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Lakeview Ft Oglethorpe High School

Graduation Requirements

 

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

AREAS OF STUDY 

REQUIREMENTS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

4 UNITS 

1 UNIT MUST BE IN 9TH GRADE LIT/COMP 

1 UNIT MUST BE IN AMERICAN LIT

MATHEMATICS 

4 UNITS 

MUST INCLUDE GEOMETRY, ALGEBRA I, ALGEBRA II,  PRECALCULUS OR THE EQUIVALENT HONORS/AP/DE COURSES

SCIENCE 

4 UNITS 

MUST INCLUDE BIOLOGY I, 1 UNIT OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE  OR PHYSICS, 1 UNIT OF CHEMISTRY, EARTH SYSTEMS,  ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE OR AN AP/IB/DE COURSE, AND 1  ADDITIONAL SCIENCE UNIT*

SOCIAL STUDIES 

4 UNITS 

1 UNIT EACH OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT, WORLD  HISTORY, US HISTORY AND ECONOMICS

CAREER TECHNICAL AND AGRICULTURAL  EDUCATION (CTAE), AND/OR FOREIGN  LANGUAGE, OR FINE ARTS

AT LEAST 3 UNITS 

STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SELECT COURSES IN  FOCUSED AREA OF INTEREST**

HEALTH/PERSONAL FITNESS 

1 UNIT (0.5 PERSONAL FITNESS, 0.5 HEALTH) 

3 UNITS OF JROTC MAY BE USED TO SATISFY THIS  REQUIREMENT

FOREIGN LANGUAGE 

IF PLANNING TO ATTEND A 4 YEAR COLLEGE STUDENTS MUST HAVE 2 UNITS OF THE SAME LANGUAGE

FROM HERE TO CAREER

1 UNIT 

ELECTIVES/CAREER PATHWAYS 

7 UNITS

TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED*** 

28



 

*Students should consult with their counselor for more information on the fourth science requirement. 

**Students may earn three units of credit in a coherent sequence of CTAE courses through a self selected pathway leading to college readiness and a career readiness certificate endorsed by related  industries. 

***To be considered for the graduates with honors designation, a student must have taken at least 6  Honors/AP/Dual Enrollment courses and have a cumulative GPA in the core classes of 89.5 or higher (HOPE scholarship courses are the core classes), whether through traditional or virtual instructional  delivery methods. 

****To be eligible for the HOPE scholarship, students must have four courses of rigor. Please see course  rigor list.