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A - G Requirements

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a high school diploma is one of the most important Milestones as you approach adulthood it's the combination of your elementary middle and high school education experience is that lunch Yuna further success it acts as a bridge to your College and Career aspirations with a high school diploma you have choices in order to earn a high school diploma students must complete the minimum graduation requirements set by the California Department of Education and the Los Angeles Unified School District in order to ensure minutes are prepared to succeed in their choice of College and Career LAUSD has included the a through G course requirements for California State University admissions a through G refers to the list of seven High School course categories that students are required to pass to be considered for admission to the University of California and California State University Systems  the graduation course requirements with a or better in order to earn high school diploma however in order eligible to apply to a California State University CSU or University of California UC students must complete the a through G courses C or better the a stands for the history social sciences requirements while the CSU system requires two years of coursework in this area the California Department of Education requires that students take 3 years which must include a year of modern world history 1 year of US History a semester a principles of American democracy and a semester of Economics these for history social science courses satisfy both the California Department of Education Christian requirement the a requirement and the g requirement that you will hear about in just a moment the b stands for English requirement students required to take four years of English the typical courses and each grade level include English 9A be in the 9th grade English 10 being in the 10th grade a semester of contemporary composition and a semester of American literature in the 11th grade and a semester of expository composition and a semester of world literature or a year of the expository reading and writing course in the 12th grade the C stands for the math requirement students must complete at least 3 years of math in grades 9 through 11 the typical course sequence is one year of Algebra 1 1 year of geometry and when Revell gibra 2  is there a possible alternate courses in math which satisfy the requirement some students complete Algebra 1 in Middle School however they must still complete three years of math in grades 9 through 11 the d stands for the laboratory Sciences requirement two years of laboratory science we're required one year of a physical science and one year of a biological science  the E stands for the language other than English requirement students must take 2 years of the same language to fulfill this requirement such as two years of Spanish two years of French or two years of American Sign Language the E requirement may also be completed in middle school or through a proficiency examination  the F stands for the Visual and Performing Arts require students must take one year of Visual and Performing Arts courses that are within the same discipline of art dance music or drama the G stands for which Preparatory electives requirement students must take at least one year of college preparatory electives remember that a semester of Economics from the history social Lions category is identified as a g requirement by the California State University system let's summarize the a through G course categories and years required to suede from LAUSD  a refers to history-social science three years be refers to English 4 years sea refers to Matt three years do you reverse to laboratory Sciences two years refers to language other than English ears refers to Visual and Performing Arts one year refers to college prep 1-year well these summarize the a through G fireman's for graduation don't forget about the additional requirements for graduation students must take 2 years of physical education all night grade students expected to participate in the mandated California physical performance test students must pass five out of six Assessments in the Healthy Fitness Zone of the fitnessgram must continue to take the appropriate physical education courses each semester until they meet the passing requirements students must complete a one-semester health course in meetings with counselors 9th grade students evaluate their interests and abilities and identify a career Pathway to pursue such as medicine and how arts and media engineering and design fashion and interior design information technology or finance and business just to name a few before the end of their 12 play year students must complete a service learning experience that is integrated into the academic course curriculum students learn and develop in Gordon scales do active participation in high-quality service that meets the needs of the community finally students are required to obtain a total of 2 10 credits in order to graduate students receive five numerical credits for semester courses and 10 numerical credits for year-long courses passed with a grade of D for better students promote from one grade level to the next based on the number of numerical credits aren't students need 50 credits to promote to temp 105 to promote to 11th grade 160 credits to promote to the 12th grade and 210 in order to graduate tournaments to earn a high school diploma from LAUSD if you have questions or would like more information please make an appointment to meet with your counselor meeting with your counselor and completing your individual graduation plan each year is an important step to staying informed and on track for graduation

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