GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
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GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTS
Upon graduation, a LACHSA student will have completed 225 credits. 160 of those credits are required courses in the 7 academic departments (which are listed below).
The remaining 65 credits may be earned through elective courses taken in your chosen art department.
The LACHSA curriculum meets the CSU/UC A-G requirements and all classes are UC approved.
All graduates must complete a minimum of 210 credits to graduate.
ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS
40 CREDITS - 4 YEARS
English 9 A/B (10 credits - 1 year)
English 10 A/B (10 credits - 1 year)
English 11 A/B (10 credits - 1 year)
English 12 A/B (10 credits - 1 year)
FINE ARTS REQUIREMENTS
10 CREDITS - 1 YEAR
Fine Arts (10 credits - 1 year)
LAB SCIENCES REQUIREMENTS
20 CREDITS - 2 YEARS
1 Life Science
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Biology A/B (10 credits - 1 year)
1 Physical Science
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Chemistry A/B (10 credits - 1 year)
or
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Physics A/B (10 points - 1 year)
MATH REQUIREMENTS
20 CREDITS - 2 YEARS
Algebra I A/B (10 credits - 1 year)
Any other math course (10 credits - 1 year)
PHYSICAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
20 CREDITS - 2 YEARS
2 PE Course A/B (20 credits - 2 years)
When the FitnessGram standards are established, LACOE will require all students to continue to take P.E. every semester until the FitnessGram has been passed.
SOCIAL SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS
30 CREDITS - 3 YEARS
Modern World History A/B (10 credits - 1 year)
U.S. History A/B (10 credits - 1 year)
American Government (5 credits - 1 semester)
Economics (5 credits - 1 semester)
WORLD LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
20 CREDITS - 2 YEARS
2 World Languages A/B (20 credits - 2 years