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Graduation Requirements for a Career Diploma

Graduation Requirements for a Career Diploma. 2012-13. What is a “Career Diploma”?.

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Graduation Requirements for a Career Diploma

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  1. Graduation Requirements for a Career Diploma 2012-13

  2. What is a “Career Diploma”? • In 2009, state policy-makers passed legislation to create an alternative Career Diploma, with the goal of improving Louisiana’s graduation rate and providing students with career and technical training to enter the workplace after high school. • In particular, the Career Diploma is aimed at giving students the opportunity to pursue an alternative diploma option through locally developed career majors.

  3. What does that mean for you? • Louisiana’s career diploma is not assured recognition by out-of-state community colleges and does not meet the minimum requirements of four-year institutions. • This means that if you decide to go to college, you may need to take some remedial courses before you will be accepted to a university.

  4. What are the graduation requirements for the Career Diploma? • English - 4 Units • Math - 4 Units • Science - 3 Units • Social Studies - 3 Units • Health - 1/2 Unit • Physical Education - 1 1/2 Units • Career and Technical Education - 8 Units • Total - 24 Units

  5. English - 4 Units • English I, English II • The remaining unit shall come from the following: • Technical Reading and Writing • Business English • Business Communications • Using Research in Careers (1/2 credit) • American Literature (1/2 credit) • Film in America (1/2 credit) • English III • English IV • Senior Applications in English • A course developed by the LEA and approved by BESE

  6. Math - 4 Units • One of the following: • Algebra 1 (1 unit) or • Algebra 1-Part 1 and Algebra I-Part 2 (2 units) or • Applied Algebra (1 unit) • The remaining units come from the following: Geometry or Applied Geometry, Technical Math, Medical Math, Applications in Statistics and Probability, Financial Math, Math Essentials, Algebra II, Advanced Math-Pre-Calculus, Discrete Mathematics, or local course(s) approved by BESE

  7. Science - 3 Units • Biology • 1 unit from the following Physical Science cluster: Physical Science, Integrated Science, Chemistry I, ChemCom, Physics I, or Physics of Technology I • The remaining unit shall come from the following: Food Science, Forensic Science, Allied Health Science, Basic Body Structure and Function, Basic Physics with Applications, Aerospace Science, Earth Science, Agriscience II, Physics of Technology II, Environmental Science, Anatomy and Physiology, Animal Science, Biotechnology in Agriculture, Environmental Studies in Agriculture, Health Science II, EMT-Basic, an additional course from the Physical Science cluster, or local course(s) approved by BESE

  8. Social Studies - 3 Units • U.S. History • Civics (1 unit) or 1/2 unit of Civics and 1/2 unit of Free Enterprise. Note: Students entering the ninth grade in 2012 and beyond must have one unit of Civics • 1 unit from the following: Child Psychology and Parenthood Education, Law Studies, Psychology, Sociology, World History, World Geography, Western Civilization, Economics, American Government, African American Studies, or local course(s) approved by BESE

  9. Health - 1/2 Unit • JROTC I and II may be used to meet the Health Education requirement provided the requirements in Section 2347 of Bulletin 741 are met.

  10. Physical Education - 1 1/2 Units • JROTC may be substituted.

  11. Career and Technical Education - 8 Units • Education for Careers and/or Journey to Careers • Remaining credits shall include the minimum courses required to complete a Career Area of Concentration

  12. Remember, you must meet all of these requirements to graduate! If you do not meet the required number of electives within your chosen Career Area of Concentration, you will not graduate.

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