<p>What is the "normal" number of credits a student has in order to graduate? At my school we have to have 22 credits with at least:</p>
<p>3 Science (I will have 6)
3 Math (I will have 4)
3 History
4 English
Plus electives and whatnot...</p>
<p>How many credits are required for graduation at your school? the core classes?</p>
<p>I'm just wondering if I will have a lot less credits than everyone else or not (even though I will have enough credits for 1.5 diplomas before graduation, haha). I will have extra credits in some the the core classes (as noted above) but that may be just meeting the requirement at other schools, maybe? I don't know, that's why I'm asking.</p>
<p>3 science (1 physics/chem, 1 earth/environmental, 1 bio)
4 math (alg 1, geometry, alg 2, precal/afm/discrete)
4 english
4 social studies for my class, 3 for all the other classes ahead of us (world history, civics and economics, american history a & b) but maybe i can get out of it and take apush instead
2 foreign language (we offer spanish and latin, french, chinese, korean, japanese + more online)
1 physical education
1 art/music</p>
<p>We also need like 8 elective classes to graduate, I think…</p>
<p>I will have 3 foreign language credits as well (Spanish, only one offered) I forgot to mention that. </p>
<p>Wow! Congrats on all those math classes halcyonheather! There is a total of 6 offered at my school, the regular sequence algebra I through calculus (my school calls it college algebra, though…) and then pre-algebra and consumer math for those that don’t want to, or feel they can’t, follow the regular sequence.</p>
<p>I feel as though I have so few course offerings to choose from at my rural school…</p>
<p>Each class we take is worth 5 credits (6 credits for sciences) for full year courses. 2.5 credits for semester classes (3 if they’re science).</p>
<p>To graduate, you need 120 credits in total. This includes: </p>
<p>20 credits of English
20 credits of Gym
15 credits of Math
18 credits of Science
5 credits of Foreign Language (I know…)
5 credits of Fine Art
5 credits of Practical Art
2.5 credits of Economics or Personal Finance
10 credits of United States History
5 credits of World Cultures </p>
<p>The other required 14.5 credits are your choice (most people graduate with like 130 or 140 credits)</p>
<p>4 Math (Alg 1, Geometry, Alg 2, plus another)
3 Science (Bio, a physical science, one other)
4 English
2 language or Advanced Tech
1 Technology
.5 Health
1 Fine Art
1 Gym
3 History (Gvt, US, World)</p>
<p>4 English (will have 4)
3 math (although the state is in the process of changing that; I will have 5 either way)
4 social studies (will have 5)
3 science (will have 6)
4 electives (I don’t know what counts as an elective…so idk about the number of credits)
2 foreign language (will have 4)
1 fine art (as far as I know, only 1)
1 physical education (ONE. NEVER TAKING THAT CLASS AGAIN.)
.5 health (only this)
.5 speech (hahaha will have .5)
.5 technology (will have 2)</p>
<p>English: 4
Social Studies: 3 (must include US History)
Math: 4 (must include math senior year)
Science: 3 (must include Biology)
Health: 1/2 credit
PE: 1 credit
World language: 2
Career pathway: 3 (doesn’t really apply to IB kids, because there’s no room on our schedules)
Electives: 3.5 credits</p>
<p>4 English (1 credit each year)
4 Math
3.5 Social Science (1 World Studies, 1 US History, 1/2 each of US Government, Economics & Elective - though the class of 2015 and on has different breakdown)
3 Natural Science (1 Bio and 1 Physical Science / Chem / Physics and 1 elective)
2 Technology
1 Fine Art
1 Gym
1/2 Health
1/2 Speech
5.5 Electives</p>
<p>I’ll have 2 extras in Social Studies, Technology, and Art, and 1 extra science. The rest I have the minimum required.</p>
<p>We need a total of 26 for an Advanced Diploma, and 24 for a standard diploma. I am going for the Advanced option. You need:</p>
<p>4 English
4 Math
4 History
4 Science
3 Foreign Languages
2 Health and Physical Education
1 Fine Arts or Practical Arts
2 Electives
1 Additional Requirement from a core area
1 Personal Finance and Economics</p>
<p>and then you have to have 2 verified credits for each of your 4 core classes.</p>
<p>At my school, each semester of a class is worth 5 credits, and the requirements are:
40 Credits English
20 Credits Math (and you must at least complete Geometry)
20 Credits Science (must take Biology, and either Geology or Chemistry)
30 Credits Social Science (must take World History/Geography, US History, and Government/Economics)
20 Credits from 2 of the following areas: World Language, ASL, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Career/Tech Ed
20 Credits P.E.
90 Credits Electives (basically any class that’s not Yearbook, study hall, a TA of some sort, etc)
240 credits total. I’ll have 280 credits when I graduate.</p>
<p>We need a total of 22 credits:
English- 4
Math- 4 (you can have less if you pass Calculus)
Science- 3 (two of them must be Bio and Chem)
History- 3 (US History, US Government, World History)
Fine Arts- 1
Health- 0.5 (can be taken online)
PE-1
Tech Ed- 1 (like how to use word and stuff, can be taken online)
Other- 4.5 (2 foreign language + 2.5 electives OR 2 adv. tech. + 2.5 electives OR 4 career pathway and 0.5 in two different electives)</p>
<p>So technically you don’t have to take a foreign language class, but the schools like to hide that so most kids take the first option in getting their “other” credits.</p>
<p>What ends up happening is that most Seniors only need one more English credit to graduate since only English and Math require 4 credits, and most students enter high school at Geometry or Algebra 2. You can’t take only one class though so a lot of Seniors end up taking an extra History and Science class etc.</p>
<p>At my school, we need a weird number like 23.6 or something, I’m not even sure where it comes from, but i know how many years of each subject we need:</p>
<p>4 English
3 math (I’ll have 5 since I took algebra 1 in 8th grade and my school counts that as HS)
3 science (I’ll have 6)
3 social studies (I’ll have 4 or 5 depending on what I take next year)
4 electives (I’ll have 5, since I use those as my language and all freshman are required to take a rotation like elective that includes art, music, etc)
4 gym
1 health </p>
<p>As it works out, most kids complete their requirements after 11th grade and only have to take 3 or 4 classes senior year. The top third or so of the grade also qualifies for dual enrollment at some local colleges, and they end up taking morning classes at college and afternoon at the high school, which is what I’ll be doing next year, and that’s how id have more credits than required.</p>
(world history, civics and economics, american history a & b) but maybe i can get out of it and take apush instead