<p>basics.. like, 4 years english, 3 years language, chem bio and phys, etc... post.</p>
<p>They give us two sets of requirements. One is for a diploma, while the other is for in-state university competencies</p>
<p>For diploma: 4 years english, 3 years math, 3 years social studies, 3 credits science, 1 year fine art, 1 year PE, 7 years of EC</p>
<p>For College: 4 years english, 2 years Social Studies, 4 years math, 3 years lab science, 2 years foreign language, 1 credit fine art, and then the rest of the credits for a high school diploma. </p>
<p>Gets confusing, there's specific sciences and social studies...but Im finishing, thats all that matters</p>
<p>They change for every graduating class, because right now the administration can't make up it's mind. But for us it is 4 years english, 3 years math, 3 years history, 3 years science (2 labs), 2 years of the same language, and then we need to get some kind of music/performance credits.</p>
<p>Also, in order to graduate, we have to write a senior essay. The difficultly varies from english class to english class (I have to write a 7-10 page paper on Pride and Prejudice (AP) but the honors class only has to write 5-7 pages on ethics or something). If you don't pass, you don't graduate.</p>
<p>My school requires 26 credits overall:</p>
<p>Math: 4 years
English: 4 years
Science:4 years (Bio, Chem, Physics, + AP or science elective)
Foreign Language: 3 years (Spanish, French, or Latin with 2 straight years in one)
History: 2 years (World Hist, and another)
Govt: 0.5 years
Economics: 0.5 years
PE: 1.5 years
Fine Arts: 1 year
Electives: 5.5 years</p>
<p>To graduate, a student has do career shadowing in 11th grade and a senior project w/oral presentation in 12th grade.</p>
<p>And each student has to complete 20 hours of community service per year.</p>
<p>At least you aren't in Illinois where 3 years of PE is required along with a semester of health and one of driver's ed. It kills me that the state requires that s student only take two years of math but 3 of P.E.</p>
<p>Well, some surrounding schools require students to take PE every year, but at my school it is optional as long as a student submits a waiver (you have to participate in a sport outside of school).</p>
<p>4 years Language Arts
4 years PE (includes health + driver's ed)
3 years History
3 years Science
3 years Math
2 years Foreign Language
2 years Fine Arts
1 year Computer proficiency</p>
<p>4 yrs english
3 yrs math
3 yrs social studies (USH, world)
3 yrs science
1 yr world language. 2 recommended
4 yrs PE (pointless)
1 yr keyboarding/career education
1 yr consumer, family, life skills
1 yr visual/performing arts
50 hours community service (starting w/ class of 2010)
electives-12.5 credits min.</p>
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<p>120 credits required to graduate</p>
<p>In Ohio, we've got the OGT (aka the Oh God Test! Hated that thing, easy but hated it!). Plus our schools grad. requirements include: 4 english, 3 history/ gov't (one has to be a gov't. class), 3 science, 3 math, 1 year PE (and yet we only get half a credit!) half year health and half year composition class for college-prep/honors kids. For some reason they took foreign language out of the graduation requirements, doesn't mean much to me though since I take one anyway for college. Graduating with honors is like 4 of everything, 3 or 4 or one language or 2 years of each language we offer (french & spanish) plus a 3.5 GPA or 27 ACT (maybe both, probably)
Eventually it'll be required that Ohio kids get 4 years of Math & Science too, I think that's several years from now though.</p>
<p>mine is:</p>
<p>4 yr history/social science
.5 yr geography
1 yr world history
1 yr us history
.5 yr economics
.5 yr american government</p>
<p>4 years english (jr yr is american lit, sr is brittish lit)</p>
<p>3 yr of math (no specific requirements, but elementry algebra counts for 2 years... and then another math, obvs geomentry is next, but geometry isn't explicityly required..)</p>
<p>2 yr PE</p>
<p>6 yr electives</p>
<p>1 yr fine arts</p>
<p>1 yr applied arts (required "life skills" counts for half)</p>
<p>.5 yr health</p>
<p>1 yr life science, 1 yr phys science</p>
<p>.."1 yr" is 10 credits/1 semester is 5..
220 to graduate.</p>
<p>and then california proficiency exams (math, reading comp)</p>
<p>= i go to a really mediocre school</p>
<p>Standard Diploma
4 English, 2 verified
3 math
3 science
3 history and social studies (from World History I or II, US&VA history, and/or US&VA government)
2 PE
1 fine or practical arts
6 electives
+4 verified credits in any area of your choosing</p>
<p>Advanced Diploma
4 English, 2 verified
4 math, 2 verified
4 science, 2 verified
4 history/social studies, 2 verified
3 foreign languages (3 years of one language, 2 years each of two languages = 4)
1 fine or practical arts
2 electives
+1 other verfied credits in any area of your choosing</p>
<p>We need:
4 years of English
4 years of Social Studies
3 years of Science
2 years of Math
4 years of Phys. Ed. (+1 smeester or Health)
and x credits for electives.</p>
<p>These are only the bare requirements for the lower level diplomas. The higher level diplomas requires these and then some more.</p>
<p>I'm just wondering why all these schools usually require 4 years of English but only 3 of Math? It would seem that since America is freaking out about how its lagging behind in the Science and Math areas that America would require just as much from those two subjects.</p>
<p>Because english is important to communicate in today's world. :D</p>
<p>But I do agree that schools should up their requirements in math</p>
<p>Florida and our county have a whole variety of graduation requirements, but because we're in the IB program, we're exempt from them. So the requirement is to take all the classes necessary for an IB diploma, and be a candidate in good standing at the end of your senior year (they don't revoke your HS diploma if you find out you've failed one of your IB tests that summer, but if you're not going for the full diploma at the end of Sr. year, you have to do the other requirements.)</p>
<p>you can't succeed in science if you can't write a paper.</p>
<p>Yeah, I've been wondering about the English/math disparity too. I agree, English is probably of specific importance in a greater number of fields (pretty much every one, since communication is always important), but basic math ability is quite important too. I suppose part of the problem is the requirements being set by legislators and administrators who are more likely to think English is important than that math is.</p>
<p>My school's requirements
4 yrs English
4 History/Social Studies (2 world history, 1 US, .5 US gov't, .5 econ)
3 yrs FL + Regents
4 yrs Science (1 Bio, 1 Chem, 1 Phys w/lab, 1 yr AP/electives)
3 yrs (I think?) math, thru precal at the least
3.5 yrs PE (seniors have it every day for one term, not at all for the next. I think they should abolish PE and reinstate recess =D)
.5 yr double-period "technology" class (photo, ceramics, archi, etc.)
.5 yr single-period technology (pathetically watered down shop...as in, we use popsicle sticks and glue guns -_-)
.5 yr drafting
.5 yr Intro CS
.5 yr Health (ie, "Look at these gross pictures of STDs every day...see, abstinence rocks, guys!")
1 yr Sr. electives
.5 yr Music Appreciation, .5 yr Art Appreciation</p>
<p>...I think that's it. We have a ton of irritating requirements that prevent taking subjects of actual interest. The school offers lots of fairly advanced math/physics stuff that I really want to take, but I'm stuck in all these mind numbing required classes. Grr.</p>
<p>Apologies for the rant.</p>
<p>for diploma:
4 years english
3 years social studies
2 years math
2 years science (one biological, one physical)
2 years physical education
semester of health and life skills each
1 year visual/performing arts
1 year applied technology (i.e. computer classes)
70 credits of electives (i.e. speech, AP classes count too)
need to pass California High School Exit Exam</p>
<p>4 years English
3 years math
3 1/2 years social studies (freshmen take a geography/culture studies class one semester and a "computer literacy" class another semester)
3 years of P.E.
1 year foreign language
2 years of science
1 year visual/performing arts
1 year of a technology class
1 semester of health (pretty sure that's a CA state standard)
... and a certain number of elective credits, I can't remember how many</p>
<p>^ Oh yeah, two other interesting requirements that I forgot to mention: you have to be able to type at least 25 words a minute and do 24 hours of community service</p>