Graduation Requirements

Screven County High School Course Requirements

Courses	Requirements for College Prep Diploma	Requirements for Career Technology Prep Diploma
English	4 units	4 units
Social Studies	3 units	3 units
Science	3 units	3 units
Math	4 units --beg. w/Alg I (Alg.I, Alg.II, Geom. & one course higher)	3 units (one unit must be an Alg. equivalent – ex. Con. of Prob. Solving PLUS Con. of Alg.)
Personal Fitness/Health	1 unit	1 unit
Fine Arts/Career Tech./ or Computer Elective	1 unit	1 unit
Career Technology Courses	4 units (3 units in one career area—see career area choices below)	4 units (3 units in one career area-see career area choices below) *additional units of vocational courses are recommended for CT students
Foreign Language	2 units

**minimum number of units for graduation for both CP and CT: 24 units**

Career Area Choices:

1. Technology

2. Computer and Business Technology

3. Engineering, Drawing, and Design

4. Agriculture

5. Early Childhood Care & Education/Family and Consumer Science

Suggested Courses by Grade Level and Program

College Preparatory Program				Career Technology Prep
Grade 9	Grade 10	Grade 11	Grade 12	Grade 9	Grade 10	Grade 11	Grade 12
English	English	English	English	English	English	English	English
Pre-Alg (does not count as CP math) Alg. I Geometry	Alg. I Geometry Alg. II	Geometry and/or Alg. II Analysis	Alg. III Adv. Alg./Trig AP Calculus	Concepts of Problem Solving	Concepts of Algebra	Concepts of Probability/ Statistics	Additional academic core elective
World History	U.S. History	Citizenship/ Economics	Additional core elective recommended	World History	U.S. History	Citizenship/ Economics	Additional academic core elective
Physical Science Biology	Biology Chemistry	Chemistry AP Chemistry	4^th Science: Physics Env. Science Anatomy	Physical Science	Biology	Environmental Science, Biotechnology, or another science	Elective
Health/ Personal Fitness	Spanish I German I (Foreign Language may be taken any 2 consecutive years)	Spanish II German II	Elective	Health/Personal Fitness	Elective	Elective	Elective
Elective	Elective	Elective	Elective	Elective	Elective	Elective	Elective
Career Tech. Class	Career Tech. Class	Career Tech. Class	Career Tech. Class	Career Tech. Class	Career Tech. Class	Career Tech. Class	Career Tech. Class

End of Course Tests:

Students will be required to take a number of End of Course Tests (EOCT) at the time a student completes certain courses. Scores on the EOCT will count 15% of the student’s grade for the course.

End of Course Tests will be administered for these courses:

Ninth grade Literature and Composition
American Literature Composition
Algebra I
Geometry
Physical Science
Biology
United States History
Economics/Business/Free Enterprise

Georgia High School Graduation Tests:

In order to receive a high school diploma, students must pass all five portions of the GA High School Graduation Tests: Writing, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. These tests are given during the junior year. Students are given additional opportunities to pass portions of the tests.