To graduate from the East Side Union High School District, students need to:

• Earn 220 credits
• Pass certain required courses
• Pass proficiency tests in reading and writing and meet the computer literacy requirements (Class of 2003)
• Pass the State High School Exit Exam (Class of 2004, 2005 and 2006)

Subject

Requirements

Units of Credit

English

Students must pass four years of English.

40

Social Science

Students must pass three years of Social Science which shall include:

a.       One year of World History

b.      One year of United States History

c.       One semester of American Government

d.      One semester of Economics

30

Mathematics

Students must pass two years of math (the equivalent of Algebra I/Course 1 and Geometry/Course 2 or higher level courses).

20

Science

Students must pass two years of college prep Laboratory Science.

20

Fine Arts or Foreign Language

Students must pass a one-year course in either Fine Arts or Foreign Language.

10

Physical Education

Students must pass two years of Physical Education, of which one year must be taken at grade 9.

20

Electives

Students must take at least 80 units of credit in elective areas of study. The unit requirement for graduation is 220. To complete the unit requirement, students may select elective courses in the following areas: Art, Business, Consumer and Homemaking Education, English, Foreign Language, Mathematics, Music, Industrial Technology Education, Physical Education, Reading, Science, Social Science and Work Experience/CCOC/ROP.

80