<p>I was wondering if there are a lot of graduation requirements where you live. In my state, we have to have four years of science (1 biology, 1 physics, 1 chemistry, and 1 free choice), four years of math, four years of English, four years of social studies (1 geography, 1 American history, 1 world history, and 1 free choice), 1 semester of government, 1 semester of economics, 1 1/2 years of PE, 2 years of foreign language, 1 semester of health, 1 semester of speech, 1 year of technology, and 1 year of art. That's a lot! It seems like there are people on here who are taking the classes they are really interested in and aren't as concerned with filling credits. Is it different where you live??</p>
<p>LOL I actually don’t know the minimum graduation requirements for NYC because I surpassed most of them already xD 4 years of English and history and 7 semesters of gym and 1 of health is all I know, really. I’ll graduate with 4 years of everything.</p>
<p>My school has REALLY easy requirements
4 years math (through Pre-Calc)
4 years English
3 years Science (Bio, Chem, 1 free choice)
3 years Social Studies (US history, World history, Econ and Civics)
1 semester of Health and 1 semester of computers (both can be waved by the superintendent, however, so I’m not sure they’re state reqs)
1 semester of swim OR 1 semester of gym</p>
<p>ONE semester of gym? Where do you live, Mississippi?</p>
<p>3 years of math,
3 years of social studies/history,
3 years of science,
4 years of English,
4 years of gym,
2 years of a language,
1 year of visual/performing arts,
1 year of a “Career Education” elective,
3 years of electives (total.)</p>
<p>I’m wondering if your math is up to a certain level or by years. For example, I am kind of running out of math credits to do, but I have to take it all four years.</p>
<p>Oh god, the requirements for my school. (I’m in a magnet school, btw.)</p>
<p>4 years math (up through AP Calculus)
4 years science (bio, chem, physics, geosystems)
4 years english
4 years history (no history class freshman year, though, gotta make up for it later)
3 years foreign language
2 years Gym/Health
2.5 years Technology (9th grade Tech, Computer Science, & lab science elective)
1 year Fine Arts
1 year Economics
… oh and senior tech lab/mentorship.</p>
<p>I go to private school</p>
<p>We can do what we want :P</p>
<p>4 years of english
4 years of math (average people take up to pre-calc, but you can graduate only having taken up to algebra 2)
3 years of science (bio, chem or physics, and other)
3 years of social studies (civics/economics, US history, world history)
1 semester of PE
1 semester of teen health
1 year of either art/band/orchestra/choir/technical education elective of some kind
and, starting with the C/O 2015, there’s a 2 year foreign language requirement, but that isn’t a big deal…most people do that already!</p>
<p>I live in good old North Carolina, and we had almost no requirements. These are the ones I remember, but there may have been more.</p>
<p>4 years of math (but you could do this without ever taking Pre-Calc or Calc)
4 years of English
2 years of a foreign language
1 semester of gym/health (1/2 a semester of each, basically)
3 years of science (Environmental science, Biology and Chemistry)
3 years of social studies (World History, Civics & Economics, and US History)</p>
<p>Now I see what you guys had to do, I had it easy.</p>
<p>CSIHSIS - Southeast Michigan, actually.
I’m not really sure why there isn’t a lengthier requirement (and if you do two years of any sport, JV or Varsity, gym is waived and you aren’t forced to take it), but I have noticed that at most of the schools in the area, there are 6 hour-long periods per day. Because of this, 4 years of gym would make it very difficult to take language classes and/or extra core classes.
It also befuddles me as to why Michigan isn’t requiring any foreign language until the class of '15. They seem way behind on that one.</p>
<p>I’m not sure what are state requirements and what are school ones
4 1/2 years of English the half year is an elective
4 years of history/social science (World(AP not offered), US I and II, Government(all levels) or AP Euro
3 years of math
3 years of science (physical science, bio, then we can chose)
1 year foreign language
1 year of gym/health
1 year business/tecnology ( lots of classes to chose from)
Most people take the 4 year of math and science, mostly due to the awesome teachers. Neither of the classes are easy A’s but the two teachers that only have seniors for math/science are the best in their departments, so you want to take the class senior year.</p>
<p>Whoa, you guys actually have Pre-Calculus or AP Calc as a requirement for graduation? We don’t even have Algebra 2 as a requirement, lol.</p>
<p>4 years of English (2 of which can be ESL)
3 years of math (Algebra 1, Geometry, and one other of your choosing)
3 years of science (Biology, and either Chemistry or Physics or Chemistry/Physics Applications, which are more or less watered down versions)
3 years of history (one year World History, one year US History, one semester of gov’t, one semester of economics)
2 years of a foreign language (must be in the same language)
2 years of gym/health</p>
<p>Sometimes it can be pretty annoying, though. There’s this one senior in my school who is in AP Calculus who had to fight tooth and nail to not take Algebra 1 his senior year … because his middle school credit didn’t transfer over. Also, the gym requirement is somewhat annoying, because it cannot be waived no matter how athletic you are (I play 3 varsity sports and 1 JV sport yet still had to do it. =/)</p>
<p>Okay I Googled them and they are indeed what I expected.</p>
<p>NYC
4 years English
4 years History (2 Global, 1 US, 1/2 Econ, 1/2 Gov)
3 years Science (Life Science, Physical Science, and one more)
3 years Math
1 year Art/Music/Etc
1 year Foreign Language
7 semesters of Gym, 1 of Health
7 semesters of Electives (most people fulfill this by taking a language for 3 years and math/science for 4)</p>
<p>You also need to pass at least 5 state tests in English, Global, US, 1 Math, 1 Science.</p>
<p>“There’s this one senior in my school who is in AP Calculus who had to fight tooth and nail to not take Algebra 1 his senior year … because his middle school credit didn’t transfer over.”</p>
<p>The math is funny. I did algebra and geometry in middle school, and they count for HS credit, but I still have to take four years. So I took Algebra 2, the two-year IB Math curriculum, and then they’re going to makeshift some sort of AP Calc thing for me and the five or so other people in my position.</p>
<p>This is interesting!</p>
<p>4 Years English
4 Years Social Studies (Must take World History, U.S History, a semester of Econ, and a semester of Alaska Studies)
3 Years Science (Biology and Chemistry required)
2.5 Year Math (up to Algebra I)
1.5 Years Gym (Lifetime Personal Fitness required)</p>
<p>It’s not too bad, but the Alaska Studies and Lifetime Personal Fitness requirements are annoying.</p>
<p>Up to Algebra I?! Wow.</p>
<p>4 years English
3 years math (at least algebra I and geometry lol)
3 1/2 years social science (world history, us history, half year gov, half year econ, half year geography)
2-3 years science (2 if you take 4 years math, 3 if you take 3 years math. You have to take earth science and bio, 3rd year can be anything)
2 years of the same foreign language
2 years PE
1/2 year health
1 year computers
1 year visual or performing arts
1 year college prep elective (basically an extra year in one of english/math/science/language)</p>
<p>And you have to pass a speech, either in a public speaking class, or there is an opportunity once each year in English class.</p>
<p>ahaha
2 years math
4 years english
gov, econ, cgi
art 1 yr
pe 2 yrs
1 yr of another language
1 yr physical science
1 yr bioscience
1 yr world history
1 yr u.s. history
geography
and pass the technology requirement hahaha</p>