Embedded Files
PLEASE SEE THE XELLO TAB ON THIS WEBSITE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT VIEWING YOUR STUDENT'S GRADUATION STATUS THROUGH XELLO'S COURSE PLANNER FEATURE WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE STUDENT'S POWERSCHOOL AND TRANSCRIPT.
Per SDUSD: There are 3 main categories to earn a high school diploma.
44 high school credits
Pass A-G course requirements
Minimum 9-12 overall GPA of 2.0 (C grade point average).
44 Credits
44 Credits
Clairemont High students can earn 16 credits in a one school year
2.0 GPA
2.0 GPA
2.0 is a 'C' Average of all credits earned. Each grade equals to points:
A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1, F = 0
Complete all A-G credits
Complete all A-G credits
*STARTING WITH CLASS OF 2024 - Ethnic Studies Requirements
For "Regular courses": A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1, F = 0
Weighted Courses (Honors, AP, or College courses) have higher points associated with grades.
A = 5, B = 4, C = 3, D = 1, F = 0
A-G Credits needed for high school graduation and which courses offered by Clairemont High satisfy the subject requirement are listed below:
(A) History/Social Science 6 credits (3 years)
10th grade: (6945,6946)
Power and Identity Around the World 1,2 (1 year) (World History)
*Ethnic Studies
11th Grade: (6579,6580)
IDENT/AGCY U.S. HISTORY 1,2 Honors or Mesa College Chicano Studies 141a
*Ethnic Studies
12 Grade options: Mesa College Political Science 101 and 102+ OR Clairemont High - Govt/Econ
(B) English 8 credits (4 years)
9th Grade: (1371,1372)
English 1,2: Identity and Relationships (1 year)
*Ethnic Studies
10th Grade: (1572,1573)
English 3,4 Advanced (1 year)
11th Grade options: (1655,1656)
AP English Language and Composition 1,2 (1 year) OR American Literature 1,2
*Some students have taken Mesa English 101 for 11th grade. These students will need to take AP English Literature or Mesa English 205 senior year.
12 Grade options: Clairemont High:
AP English Literature (1653,1654) or ERWC (Expository Reading and Writing) (1698,1699) or Mesa College English 101+
(C) Mathematics 6 credits (3 years)
(4157,4158) Integrated Math I (1 year)
(4159,4160) Integrated Math II (1 year)
(4163,4164) Integrated Math III (1 year)
*Honors Pre-Calculus
*AP Calculus AB
*AP Calculus BC
*AP Statistics
*Mesa College Math courses (116 & 119)+
* Discrete Math (4680,4681)
* Financial Math (0760,0762) (This course is considered an E College prep college on college applications, not a math course)
(D) Science 6 credits (3 years)
9th grade: (6238,6239)
Biology: The Living Earth 1,2 (1 year)
10th Grade: (6258,6259)
Honors Chemistry in the Earth System 1,2 (1 year)
11th grade: (6321,6322)
Physics of the Universe 1,2 (1 year)
*AP Biology
*AP Environmental Science
*AP Chemistry
*AP Physics
(E) Language Other Than English (World Language 4 credits (2 years)
(2321,2322) Spanish 1,2 (1 year)
(2323,2324) Spanish 3,4 (1 year)
*Spanish 5,6
*AP Spanish Language
(F) Visual and Performing Arts 2 credits (1 year)
(0191,0192) Art 1,2 (1 year)
(0271,0272) Art 5,6: Formerly Drawing and Painting (1 year)
(8373,8374) Video Production 1,2 (1 year)
Theater 1-8 (1,2 is 1 year, 3,4 level is a 2nd year)
Band 1-8 (1,2 is 1 year, 3,4 level is a 2nd year)
(G) Physical Education 4 credits (2 years)
9th grade: PE 1,2,3,4 (will be complete in 1 school year if student passes all courses)
Clairemont High Academy Pathways
Each Academy, 9th-11th grade has a specific CCTE course each student will take that goes with their academy. Example: IT academy will take: 9th grade, Computer Science Discoveries, 10th grade: Game Design 1,2. 11th grade: Game Design 3,4. Most of these CCTE courses can offer College Credit for the student (restrictions apply).
* course goes beyond high school diploma requirement
Yearbook, ASB, peer tutoring, and internship courses would not count for grades on college applications but would count towards extracurricular hours.
Students and families can search course descriptions on SDUSD Course of Study using course name or course number: https://www-classic.sandi.net/DAR/CourseOfStudy/search.asp
Minimum needed to graduate/earn a SDUSD high school diploma: 44 high school credits, Pass A-G course requirements, and have a minimum 9-12 overall GPA of 2.0 (C grade point average).
Core UC 'a-g' Course Requirements
6 credits (3 years) History/Social Science
8 credits (4 years) English
6 credits (3 years) Mathematics
• Integrated Math I
• Integrated Math II
• Integrated Math III or advanced mathematics course6 credits (3 years) Science
4 credits (2 years) Language Other Than English (World Language)
2 credits (1 year), UC "f" -approved Visual and Performing Arts
The required UC 'g' elective is fulfilled by satisfying the district's requirement for a third year of science. No additional college prep elective is required for graduation.
Total: 32 credits
Additional Requirements
4 credits (2 years) Physical Education (Fitnessgram attempt required). Students who do not pass five out of six Healthy Fitness Zones on the Fitnessgram must enroll in physical education courses until an overall passing score is obtained.
8 credits (4 years) electives
Total: 12 credits
At Clairemont High, we have 4 periods in one semester. There are two semesters in one school year. That is 8 courses in one school year (16 credits potentially earned). If a course is not completed in the previous year, it may be added to the following school year (if summer school was not attended).
Image of a 11th grader student schedule is on the right ---->
Numbers on the top 1-4 represent Period 1,2,3,4. Find Q1 and read it to left to right. S1 = semester one which includes Q1 and Q2.
Q1 and Q3 = First Semester of a course
Q2 and Q4 = Second Semester of a course
Q1-Q4 will provide final grades on a transcript.
A student will have 8 final credits on their transcript by end of first semester.
This 11th grader chose Mesa College Courses instead of high school electives. They will earn college and high school credits are the same time!
Clairemont High is a 4x4 School
Clairemont High is a 4x4 School
Under the 4×4, students will take four semester-long classes per semester instead of six year-long classes. Proponents of the 4x4 schedule cite that it allows more opportunity for remediation, acceleration and flexibility. Four periods in one school day - each period is roughly 90 minutes long. We do a full year in one semester. Students can earn 16 credits in one school year compared to a six period day schedule would earn 12 credits in one school year.
A topic missing on this website - please let us know!
Page updated
Report abuse