents are state tests, and I just listed the required ones. You can also take optional Regents, and put them towards getting a Regents Diploma or an Advanced Regents Diploma. I'm getting the Advanced one, so I also took 2 extra Regents this year. I'm also taking 4 years of science, and 5 years worth of Math (2 AP) and instead of English 12 I'm taking the AP course instead. I took AP Euro History this year, and will be taking APUSH next year.