Graduation Requirements & Four Year High School Plan

CORE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

34 credits required

Science - Three years (6 credits)

Required Courses & Credits in Science:

• 2 credits ‐ Physical Science

• 2 credits ‐ Chemistry or Chemistry Honors

• 2 credits - Biology or Biology Honors

Math - Three years (6 credits)

Required Courses & Credits in Math:

• One Year of Math 1 or Core Math 1

• One Year of Math 2 or Core Math 2

• One Year of Math 3 or Core Math 3

English - Four years (8 credits)

Required Courses & Credits in English:

• 2 credits - English 9 or English 9 Honors

• 2 credits - English 10 or English 10 Honors

• 2 credits - English 11 or American Literature

• 2 credits - Elective English courses

Social Studies - Three years and a half year (7 credits)

Required Courses & Credits in Social Studies:

• 2 credits ‐ U.S. History or AP U.S. History

• 2 credits ‐ Human Geography or AP Human Geography

• 2 credits ‐ World History or Western Civilization

• 1 credit ‐ Government or AP U.S. Government

Physical Education - Three years (3 credits)

Required Courses & Credits in Physical Education:

• 2 credits ‐ PE 9 and PE 10

• 1 credit ‐ PE 11/12, Athletic Performance, Personal Performance, Group Fitness, or Peer PE

Health – One semester (1 credit)

Financial Literacy ‐ One semester (1 credit)

Required Course ‐ Must take one of the courses

• Life Literacy

• Personal Finance

Careers Course – One semester (1 credit)

• 1 credit - one elective course through the Career Academy of Pella

24 credits - Pella Community High School required credits

10 credits maximum - On-Line credits