Graduation Requirements
Read these pages carefully before selecting high school courses. In making your decision, be sure to consider your abilities as a student, your interests and your goals for the future. Discuss your choices with your parents, teachers, and counselor before making your final decision.
Listed below are the graduation requirements for Santa Fe High School as well as entrance requirements for college.
220 TOTAL CREDITS ARE REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION
(5 CREDITS PER CLASS PER SEMESTER, 60 CREDITS PER YEAR)
|
SUBJECT |
EXAMPLE |
SANTA FE |
COLLEGE |
|
ENGLISH * |
English 1-P |
3 years (30 credits) |
3 years P |
|
SENIOR ENGLISH * |
English 4-P |
1 Year (10 credits) |
1 year P |
|
MATHEMATICS |
Algebra 1 - P |
3 years (30 credits) MUST include 1 year of Algebra or above |
3 years P |
|
SOCIAL STUDIES |
World Civilization, US History, Government |
2½ years (25 credits) |
2 years P |
|
ECONOMICS |
Economics |
½ years (5 credits) |
Economics is an elective |
|
SCIENCE |
Biology |
3 years (30 credits) |
2 years P |
|
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS |
Art, Music, Theater |
1 year (10 credits) |
1 year P |
|
PRACTICAL ARTS or Advanced Coursework |
Business or Industrial Arts or Spanish 3, Sr. AVID, Math Analysis, Physics |
1 year (10 credits) |
none |
|
P.E. |
P.E., Athletics |
2 years (20 credits) |
none |
|
COMPUTER LIT |
Computer Keyboarding, Mechanical Drafting |
Student must complete a computer related course |
none |
|
ELECTIVES |
Wood, Arch Drafting, French, Spanish |
50 semester credits (10 semesters) |
2 years Foreign Language (not a graduation requirement) |
|
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS |
|
Plus 20 P credits in: Foreign Lang., Science, Social Studies, English, Math, or Visual and Performing Arts |
P is the designation for all College Preparatory classes.
HP is the designation for all Honors College Preparatory classes.
AP is the designation for all Advanced Placement College Preparatory classes.