SC High School Graduation Requirements. Minimum diploma requirements do not prepare for college admission. Students wishing to receive a SC high school

SC High School GraduationRequirements

Minimum diploma requirements do not prepare for college

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Students wishing to receive a SC high school diploma must:

1. Demonstrate computer literacy.

2. Pass the South Carolina Exit Examination (aka HSAP) prior to graduation.

3. Complete the curriculum requirements that follow.


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Computer Requirements

Students must complete one unit of basic computing to prove computer literacy prior to graduation. Classes that meet this approval include:

• ANIMATED COMPUTER PRODUCTION• COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (aka BCA)• DESKTOP PUBLISHING• DIGITAL IMAGING I• DIGITAL INPUT TECHNOLOGY• INTEGRATED BUSINESS APPLICATIONS• JAVA FUNDAMENTALS AND PROGRAMMING• MULTIMEDIA• ORACLE DATABASE DESIGN AND PROGRAMMING• WEB PAGE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT 1• PRINCIPALS OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

These classes are taught at the ANDERSON V CAREER CAMPUS. Students usually take these the 10th grade year.


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HSAP test

The High School Assessment Program is given to all students in their second year of high school. It tests competencies in English (including a writing assignment) and Math. Students must pass this test before graduation in order to receive a diploma.


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4 units

Four units of EnglishEnglish and MathMath are required for graduation. Most students take English I – IV with some taking English IV at Tri-County Technical College for dual credit. Most students will take Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2 for their first three Math units. The last one can be either Pre-Calculus or Probability and Statistics. Advanced students can take AP Calculus their senior year. Other students may opt for the dual credit course of Probability and Statistics at Tri-County Tech.


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3 units

Three Science units are required for graduation. One of these must be in Physical Science which you may take your 9th or 10th grade year. Most students also take Biology 1 and Chemistry. You may also take Environmental Science, Physics, AP Biology 2, or Anatomy and Physiology.


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3 units

Students must have three units of Social Studies. One of them must be US History and Constitution which is taken in the 11th grade. You must also take American Government and Economics, a 12th grade class. Other choices for the third unit are World Geography or World History.


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1 unit each

• Physical Education/JROTC.• Foreign language or Career and Technology

Education class. For student in a College Prep program to meet state high school diploma requirements, one unit must be earned in foreign language (most four-year colleges/universities

require at least two years of the same foreign language).


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Electives

Students must pass seven (7) elective units. This does not limit you to take more. There are too many electives to list but some include:

• Music Appreciation

• English Grammar and Creative Writing

• Film Studies, Yearbook, and News Journalism

• AVID

• African-American Literature and Southern Literature

• Art, Band and Chorus

• Foreign Languages

• Career & Technology classes

• Health and Weight Lifting

• Keystone


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TOTAL = 24

4 English

4 Math

3 Science

3 Social Studies

1 Computer

1 PE/JROTC

1 Foreign Language/Career & Techonology

7 Electives

24 units required for graduation


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Grade Classification

• 9th Grade: A student entering high school for the first time is considered a ninth grader.

• 10th Grade: To be classified as a sophomore, a student must have earned a minimum of 5 units of credit, including 1Math, 1 English, 1 Science and 2 additional units.

• 11th Grade: In order for a student to be a member of the junior class, he/she must have successfully completed 11 units, including 2 English, 2 Math, 1 Science and 6 additional units.

• 12th Grade: Sixteen credits must be earned to be classified as a senior. These include 3 English units, 3 math units, 2 science units, and 8 additional units.


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How many units are needed for graduation?

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graduation?Do you have to take a foreign language?What three Science classes are you going

to take?When will you be classified a sophomore?

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SC High School Graduation Requirements. Minimum diploma requirements do not prepare for college admission. Students wishing to receive a SC high school