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LAUSD Graduation Requirements

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a high school diploma is one of the most important Milestones as you approach adulthood it's the combination of your elementary middle and high school education experiences that launched you to further success it acts as a bridge to your College and Career with a high school diploma you have choices in order to earn a high school diploma Angeles Unified School District in order to are prepared to succeed in their choice of College and Career LAUSD has included the a through G requirements for California State University admission list of seven High School course categories that students required to past University of California and California State University Systems the graduation course requirements with a D or better in order to earn high school diploma however in order to eligible to apply to a California State University CSU University of California UC students must complete the a through G courses with a C or better be a stands for the history social sciences requirements why the CSU system requires two years of coursework in this area the California Department of Education requires that students take three years which must include a year of modern world history 1 year of US History a semester principles of American democracy and a semester of Economics fees for history social science courses satisfied both the California Department of Education requirement requirements and the g requirement that you will hear about it the moment the b stands for English requirement students are required to take 4 years of English the typical courses in each grade level include English 9A be in the 9th grade English 10A be in the 10th grade a semester of contemporary composition and a semester of American literature in the 11th grade and a semester of expository composition and a semester of world literature or a year of expository reading and course in the 12th great the C stands for the math requirement students in grades nine through 11 typical course sequence is one year of algebra one one year of geometry and one Algebra 2 is there a possible alternate courses in math which satisfy the requirement some students complete Algebra 1 in Middle School however they must still complete three years of math and grades nine through 11 the D stands for the laboratory Sciences requirement two years of laboratory Sciences are required one year of a physical science and one year of a biological science the E stands for the language other than English requirement students must take two years of the same language to fulfil this requirement such as two years of Spanish two years of French or two years of American Sign Language the ear acquirement may also be completed in middle school or through a proficiency exam nascent the F stands for the Visual and Performing Arts requirement students must take one year of Visual and Performing Arts courses that are within the same discipline of art dance music or drama the G stands for Preparatory electives requirement students must take at least one year of college preparatory elective remember that is semester of Economics from the history social science category he is identified as a g requirement by the California state City system let's summarize the categories in years required to graduate from LAUSD a refers to history social science three years be refers to English 4 years refers to Matt 3 years has to laboratory Sciences 2 years refers to language other than English two years after refers to Visual and Performing Arts one year refers to college prep elective year summarize the a through G requirements for graduation requirements for graduation student physical education all 9th grade students expected to participate in the mandated California physical performance test students must pass 5 out of 6 assessment in the Healthy Fitness Zone of the fitness gram or they must continue to take the appropriate physical education courses each semester until meet the passing requirements students must complete a one semester Health course in meetings with counselors 9th grade students evaluate their interests and abilities and identify a career Pathway to such as medicine and health arts and media engineering and design fashion and interior design information technology or finances business just to name a few before the end of their 12th grade year students must complete a service learning experience that is integrated the academic course curriculum students learn and develop important skills through active participation in high-quality service that meets the needs of the community finally students are required to obtain a total of 2 10 credits in order to graduate students receive credits for semester courses and 10 numerical credits for year-long horses past with a grade of D or better students promote from one grade level to the next based on the number numerical credits aren't students need 50 credits to promote to 10th grade 105 to promote to 11th grade 160 credits to promote to the 12th grade and 210 in order to graduate permits to earn a high school diploma from LAUSD if you have questions or would like more information please make an appointment to meet with your counselor meeting with your counselor and completing your individual graduation plan each year important step to staying informed and on track for graduation

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