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Highlands High School

Highlands High School

High School Requirements

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENT

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENT

I. Satisfactory citizenship and attendance

II. Graduation from the Twin Rivers Unified School District will require the successful completion of a minimum of 220 credits, which are accumulated at the rate of 30 per semester, 60 per school year, in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. A student may earn five high school credits upon successful completion of a course. High school students will move sequentially through their four years of high school. If a student does not earn the 30 credits per semester, parents will be notified by the school about instructional opportunities to recover those credits. Examples of these programs are Summer School and the Charge Program. These credits may be earned in the classroom or through other supervised activity.

 
English 8 semesters (4 years) 40 Credits
 
World History 2 semesters (1 year) 10 Credits
 
Laboratory Science (1 year of biological science and 1 year of physical science)  
4 semesters (2 years)  20 Credits
 
United States History 2 semesters (1 year) 10 Credits
 
Civics/American Government 1 semester (1/2 year) 5 Credits
 
Economics 1 semester (1/2 year) 5 Credits
 
Physical Education 4 semesters (2 years) 20 Credits
 
Mathematics 6 semesters (3 years) 30 Credits
 
Visual & Performing Arts/or Foreign Languages or Practical Arts (Maximum 10 credits of Practical Arts) 
4 semesters (2 years) 20 Credits
 
Health Education 1 semester (1/2 year) 5 Credits
 
Technology/Computers or equivalent 1 semester (1/2 year) 5 Credits
 
Elective Courses 12 semesters (4 years) 50 Credits
 
TOTAL 220 Credits
 
TRUSD GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

TRUSD GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

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