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AGS Graduation Distinction
In addition to meeting all of the requirements for the Texas Recommended diploma set by the state of Texas, AGS students are asked to complete additional requirements in order to meet the mission and graduate profile of an AGS scholar. Students must complete the following in order to earn the full AGS Graduation Distinction:
4 years of credit in a single globally spoken world language (Spanish and French are offered on campus; students may take German or Chinese through Shared School options), OR students may earn 3 credits of the same spoken world language + 1 credit in a globally-focused elective
80 Global Citizenship Points (service hours and global cultural experiences); additional honors awarded to 120+ points
Senior Seminar Experience (capstone service project, academy-focused internship, or CTE internship)
Comprehensive Portfolio and presentation of interdisciplinary work based on global issues
Approved Globally-Focused Electives
Globally-focused electives include:
Model UN
Latin American Studies
Asian Studies
AP Human Geography
Women's Studies
Contemporary Issues
AP European History
an introductory course in another language (this may include Latin or ASL)
Cine Las Americas
Dual Language electives (when offered)
AP Environmental Science
(or other electives approved by the Academy Office)
Senior Seminar Options
This course is a requirement for students to receive distinction. The senior seminar is an opportunity for students to explore their academy pillars through an internship, a capstone project, or a passion project.
Internship: Students seek out an on-campus or off-campus internship with a business or non-profit group. Internship work can happen during the day OR after school. Internships may be a single semester or year-long.
Capstone Project: Students will work in groups of 2-4 to identify a local, regional, or global need and create/implement a plan to address that need.
Passion Project: Students work independently or with a partner to research any topic they are passionate about and create outcomes that demonstrate learning.
Global Citizenship Points
The goal is that students will earn and log these points over all four years of their time at Austin High.
Points get logged via x2vol.com. If you or your student is a freshman, their 9th grade AGS teaching team will walk them through the logging process by the end of the fall semester.
You can learn more about what counts and what doesn't towards global citizenship points on this page.
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