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Graduation Requirements
Class of 2019
What is the difference between middle school and high school?• A lot!!!
the main difference is that you EARN credits in high school for every course you take.
But……
The information
in this column is so IMPORTANT!
South Carolina Graduation RequirementsT.L. Hanna High School
24 Total Units Required
English Mathematics Science Social Studies
Eng 1 Alg 1
ComputerScience
7 Electives Needed to Graduate
Fine Art
PE or JROTC
Foreign Language orCareer/Technology
US Histor
y
Govt/Econ
at A5CC
Minimum Requirements
Additional electives:
These are not units…these are State tests you take during your high school career.
ACTExams Required to Graduate
Biology
Classes Passed during the year
English Mathematics Science Social Studies
ComputerScience
7 Electives Needed to GraduatePE or
JROTCForeign Language orCareer/Technology
US Histor
y
Govt/Econ
at A5CC
Minimum Requirements
Additional Units
9th 10th 11th 12th
To have a “10” on your ID you have to have ALL the blue squares at the end of the summer of your 9th grade year.
This is the ONLY way to be considered a sophomore!
Exams Required to Graduate
English HSAP
Biology
To be a Sophomore
ACT
So……
•If I pass all of my classes but I fail my math class, will I be a sophomore?
NO…and you are considered a repeat 9th grader
So……
•If I pass 5 classes but I fail PE, Art, and World Geography will I be a sophomore?
Yes…but you have a much bigger task ahead of you the next school year
English Mathematics Science Social Studies
ComputerScience
7 Electives Needed to GraduatePE or
JROTCForeign Language orCareer/Technology
US Histo
ry
Govt/Econ
at A5CC
Minimum Requirements
Additional Units:
9th 10th 11th 12th
To have an “11” on your ID you have to have ALL the blue AND red squares at the end of your 10th grade year.
This is the ONLY way to be classified a junior!
Biology
Exams Required to Graduate
Classes Passed during the year
To be a Junior
ACT
English Mathematics Science Social Studies
ComputerScience
7 Electives Needed to GraduatePE or
JROTCForeign Language orCareer/Technology
US Histo
ry
Govt/Econ
at A5CC
Minimum Requirements
Additional Units:
9th 10th 11th 12th
To have a “12” on your ID you have to have ALL the blue AND red AND green squares at the end of your 11th grade year.
This is the ONLY way to be classified a senior!
Exams Required to Graduate
English HSAP
Classes Passed during the year
To be a Senior
Biology
ACT
To be a Hanna Graduate
English Mathematics Science Social Studies
ComputerScience
7 Electives Needed to GraduatePE or
JROTCForeign Language orCareer/Technology
US Histo
ry
Govt/Econ
at A5CC
Remember these are
Minimum Requirements
Exams Required to Graduate
Biology
ACT
32 Units Possible—why?
•College Requirements•Advanced Classes (AP, IB, Dual-Enrollment, College Courses)
•Repeating Failed Courses(summer school requirements)•AVCC Courses
Are you an athlete?
• High School League Requires:
For first time 9th graders-- you must have passed the 8th grade academically (not through social promotion)
10th-12th grades-An overall passing
average AND earn 5 credits from the previous year
• Division I Requires:16 core courses4 years of English3 years of Math (Alg 1 and
higher)2 years of natural/physical
science (1 year of lab if offered by high school)
1 additional unit of English, Math, or Science
2 years of Social Studies4 years of additional courses
(from the areas above or foreign language)
Same for Division II in 2013
Why am I here?
• Academic success in ninth grade course work is highly predictive of eventual graduation
• Each year, approximately 1.2 million students fail to graduate from high school
• Nationally, only about two-thirds of all students who enter 9th grade graduate with regular high school diplomas four years later.
Ten Reasons to Graduate…Commit Today!
1. The top 8 jobs of the future require a high school diploma and some post-secondary education.
Ten Reasons to Graduate…Commit Today!
2. The average yearly income of a high school
dropout is $19,365
Ten Reasons to Graduate…Commit Today!
3. The average yearly income of a high school
graduate is $33,633
Ten Reasons to Graduate…Commit Today!
4. A high school dropout has only a 58% chance of steady
employment
Ten Reasons to Graduate…Commit Today!
5. Three in every 10 students will not graduate
Ten Reasons to Graduate…Commit Today!
6. High school dropouts are significantly higher risk
candidates for substance abuse and crime.
Ten Reasons to Graduate…Commit Today!
7. High school dropouts are twice as likely as high school graduates to slip into poverty
Ten Reasons to Graduate…Commit Today!
8. Increasing the national graduation rate by 10% would reduce homicides and assaults
by approximately 20%
• Three-quarters of state prison inmates are dropouts, as are 59% of federal inmates. In fact, dropouts are 3.5 times more likely than high school graduates to be incarcerated in their lifetime.
Ten Reasons to Graduate…Commit Today!
9. Individuals with a high school diploma have better indicators of general health
Ten Reasons to Graduate…Commit Today!
10. Individuals with a high school diploma live longer
Sources: Education Week; Diplomas Count (2006); Education Commission of the States (2008)
The statistic that bears repeating!
Every nine seconds in America a student becomes a dropout
Lehr, C.A. et al. (2004). Essential tools: Increasing rates ofschool completion. Minneapolis, MN: National Center onSecondary Education and Transition. (Full text available onlinefrom Education Commission of the States at: http://www.ecs.org/html/Document.asp?chouseid=6649)
So what do you get from me?
A Blue Card
