West High School 

Coursework

To earn a DPS diploma, students must complete:

240 credits in the following required areas:

•  English Language Arts: 40 credits/4 years

•  Math: 40 credits/4 years

•  Science: 30 credits/3 years: 20 credits/2 years must be approved Lab Sciences

• (Biology/Chemistry/Earth Science/Physics)

• Social Studies: 30 credits/3 years: 5 credits/1 semester must be Civics

•  Physical Education: 10 credits

• Fine Arts: 10 credits

• Approved Electives: 80 credits

For the Class of 2027 and beyond, there are course requirements for Financial Literacy, Cultural

• Competency, Comprehensive Health, and Holocaust & Genocide Studies

• ○ 5 credits/1 semester of Personal Finance (Social Studies course) **can be substituted

• with 10 credits/1 year of Financial Algebra (Math course)

• ○ 5 credits/1 semester of Introduction to Ethnic Studies or other approved culturally relevant

• elective course

• ○ 5 credits/1 semester of The History of Power, Conflict and Healing

• ○ 5 credits/1 semester of Comprehensive Health

ICAP

DPS requires all students to graduate having a plan for after high school that is meaningful to them. Students will continue to work with their counselors, teachers and families to develop, update and complete their personalized Individual Career and Academic Plans (ICAPs), a process which starts as early as the sixth grade. 

Through this personalized career and academic planning process, students are empowered to learn about themselves and evaluate their path to career and college including setting and marking progress towards goals, exploration career and college options, planning towards high school graduation, and learning about financial literacy and financial aid opportunities.