Graduation Requirements

ENROLLMENT INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS

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

* English courses aligned to CA State Content Standards only (English P/HP/AP)
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.