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Graduation Requirements and Planner

Course Requirements

The following units are required under the new graduation rule for ninth-grade students in fall of 2022 and beyond:

Subject Credits/
Units		 Requirements
Language Arts 4
  • 8th Enhanced Literature & Composition or 9th Literature & Composition I
  • Literature & Composition II or the equivalent: AP Seminar or AP English Language
  • American Literature Composition or World Literature & Composition or Advanced Composition or AP Course or Dual Enrollment Course
  • One additional English credit
Mathematics 4
  • Algebra Concepts & Connections
  • Geometry Concepts and Connections
  • Advanced Algebra Concepts & Connections
  • Plus, one additional Math credit
Science 4
  • Biology
  • Physical Science or Physics
  • Chemistry, Earth Systems, or Environmental Science
  • Plus, one additional Science credit
Social Studies 3
  • World History
  • U.S. History
  • American Government (.5 credit)
  • Personal Finance & Economics (.5 credit)

Career Tech. / World Language / Fine Arts

 3
  • Students must take a minimum of three credits in CTAE, Fine Arts, or World Language

*Students seeking admission to a four-year college or university in Georgia must take a minimum of two units of the same language.
Health / General Physical Ed. 1
  • Health (.5 credit)
  • Personal Fitness or a Waiver (.5 credit)

*Students at Cambridge will take General PE or Weight Training and, after the class, will be required to submit the Personal Fitness waiver to fulfill the Personal Fitness Requirement.
Electives 4
  • Four additional credits are required from the subject areas listed above.
Total 23  

* Students wishing to receive industry certification in certain areas under Career Technical and Agricultural Education programs must follow specific pathways.

Hope Scholarship

Current information about HOPE Scholarship eligibility can be found at www.GAFutures.org.

Graduation Planner

The graduation planner is a tool for documenting courses taken and planned to track a student's progress in meeting the Graduation Requirements.

Graduation Planner

Promotion Guide

To be identified in a particular grade, a student must have a minimum of the following credits:

  • To be a 10th grader, you need "5" credits
  • To be an 11th grader, you need "11" credits
  • To be a 12th grader, you need "17" credits