General Curriculum
what you need to graduate
The General Curriculum Diploma verifies the student’s completion of his/her secondary experience without regard to eligibility for college acceptance. Future employers, personal development initiatives, or even certain further educational programs will require an assessment of a student’s academic transcript to determine eligibility.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Earn a minimum of 21.5 units of credit without regard to GPA
- Earn a minimum of 6.5 units of solid credit (English, modern languge, mathematics, science, social studies)
- Earn appropriate credits in the required courses listed below
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| Departments | Required Courses | Credit Required |
| English | English I (9th) | 1.0 |
| English II (10th) | 1.0 | |
| One semester of literature | 0.5 | |
| One semester of speech or composition | 0.5 | |
| Mathematics | Pre-algebra or equivalent | 1.0 |
| Modern Language | None required | |
| Science | Biology I or equivalent | 1.0 |
| Social Studies | U.S. History (11th) | 1.0 |
| U.S. Government (11th or 12th) | 0.5 | |
| Total Solids | General Curriculum Diploma Requirements | 6.5 |
| Applied Arts | Must include courses from two of the following three areas: | 1.5 |
| Business Education Home Economics Technical Eduation |
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| Fine Arts | Minimum of one semester of any art or music course; more is recommended. Fine arts credits earned over 4.0 units will not count towards total credits needed for graduation. | 0.1 |
| Physical Education and Health | Physical Education (five semesters) |
1.5 |
| Health (one semester) | 0.5 | |
| Religion | One unit for each year in attendance at an SDA secondary school | 4.0 |
| Work Experience | 180 total clock hours—requires submission of Work Experience Form signed by work supervisor. | 0.5 |
| General Education Electives | Enough to make the net total at least 21.5 units | |
| GRAND TOTAL |
Solid units plus General Education units |
21.5 |