IKFGRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
IKFRegular Education
A minimum of twenty-two (22) units of credit will be required for graduation. Listed below are the units that must be completed before a student may receive a high school diploma.
Graduation requirements may be met as follows:
A. By successful completion of subject area course requirements.
B. By mastery of the standards adopted by the State Board of Education and other competency requirements for the subject as determined by the Governing Board in accord with A.A.C. R7-2-302 and rules established by the Superintendent.
C. By earning credits through correspondence courses (limited to one [1] in each of the four [4] major subject areas) and/or by passing appropriate courses at the college or university level if the courses are determined to meet standards and criteria established by the Board and in accord with A.R.S. 15-701.01.
D. By the transfer of credits as described in Policy JFABC.
E. An out-of-state transfer student is not required to pass the competency test to graduate if the student has successfully passed a statewide assessment test on state adopted standards that are substantially equivalent to the State Board Adopted Academic Standards.
Graduation requirements as determined by the Arizona State Board of Education R7-2-302 and the District Governing Board are as follows:
Standard Scholastic
Diploma Diploma
English 4.0 units 4.0 units
Mathematics** 4.0 units 4.0 units
Science 3.0 units 3.0 units
Foreign Language 0.0 units 2.0 units
Social Studies
World History and Geography 1.0 unit 1.0 unit
American and Arizona History 1.0 unit 1.0 unit
American and Arizona Government 0.5 unit 0.5 unit
Fine Arts or Career, Technical and
Vocational Education 1.0 unit 1.0 unit
Physical Education 1.0 unit 1.0 unit
Economics 0.5 unit 0.5 unit
Electives 6.0 units 4.0 units
Total 22.0 units 22.0 units
* In lieu of one (1) credit of Algebra II or its equivalent course content a student may request a personal curriculum in mathematics following R7-2-302.03.
** The competency requirements for social studies shall include that a student must correctly answer at least sixty (60) of the one hundred (100) questions on a test that is identical to the civics portion of the naturalization test used by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. Students may retake the test until obtaining a passing score.
The Superintendent shall determine the method and manner in which to administer the test.
Special Education
Completion of graduation requirements for special education students who do not meet the required units of credit listed above shall be determined on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the special education course of study and the individualized education program of the student. Graduation requirements established by the Governing Board may be met by a student as defined in A.R.S. 15-701.01 and A.A.C. R7-2-302.
Competency requirements. A student placed in special education shall not be required to achieve a passing score on the test that is identical to the civics portion of the naturalization test in order to graduate, unless the pupil is learning at a level appropriate for the student's grade level and a passing score on the test is required by the pupil's individualized education program.
Adopted: September 28, 2016
LEGAL REF.:
A.R.S.
15-203
15-341
15-701.01
15-763
A.A.C.
R7-2-302
R7-2-302.03
CROSS REF.:
IGD - Curriculum Adoption
IGE - Curriculum Guides and Course Outlines
IHAMC - Instruction and Training in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
IHAMD - Instruction and Training in Suicide Prevention
IIE - Student Schedules and Course Loads
IKA - Grading/Assessment Systems
JFABC - Admission of Transfer Students