Graduation Requirements
Board Policy 6146 specifies that students receiving a high school diploma from the Fremont Unified School District must successfully complete 230 credits (units) of course work. (Ten credits equal one year of work for one period a day.) In addition to fulfilling the credit requirements, students shall have successfully passed the California High School Exit Exam. Beginning with the graduating class of 2006, all students will be required to pass the California High School Exit Exam. In addition, students will complete a minimum of 40 hours of Service Learning.
The followong credits (units) are required for graduation:
40 English
30 Math (Algebra 1 required)
20 Physical Education
20 Science
30 Social Science
10 Fine Arts or World Languages or C.T.E.
5 Health Education
5 Computer Literacy (Beginning with graduating
class of 2008)
70 Electives
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Credits (Units) Required for Promotion
FUSD Board policy governs how students are promoted to the next higher grade level:
From To | Required Credits/Units |
9th -10th | 50 Units |
10th -11th | 110 Units |
11 th - 12th | 170 Units |
Graduation | 230 Units |
Benchmarks
All California students in public schools must pass the State High School Exit Exams (CAHSEE) in English and in Math in order to earn a high school diploma. Multiple measures are in place for your child to make progress towards passing the high school exit exam. The multiple measures or benchmarks include:
. STAR: CST(California State Standards Test) in math, English, science and social science
. District Writing: Given in the ninth grade within the English classroom
. Classroom assessments
. Classroom grades
COMPARISON OF VARIOUS HIGH SCHOOL COURSE PATTERNS
FOR GRADUATION AND COLLEGE
| | | . | |
High School | FUSD Graduation | UC | CSU |
Subject Area | | Requirements | Required Courses* | Required Courses* |
| | | | |
English | | 40 Units | 40 Units | 40 Units |
Mathematics | | 30 Units | 30 Units | 30 Units |
| Must include completion | Algebra I or equivalent, | Algebra I or equivalent, |
| of Algebra I or equivalent | .Geometry, Algebra 2 | Geometry, Algebra 2 |
| | | 40 Units recommended | |
Science | | 20 Units | 20 Units | 20 Units |
| | Life Science (10) | Must be in 2 of these 3 |
| Physical Science (10) | disciplines: Biology, | Physical Science, Life |
| | | Chemistry & Physics | Science, Biology, Chemistry |
| | | 30 Units recommended | or Physics |
Social Science | | 30 Units | 20 Units | 20 Units |
| | World History | World History (10) | US History (10) |
| | US History | US History/Government | Social Science (10) |
| | American | (10) | |
| Government/Econ | | |
Physical Education | | 20 Units | 0 | 0 |
Health | | 5 Units | 0 | 0 |
Computer | | 5 Units | 0 | 0 |
Visual/Performing Arts/C.T.E. | | 10 Units | 10 Units | 10 Units |
| | or | AND | AND |
World Languages | | 10 Units | 20 Units | 20 Units |
| | | 30 Units recommended | |
Electives | .. | 70 Units | 10 Units | 10 Units |
TOTAL UNITS | | 230 Units | 150 Units** | 150 Units** |
Examinations | CAHSEE English and Math | SAT I or ACT | SAT I or ACT |
Service Learning | | 40 hours | 2 SAT II Tests | |
*Four-year colleges (UC and CSU) require a minimum of C or better to meet specific requirements.
** All courses must be UC certified and appear on the high school's UC certified a-g list. At least 70 units of the 150 units must be taken in 11th and 12th grade.
Units earned in High School
6 subjects per year = 60 units/year, 60 units x 4 years = 240 units
