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FILE: JFD
ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
1. COURSE REQUIREMENTS
The Alabama courses of study shall be followed in determining minimum required content in each discipline. Students seeking the Alabama High School Diploma with Advanced Academic Endorsement shall complete advanced level work in the core curriculum. Students seeking the Alternate Adult High School Diploma shall complete the prescribed credits for the Alabama High School Diploma and pass the test of General Education Development (GED).
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COURSE
REQUIREMENTS
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Alabama
High
School Diploma
Credits
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Alabama
High
School
Diploma
with
Advanced
Academic
Endorsement
Credits
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Alternate
Adult
High School
Diploma
Credits
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ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ARTS
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4
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4
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4
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Four
credits to include the equivalent of:
English
9
English
10
English
11
English
12
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1
1
1
1
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1
1
1
1
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1
1
1
1
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MATHEMATICS
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4
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4
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4
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Four
credits to include the equivalent of:
Algebra
I
Geometry
Algebra
II with Trigonometry
Mathematics
Elective(s)
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1
1
2
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1
1
1
1
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1
1
2
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SCIENCE
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4
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4
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4
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Four
credits to include the equivalent of:
Biology
A
physical science
Science
Electives
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1
1
2
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1
1
2
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1
1
2
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SOCIAL
STUDIES*
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4
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4
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4
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Four
credits to include the equivalent of:
Grade
9
Social Studies
Grade
10
Social Studies
Grade
11
Social Studies
Grade
12
Social Studies
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1
1
1
1
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1
1
1
1
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1
1
1
1
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PHYSICAL
EDUCATION
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1
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1
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1
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HEALTH
EDUCATION
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0.5
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0.5
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0.5
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ARTS
EDUCATION
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0.5
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0.5
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0.5
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COMPUTER
APPLICATIONS**
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0.5
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0.5
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0.5
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FOREIGN
LANGUAGE***
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2
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ELECTIVES
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5.5
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3.5
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5.5
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Local
boards shall offer foreign languages, fine
arts, physical education, wellness
education, career/technical education, and
driver education as electives.
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TOTAL
CREDITS
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24
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24
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24
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* All four required credits in Social Studies shall comply with the current Alabama Course of Study.
** May be waived if competencies outlined in the computer applications course are demonstrated to qualified staff in the local school system. The designated one-half credit shall then be added to the electives credits, making a total of six electives credits.
*** Students earning the diploma with the advanced academic endorsement shall successfully complete two credits in the same foreign language.
2. ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS - Pass the required statewide assessment for graduation.
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1.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Effective
for students with disabilities as defined by the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (Public
Law
101-476) who begin the tenth grade in the 1997-98
school year, students must earn the course credits
outlined in
Ala. Admin. Code r. 290-3-1-.02(8)(g)1. and
successfully complete an approved occupational
portfolio in order to
be awarded the Alabama Occupational Diploma.
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COURSE
REQUIREMENTS
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Alabama
Occupational Diploma
Credits
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ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ARTS
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4
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Four
credits to include the equivalent of:
Employment
English I
Employment
English II
Employment
English III
Applied
Employment English IV
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1
1
1
1
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MATHEMATICS
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4
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Four
credits to include the equivalent of:
Job
Skills Math I
Job
Skills Math II
Job
Skills Math III
Applied
Job Skills Math IV
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1
1
1
1
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SCIENCE
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4
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Four
credits to include the equivalent of:
Life
Skills Science I
Life
Skills Science II
Life
Skills Science III
Applied
Life Skills Science IV
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1
1
1
1
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SOCIAL
STUDIES
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4
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Four
credits to include the equivalent of:
Career
Preparation I
Career
Preparation II
Career
Preparation III
Applied
Career Preparation IV
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1
1
1
1
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CAREER/TECHNICAL
EDUCATION
*Cooperative
Career/Technical Education
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2
1
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HEALTH
EDUCATION
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0.5
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PHYSICAL
EDUCATION
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1
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ARTS
EDUCATION
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0.5
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ELECTIVES
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3
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Existing
laws require LEAs to offer arts education,
physical education, wellness education,
career/technical education, and driver
education as electives.
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TOTAL
CREDITS
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24
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*May
be a part of the two credits for Career/Technical
Education.
The designated one credit for Cooperative
Education will then be added to the electives,
making a total of four electives.
2.
ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS
Complete
successfully an approved Alabama Occupational
Diploma Portfolio for graduation.
Alabama
High School Diploma with Career/Technical
Endorsement and
Alabama
High School Diploma with Advanced Career/Technical
Endorsement
1.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Effective
for students who begin the ninth or tenth grade in
the 1999-2000 school year, students may earn an
Alabama High School Diploma with Career/Technical
Endorsement or an Alabama High School Diploma with
Advanced Career/Technical Endorsement by completing
the required credits in the core curriculum
consistent with guidelines established by the State
Department of Education and local boards and a
coherent sequence of three career/technical courses
in a career major.
For the advanced career/technical
endorsement, advanced level work must be completed;
and core curriculum requirements may be satisfied by
credit earned through applied academic courses or
embedded or substitute credit situations.
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COURSE
REQUIREMENTS
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Alabama
High School Diploma
with
Career/Technical
Endorsement
Credits
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Alabama
High School Diploma
with Advanced Career/Technical
Endorsement
Credits
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ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ARTS
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