Graduation Requirements

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 Parents give the diploma, and decide what learning must be accomplished for their own children to receive the diploma.  (This information was confirmed by HEAV and HSLDA.)</div> <bR> <div> For those who will be attending college, check with the college about their requirements.   For those who wish to meet or exceed the public school requirements in their homeschool,  the following list is provided:</div> <bR> <div> Note:  One credit = course completion or 2/3 of a textbook finished with a C average (75%) or better.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Virginia Public High School Requirements</div> <bR> <div> Credits Required for Graduation </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="629" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 39 WIDTH="480"><bR> <div> <B><U>Discipline Areas</U></B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><bR> <div> <B><U>Units</U></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="39" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="38" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="60"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="39" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="60" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="480"><div> English...........................................................</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><div> 4</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><div> .....</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="60"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="60" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="480"><div> Mathematics<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >1</FONT>................................................</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><div> 3</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><div> .....</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="60"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="60" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="480"><div> Laboratory Science<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >2</FONT>......................................</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><div> 3</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><div> .....</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="60"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="60" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="480"><div> History and Social Sciences<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >3</FONT>..........................</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><div> 3</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><div> .....</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="60"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="60" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="480"><div> Health & Physical Education..........................</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><div> 2</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="38" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="60"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="60" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="480"><div> Fine Arts or Practical Arts............................</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><div> 1</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="38" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="60"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="60" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="480"><div> Electives.......................................................</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><div> 6</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="38" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="60"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="60" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="480"><div> Student Selected Test...................................</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><div> <U>---</U></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><div> .....</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="60"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="60" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="480"><div> <B>Total Units of Credit</B>......................</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><div> <B>22</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="38" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="60"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="60" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> -- Courses completed to satisfy this requirement shall be at or above the level of Algebra and shall include at least <B>two course selections</B> from among: </div> <div> Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Business Math, Consumer Math, or other mathematics courses above the level of Algebra and Geometry. The Board of Education may approve additional courses to satisfy this requirement. </div> <div> -- Courses completed to satisfy this requirement shall include course selections [<I>from</I>] at least <B>two different science disciplines</B>: Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, or Physics. The Board of Education may approve additional courses to satisfy this requirement. </div> <div> -- Courses completed to satisfy this requirement shall include U.S. and Virginia History, U.S. and Virginia Government, and <B>one</B> World History/Geography course. Courses which satisfy the World History/Geography course are: (a) World History; (b) World Geography; (c) World History and Geography to 1000 A.D.; (d) World History and Geography 1000 A.D. to the Present; or (e) a semester course of World History to 1000 A.D. and a semester course of World Geography. </div> <div>  </div> <bR> <div>  Requirements for an Advanced Studies Diploma</div> <bR> <div>       Beginning with the ninth-grade class of 1998-99 (graduating class of 2001-02), students shall earn the standard credits outlined in Section 2 below. Beginning with the ninth-grade class of 2000-01 (graduating class of 2003-04), students shall earn the standard credits outlined in Section 2 below, and of the total credits earned, students shall earn the following number of verified units of credits (see 8 VAC 20-131-110): English-two; Mathematics-two; Science-two; History/Social Science-two; and one additional verified unit of credit of the student's own choosing. </div> <div> Credits Required for Graduation </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="629" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 39 WIDTH="480"><bR> <div> <B><U>Discipline Areas</U></B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><bR> <div> <B><U>Units</U></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="39" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="38" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="60"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="39" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="60" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="480"><div> English...........................................................</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><div> 4</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="38" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="60"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="60" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="480"><div> Mathematics<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >1</FONT>................................................</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><div> 4</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="38" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="60"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="60" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="480"><div> Laboratory Science<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >2</FONT>......................................</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><div> 4</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="38" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="60"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="60" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="480"><div> History and Social Sciences<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >3</FONT>..........................</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><div> 4</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="38" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="60"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="60" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="480"><div> Foreign Language<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >4</FONT>...........................................</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><div> 3</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="38" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="60"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="60" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="480"><div> Health & Physical Education..........................</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><div> 2</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="38" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="60"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="60" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="480"><div> Fine Arts or Practical Arts............................</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><div> 1</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="38" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="60"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="60" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="480"><div> Electives.......................................................</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><div> 2</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="38" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="60"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="60" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="480"><div> Student Selected Test...................................</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><div> <U>---</U></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><div> .....</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="60"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="60" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="480"><div> <B>Total Units of Credit</B>......................</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><div> <B>24</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="38"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="38" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="60"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="60" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> -- Courses completed to satisfy this requirement shall be at or above the level of Algebra and shall include at least <B>three course selections</B> from among: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, or other mathematics courses above the level of Algebra and Geometry. The Board of Education may approve additional courses to satisfy this requirement. </div> <div> -- Courses completed to satisfy this requirement shall include course selections [<I>from</I>] at least <B>three different science disciplines</B>: Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, or Physics. The Board of Education may approve additional courses to satisfy this requirement. </div> <div> -- Courses completed to satisfy this requirement shall include U.S. and Virginia History, U.S. and Virginia Government, and <B>two</B> World History/Geography course. Courses which satisfy the World History/Geography course are: (a) World History; (b) World Geography; (c) World History and Geography to 1000 A.D.; (d) World History and Geography 1000 A.D. to the Present; or (e) a semester course of World History to 1000 A.D. and a semester course of World Geography. The Board of Education may approve additional courses to satisfy this requirement. </div> <div> --Three years of one language or two years of two languages </div> <bR> <bR> <div> When students below the ninth grade successfully complete courses offered for credit in grades 9 through 12, credit shall be counted toward meeting the standard units required for graduation provided the courses meet SOL requirements or are equivalent in content and academic rigor as those courses offered at the secondary level, or verified units provided students achieve a passing score on end of course SOL tests.   (SOL testing is not required for <U>any</U> Homeschooler.)</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>