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US Government
1⁄2 unit
Other Social Studies
1 unit
Physical Education or JROTC
1 unit
Computer Science
1 unit
Career and Technology or Foreign Language
1 unit
Core Units
17 units
Electives
7 units
Total units
24 units
Please refer to the current Course Catalog for Higher Education requirements.
* Student must take and pass Biology 1 or Biology 1 Honors as one of the three required science units.
Minimum Course Load
Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors are required to take 8 courses each year. Seniors are required to take 7 courses per year. SCC dual credit courseware counted as one course per class period for minimum course level requirements.
Student Rank in Class
Students will be ranked with the class in which they enter high school. Students graduating early will be ranked as members of the senior class. Students will not receive their first official class ranking until the conclusion of their ninth grade year.
*The uniform grading scale and system for GPR and class rank will apply to all courses carrying Carnegie units, including units earned at the middle/junior high school.
*The formula will yield each student’s GPR, which can then be ranked from highest to lowest in class. Computations will not be rounded to a higher number. All diploma candidates are included in the ranking.
GPR = sum (quality points X units) sum of units attempted
*A weighted system is used for determining class rank. A student’s rank in class is determined by cumulative GPA based on the following grade conversion scale:
14 GPP-11177