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Graduation Requirements. Los Angeles Unified School District. The minimum number of credits required to graduate from high school is 170 in the state of California All students must pass Geometry to meet the C requirement of the A-G
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Graduation Requirements Los Angeles Unified School District
The minimum number of credits required to graduate from high school is 170 in the state of California • All students must pass Geometry to meet the C requirement of the A-G • The State of California requires students to take a Health course. • All students must take a VPA to meet the minimum graduation requirements in the state of California Fact or Myth?
Participants will have a detailed understanding of the A-G requirements • Participants will be able to guide their students in the class of 2016, 2017 and beyond to graduation Learning Objectives
Current LAUSD Graduation Requirements • A-G Minimum Requirements • Validation • CSU vs UC A-G Requirements • A-G guidelines • Sample A-G Transcripts • CDE Requirements • Additional LAUSD Requirements • Sample Graduation Check Transcripts Overview
English (40 credits) • English 9AB • English 10AB • Amer Lit Comp/Cont Comp • Expo Comp/English Elect • History (30 credits) • World History AB • US History AB • Prin Am Dem/Economics • Math (20 credits) • Algebra 1AB • Geometry AB • Science (20 credits) • Biology AB • Physical Science AB • VPA (10 credits) • Physical Ed (20 credits) • Health (5 credits) • Life Skills (5 credits) • Applied Tech (10 credits) • Electives (70 credits) • Service Learning • Career Pathway • CAHSEE Where we are…
A-G (CSU) 2016 & 2017LAUSD Minimum Graduation Requirements
UC:CSU only recognize courses that are posted on the UC doorways website for each school • Schools are responsible for ensuring that their course lists are updated every year • Students will not receive credit for A-G courses taken at a particular school that are not posted on the UC doorways website for that particular school UC Doorways: A-G List
Social Science – 2 years • English – 4 years • Mathematics – 3 years • Science – 2 years • Language other than English (LOTE) – 2 years • Visual & Performing Arts – 1 year (in sequence) • College Prep Elective – 1 year (G or A-F courses not considered introductory level) A-G Minimum Requirements
Validation occurs when a student has successfully completed advanced work (earning a grade of C or better) in an area of sequential knowledge • Substitution occurs when a student completes an alternate course in the same subject area Validation and Substitution
Validation occurs when a student has successfully completed advanced work (earning a grade of C or better) in an area of sequential knowledge • Validation applies to: • Mathematics • Language other than English (LOTE) • Chemistry (CSU) Validation
Part B of a course will validate part A • Algebra 2B validates Algebra 1 and Algebra 2A • Statistics & Prob AB/AP Statistics AB will only validate Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 • Geo & Alg Trig B validates Alg 1, Geo AB, Alg2 • One semester of an advanced level course will validate all math (as long as both semesters of Geometry have been attempted – UC Only) • Advanced level courses: > Trig/Math Anal AB > Discrete Math AB > Math Analysis AB > AP Calculus ABC Sample Transcript ALGEBRA 1 C 09 GEOMETRY A C 10 GEOMETRY B D 10 ALGEBRA 2A D 11 TRIG/MATH A C 12 Student completed 3 year math requirement Validation - Mathematics
Higher level course will validate lower level course • Some native speaker courses are equivalent to two years. (ex. Spanish Speakers 1B = 2 years) Sample Transcript MAND SP 1A C 09 MAND SP 1B C 10 MAND SP 2A C 11 MAND SP 2B D 11 Student DOES NOT meet the requirement Sample Transcript SPAN 1A C 10 SPAN 1B F 10 SPAN 2A D 11 SPAN 2B C 11 Student completed LOTE 2 yr requirement Sample Transcript SPAN SP 1B C 10 Student completed LOTE 2 yr requirement Sample Transcript SPAN SP 1B C 10 SPAN SP 2A F 11 SPAN SP 2B D 11 Student completed LOTE 2 yr requirement Validation - LOTE
Chemistry B will validate Chemistry A Sample Transcript AP CALCULUS A A 09 AP CALCULUS B A 09 AP CALCULUS B A 10 AP CALCULUS C A 10 PILIPINO SPK 1A A 11 PILIPINO SPK 1B A 11 CHEM A A 11 CHEM B D 11 Sample Transcript GEOM A C 09 GEOM B D 09 SPANISH 1A C 09 SPANISH 1B F 09 ALGEBRA 2A C 10 ALGEBRA 2B D 10 SPANISH 2A D 10 SPANISH 2B C 10 TRIG/MATH A B 11 CHEM A D 11 CHEM B C 11 Sample Transcript GEOM A F 09 GEOM B C 09 SPAN SP 1A D 09 SPAN SP 1B C 09 ALGEBRA 2A F 10 ALGEBRA 2B C 10 SPAN SP 2A D 10 CHEM A F 11 CHEM B C 11 Validation – Chemistry (CSU) • Math • LOTE • Chemistry • Math • LOTE • Chemistry YES - Math (CSU) NO - LOTE NO - Chemistry
Substitution occurs when a student completes an alternate course in the same subject area Sample Transcript ENGLISH 9A F 09 ENGLISH 9B D 09 ENGLISH 10A C 10 ENGLISH 10B C 10 WRIT SEM A C 10 WRIT SEM B C 10 AM LIT COMP C 11 CONT COMP B 11 ERWC A B 12 ERWC B B 12 Substitution
UC:CSU only recognize courses that are posted on the UC doorways website for each school • Schools are responsible for ensuring that their course lists are updated every year • Students will not receive credit for A-G courses taken at a particular school that are not posted on the UC doorways website for that particular school UC Doorways: A-G List
Examples of combination of courses that meet the B requirement Sample Transcript ENGLISH 9A F 09 ENGLISH 9B D 09 ENGLISH 10A C 10 ENGLISH 10B C 10 WRIT SEM A C 10 WRIT SEM B C 10 AM LIT COMP C 11 CONT COMP B 11 ERWC A B 12 ERWC B B 12 B Subject Area 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years
* With validation. UC ONLY - Geometry must be attempted. Examples of combination of courses that meet the C requirement Sample Transcript ALGEBRA 1 C 09 GEOMETRY A F 10 GEOMETRY B D 10 ALGEBRA 2A D 11 TRIG/MATH A C 12 Student completed 3 year math requirement C Subject Area (CSU)
1 year US History OR ½ US History & ½ Amer. Gov. • 1 year World History, Geog, Cultures OR Hist/Social Science (any combination from “a” and/or “g”) Examples of combination of courses that meet the US History requirement US HIST A US HIST B US HIST A PRIN AMER DEM US HIST B PRIN AMER DEM A Subject Area (CSU) Examples of combination of courses that meet the History/Social Science requirement A A A, G G WLD HIST A WLD HIST B WLD HIST A GEOG A ASIAN STUDIES ECONOMICS INTRO PSYCH INTRO SOC
Examples of combination of courses that meet the D requirement. Biological BIO A BIO B Physical CHEM A CHEM B Biological BIO A BIO B Physical PHYS GEO A PHYS GEO B Biological MAR SCI A MAR SCI B Physical PHYSICS A PHYSICS B Biological BIO A BIO B Physical ICS 1A ICS 1B Biological ICS A ICS B Physical ICS 2A ICS 2B Biological ICS 1A ICS 1B Physical PHYS GEO A PHYS GEO B D D D Subject Area (CSU) D G G G D G D G D G
* With validation. Examples of combination of courses that meet the E requirement Sample Transcript SPAN 1A C 10 SPAN 1B F 10 SPAN 2A D 11 SPAN 2B C 11 Student completed LOTE 2 yr requirement Sample Transcript SPAN SP 1B C 10 Student completed LOTE 2 yr requirement Sample Transcript SPAN SP 1B C 10 SPAN SP 2A F 11 SPAN SP 2B D 11 Student completed LOTE 2 yr requirement E Subject Area
Examples of combination of courses that meet the F requirement PAINTING 1A 09 PAINTING 1B 09 PAINTING 1B 09 PAINTING 2A 11 PAINTING 1B 09 PAINTING 1A 10 F Subject Area
Examples of combination of courses that meet the G requirement ICS 1A ICS 1B GEOG A JAZZ ENS A PRIN AMER DEM AP MUSIC THY A G Subject Area
Determine whether the students have met the A-G requirements SAMPLE TRANSCRIPTS
Transcript 1 Approved
Transcript 2 *Indicates college course
Transcript 4 Not Approved
Transcript 5 Approved
Transcript 6 Not Approved
Transcript 7 NOT APPROVED
Transcript 8 Approved
A-G • Social Science – 2 years • English – 4 years • Mathematics – 3 years • Science – 2 years • LOTE – 2 years • Visual & Performing Arts – 1 year • College Prep Elective – 1 year 2016 & 2017LAUSD Minimum Graduation Requirements
SAME CSU:UC A-G Comparison Chart SAME SAME SAME
A-G CDE AdditionalLAUSD 2016 & 2017LAUSD Minimum Graduation Requirements English – 3 years Math – 2 years inc Algebra I Social Studies/Science – 3 years Science – 2 years Foreign Language/VPA – 1 year Physical Education – 2 years CAHSEE: ELA/MATH Pass
2 years of math courses from 9th-12th grade. CDE Requirements
Health • Service Learning • Career Pathway • 210 Credits LAUSD Requirements
Verify that the students have met the graduation requirements GRADUATION VERIFICATION
Approved GRAD VERIFICATION 210
20 Approved P/P GRAD VERIFICATION 220
Approved GRAD VERIFICATION 210
Not Approved P/P GRAD VERIFICATION 210