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Graduation Requirements

(taken from the SUHSD Course Manual 2024-2025)
 
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
 
CLASSIFICATION—Progress toward Graduation
 
Students are classified as demonstrating normal progress towards graduation based on the following earned credits. Students for the Class of 2014 (and beyond) must earn a total of 220 credits to graduate, as indicated below.
 
 0 - 54 Semester Credits                 Freshman
 55 - 109 Semester Credits             Sophomore
110 - 164 Semester Credits            Junior
165 - 220 Semester Credits            Senior
 
SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS
A student must satisfy certain subject requirements before graduating. They are as follows: 
 
    Class of 2014
   (and beyond)
 
 
English...................................................................................... 40 credits
English Language Learner students may use a maximum
of 20 credits of English Language Development (ELD)
classes toward the English requirement.
 
MATHEMATICS ........................................................................ 30 credits
(20 credits must be high school math, including Math 1)
 
SCIENCE ................................................................................... 20 credits
(20 credits Lab/Applied Science Biological Science 10
and Physical Science 10)
 
SOCIAL SCIENCE .................................................................... 30 credits
(World History/Geography 10; U.S. History 10;
U.S. Government 5; Economics 5)
 
HEALTH SCIENCE................................................................ 5 credits
 
ETHNIC STUDIES................................................................. 5 credits
 
PHYSICAL EDUCATION ........................................................... 20 credits
(required in Grade 9, remaining credits in Grades 10,11, 12)
(Mount Toro students exempt from P. E.)
 
VISUAL and PERFORMING ARTS (VAPA) or VOCATIONAL EDUCATION/CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) :
Choose ONE option:
1 YEAR of VAPA and 1 YEAR of CTE 
2 YEARSof VAPA
2 YEARS of CTE
 
 
FOREIGN LANGUAGE .............................................................. 20 credits
(must be in the same language)
 
ELECTIVE CLASSES................................................................... 30 credits
                                                                                                 __________
 
                               (minimum required to graduate)      220 credits
 
 
 
ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS
Students must enroll in at least six courses (or three blocks) offered only on their campus or in courses offered off-campus through the Regional Occupational Program. Under certain circumstances, a student may enroll in courses offered at other high schools within the District. For more information see your counselor.
 
ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS
Students must maintain at least 85% attendance of days enrolled for each year as a requirement for graduation.
 
GRADE POINT AVERAGE
Students must have at least a 2.0 high school graduation requirement grade point average (GPA) as a requirement for graduation.

COMMUNITY SERVICE
Students must complete 40 hours of community service in at least two seperate categories. Please refer to the Community Service page for more detailed information.