1) TOTAL CREDIT REQUIREMENT 240 CREDITS
5 credits per semester are given for each course passed with a pass (P) or D or better. There are two semesters in the school year. Students generally can earn 60-70 credits for each year. In 4 years, students must accumulate 240 credits.

2) SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS:

ENGLISH 40 CREDITS (4 YEARS)
Students are required to be enrolled in an English class for the 9th through 12th grades.

9th grade English I: 10 credits
10th grade English II/ Honors Eng II: 10 credits
11th grade English III/ A.P. Language & Arts: 10 credits
12th grade English IV/ A.P. Literature & Comp: 10 credits

MATH 30 CREDITS (3 YEARS)
Must pass three consecutive years of standards based math; 1 year of Integrated Math 1

PHYSICAL EDUCATION 20 CREDITS (2 YEARS)
Students will be enrolled in 2 years of PE. 9th grade PE is required.

SCIENCE 30 CREDITS (3 YEARS)
Includes one course in life science and one in physical science. Select one course from each list:

Life Science:
- Biology, AG Biology, Human Anatomy, Ag Animal Science, Ag Plant and Soil Science, Biology 10L

Physical Science:
- Chemistry, Honors Chemistry, Chemistry and Agriscience, Physics, Honors Physics, Robotics Engineering, Principles of Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Forensics, Engineering Design and Development.

SOCIAL SCIENCE 30 CREDITS

10th grade World History: 10 credits
11th grade U.S. History or A.P U.S. History: 10 credits
12th grade Civic/Economics or A.P Gov/Politics: 10 credits

PIRATE FOCUS/GET FOCUS STAY FOCUS 10 CREDITS

9th Grade Requirement

CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATIONAL PATHWAY 10 CREDITS

AG Animal Science
- AG Biology, AG Chemistry, Animal Science (Dual Enrollment)
AG Plant & Soil Science
- AG Biology, AG Chemistry, Plant Science (Dual Enrollment)
AG Mechanics: Construction
- Agriculture Construction, Advanced Agriculture Construction
AG Mechanics: Metal Fabrication
- Agricultural Metal Fabrication, Advanced Farm Equipment & Metal Fabrication (Dual Enrollment)
AG Ornamental Horticulture
- The Art and History of Floral Design, Advanced Floral Design, Plant Science (Articulated Credit)
Education
- Growth & Development of Children (Articulated Credit), Principles & Practices of Teaching (Articulation Pending), Observation, Assessment & Field Experience (Articulation Pending)
Product Innovation and Design
- Introduction to Engineering, Principles of Engineering, VEX Robotics, Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Design & Development
Food Service and Hospitality
- Culinary 1 (Articulated Credit), Culinary 2 (Articulated Credit)
Design, Media, and Visual Arts/Game Design & Integration
- 3D Digital Arts/Game Design I, 3D Digital Arts/Game Design II
Business and Finance
- Business Computer Applications (Dual Enrollment), Business Management (Dual Enrollment Pending), and Entrepreneurship (Dual Enrollment Pending)
Patient Care
- Medical Terminology (Dual Enrollment), Patient Care I, Patient Care II

FINE ARTS/FOREIGN LANGUAGE/CTE (1 YEAR) IN COURSES LISTED BELOW:

Art I / Advanced Art
Acappella Choir
Farm Equipment
Ceramics/Advanced Ceramics
Chorus
Construction Art
Symphonic Band
Color Guard
Advanced Welding
3-D Digital Art/Adv
Digital Design
Digital Photography
Culinary 1 / 2
Advanced Floral Design
Jazz Band
Drama
21st Century Yearbook Design
Drumline
AP Psychology
Art and History of Floral
Spanish I, II, III
AP Spanish

ELECTIVES 60 CREDITS (SEE COURSE CATALOG)

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