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graduate. In addition to earning course credits, each student must earn the required number of points,
unless exempted, on the tests required by the State Board of Education to graduate.

The requirements for graduation from high school include earning twenty-one (21) units of credit in
grades nine through twelve as follows:

Subject Class of 2014 and Beyond
Units Required

English Language Arts 4 credits (1/2 Literature senior year)

Health 1/2 credit

Physical Education 1/2 credit (PE 9 required, plus one more PE elective.)

Mathematics 4 credits (Must include 1 in Algebra II)

Science 3 credits (Must include 1 Life Science, 1 Physical Science and 1 unit
advanced study in one or more of the following: Chemistry, Physics
or other physical science; advanced Biology or other life science;
physical geology or other earth or space science.)

Social Studies 3 credits (Must include 1 U.S. History, 1 World History, and 1/2
U.S. Govt.)

Visual/Performing/Applied Arts 1 credit All students must complete at least two semesters of fine
arts taken any time in grades 7-12.

Computer Science 1/2 credit

Additional Courses 5 credits (Combination of 5 units of electives from: World language,
Fine Arts, Business and Computer Science, Technology and/or
Career Technical.

Economics and Financial Literacy* All students must receive instruction in economics and financial
literacy during grades 9 – 12.

*HHS presents several options to integrate the economics/financial literacy requirement of the Ohio
Core: Business Essentials or Integrated Computer Applications (Business & Computer Science Dept.),
Transitions or Independent Living (Family & Consumer Sciences Dept.), Economics or a test-out
option through the US Government (Social Studies Dept.)

Credit may be earned by:

A. completing coursework;
B. testing out of or demonstrating mastery of course content; or
C. pursuing one or more educational options in accordance with the District's Credit Flexibility

Program.

Credit may be earned at an accredited postsecondary institution.

Every high school may permit students below the ninth grade to take advanced work for credit. This work
shall count toward the graduation requirements if it was both:

A. taught by a person who possesses a license/certificate issued under State law that is valid for
teaching high school;

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