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Graduation Requirements

Learn the key differences between middle school and high school graduation requirements, including total units needed, classes to pass each year, essential exams, and additional units. Ensure you meet the criteria to advance to the next grade level and ultimately graduate from T.L. Hanna High School in South Carolina. Discover why academic success in ninth grade is crucial for graduation and explore the ten reasons to commit to graduating. Get insights into the importance of obtaining a high school diploma and the potential consequences of not graduating.

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Graduation Requirements

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  1. Graduation Requirements Class of 2020

  2. What is the difference between middle school and high school? • A lot!!! the main difference is that you EARN credits in high school for every course you take. But……

  3. The information in this column is so IMPORTANT!

  4. South Carolina Graduation Requirements T.L. Hanna High School 24 Total Units Required Minimum Requirements PE or JROTC Foreign Language or Career/Technology English Mathematics Science Social Studies 7 Electives Needed to Graduate Eng 1 Alg 1 Fine Art Computer Science US History Biology at A5CC Govt/Econ Exams Required to Graduate ACT Additional electives: These are not units…these are State tests you take during your high school career.

  5. Minimum Requirements To be a Sophomore 9th 10th 11th 12th Classes Passed during the year PE or JROTC Foreign Language or Career/Technology English Mathematics Science Social Studies 7 Electives Needed to Graduate Computer Science US History Biology at A5CC Govt/ Econ Exams Required to Graduate English HSAP ACT To have a “10” on your ID you have to have ALL the blue squares at the end of the summer of your 9th grade year. This is the ONLY way to be considered a sophomore! Additional Units

  6. So…… • If I pass all of my classes but I fail my math class, will I be a sophomore? NO…and you are considered a repeat 9th grader

  7. So…… • If I pass 5 classes but I fail PE, Art, and World History will I be a sophomore? Yes…but you have a much bigger task ahead of you the next school year

  8. Minimum Requirements To be a Junior 9th 10th 11th 12th Classes Passed during the year PE or JROTC Foreign Language or Career/Technology English Mathematics Science Social Studies 7 Electives Needed to Graduate Computer Science US History Biology at A5CC Govt/ Econ Exams Required to Graduate ACT To have an “11” on your ID you have to have ALL the blue AND red squares at the end of your 10th grade year. This is the ONLY way to be classified a junior! Additional Units:

  9. Minimum Requirements To be a Senior 9th 10th 11th 12th Classes Passed during the year PE or JROTC Foreign Language or Career/Technology English Mathematics Science Social Studies 7 Electives Needed to Graduate Computer Science US History Biology at A5CC Govt/ Econ Exams Required to Graduate English HSAP ACT To have a “12” on your ID you have to have ALL the blue AND red AND green squares at the end of your 11th grade year. This is the ONLY way to be classified a senior! Additional Units:

  10. To be a Hanna Graduate PE or JROTC Foreign Language or Career/Technology English Mathematics Science Social Studies 7 Electives Needed to Graduate Computer Science US History Biology at A5CC Govt/Econ Exams Required to Graduate ACT Remember these are MinimumRequirements

  11. 32 Units Possible—why? • College Requirements • Advanced Classes (AP, IB, Dual-Enrollment, College Courses) • Repeating Failed Courses (summer school requirements) • AVCC Courses

  12. High School League Requires: For first time 9th graders-- you must have passed the 8th grade academically (not through social promotion) 10th-12th grades- An overall passing average AND earn 5 credits from the previous year Division I Requires: 16 core courses 4 years of English 3 years of Math (Alg 1 and higher) 2 years of natural/physical science (1 year of lab if offered by high school) 1 additional unit of English, Math, or Science 2 years of Social Studies 4 years of additional courses (from the areas above or foreign language) Same for Division II in 2013 Are you an athlete?

  13. Why am I here? • Academic success in ninth grade course work is highly predictive of eventual graduation • Each year, approximately 1.2 million students fail to graduate from high school • Nationally, only about two-thirds of all students who enter 9th grade graduate with regular high school diplomas four years later.

  14. Ten Reasons to Graduate…Commit Today! 1. The top 8 jobs of the future require a high school diploma and some post-secondary education.

  15. Ten Reasons to Graduate…Commit Today! 2. The average yearly income of a high school dropout is $19,365

  16. Ten Reasons to Graduate…Commit Today! 3. The average yearly income of a high school graduate is $33,633

  17. Ten Reasons to Graduate…Commit Today! 4. A high school dropout has only a 58% chance of steady employment

  18. Ten Reasons to Graduate…Commit Today! 5. Three in every 10 students will not graduate

  19. Ten Reasons to Graduate…Commit Today! 6. High school dropouts are significantly higher risk candidates for substance abuse and crime.

  20. Ten Reasons to Graduate…Commit Today! 7. High school dropouts are twice as likely as high school graduates to slip into poverty

  21. Ten Reasons to Graduate…Commit Today! 8. Increasing the national graduation rate by 10% would reduce homicides and assaults by approximately 20% • Three-quarters of state prison inmates are dropouts, as are 59% of federal inmates. In fact, dropouts are 3.5 times more likely than high school graduates to be incarcerated in their lifetime.

  22. Ten Reasons to Graduate…Commit Today! 9. Individuals with a high school diploma have better indicators of general health

  23. Ten Reasons to Graduate…Commit Today! 10. Individuals with a high school diploma live longer Sources: Education Week; Diplomas Count (2006); Education Commission of the States (2008)

  24. The statistic that bears repeating! Every nine seconds in America a student becomes a dropout Lehr, C.A. et al. (2004). Essential tools: Increasing rates of school completion. Minneapolis, MN: National Center on Secondary Education and Transition. (Full text available online from Education Commission of the States at: http://www.ecs. org/html/Document.asp?chouseid=6649)

  25. So what do you get from me? A Blue Card

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