Graduation Requirements

Required courses and credits are based on the year a student entered high school as a 9th grader for the first time. Ninth grade starting year determines the student’s Graduation Standard Year (GSY).

At least 1 of the required units listed above must be an Honors or Advanced Placement course, a Dual Enrollment, or online (distance learning) course.

Students entering high school as freshmen must have 25 units to include:

• English: 4 Units
• Math: 4 Units. One unit must be Algebra II or higher.
• Science: 3 Units
• Social Studies: 3-1/2 Units. Selected from:
  • United States History and Geography: 1 Unit
  • World History and Geography: 1 Unit
  • Government: 1/2 Unit
  • Economics: 1/2 Unit
  • New Mexico History: 1/2 Unit
• Health: 1/2 Unit
• Physical Education: 1 Unit
• Career or Workplace Readiness or Language other than English: 1 Unit. Selected from:
  • Language other than English
  • Business Management and Finance
  • Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Automotive Technologies
  • Culinary Arts
  • Manufacturing and Construction Trades
  • Technology / Media Technologies
  • Computer Science
  • The Arts:
    • Music
    • Visual Arts
    • Drama
    • Yearbook or Newspaper
• Electives: 8 Units