Graduation Requirements

Louisa-Muscatine High School requires 52 credits to graduate.

To help students stay on track this is how L-M classifies grade levels:

Freshmen 0 - 12.5 credits

Sophomore 13 - 25.5 credits

Junior 26 - 36.5 credits

Senior 37+ credits

Each one semester class is worth 1 credit. ex: Algebra IA = 1 credit, Algebra 1B = 1 credit

Please see the Course Manual for explanation of all classes and prerequisites.

Students must complete:

8 English Credits:

2 English I (9th)

2 English II (10th)

1 English III (11th)

1 CCR English (11th)

1 Literature elective (11/12th)

1 Composition elective (11/12th)

-Literature electives: American Literature, Short Story, MCC Literature, Contemporary Literature

-Composition electives: Writing and Film, Creative Writing, MCC Composition I, MCC Composition II, MCC Speech, Life English

**MCC Lit, MCC Comp I & II and MCC Speech offer potential college credit

6 Math Credits:

Math classes differ for each student. Freshmen can start in either Algebra or Geometry. The progression for math classes at LM is Algebra, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, Calculus/College Prep Math/Financial Algebra, and MCC Statistics. Students must pass Algebra II to graduate.

**MCC Statistics offers potential college credit

Science 6 Credits

2 Physical Science A, B

2 Biology A, B

2 Science Electives (A,B) from the following: Chemistry, Physics, Anatomy & Physiology, General Science

6 Social Studies Credits

2 American History (9th)

2 World History (10th)

1 Social Problems (11th)

1 American Government (12th)

-Social Studies electives are: Recent American History, Current US Topics, online MCC options, which count as elective credit

4 Physical Education Credits

2 PE classes must be taken per year (.5 credit per semester)

Offerings are PE 9-12, PE 9-12 Advanced, Personal Fitness, and Strength & Conditioning

1 Financial Literacy

1 Economics and Financial Literacy (11th/12th)

1 Health I

20 Elective Credits

Electives may be in the areas of Family/Consumer Science, Industrial Technology, Agriculture, Business, Art, Foreign Language, Music, additional core courses, and Study Skills.

Printable version of Graduation Requirements can be found here

Students can get copies of unofficial transcript from PowerSchool in the document vault.