GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Listed below are the Tennessee public high school minimum graduation requirements. Many private and out-of-state colleges and universities have entrance requirements which may exceed these state requirements.  It is the responsibility of the parents and students to contact the college or university that they plan to attend to verify the minimum requirements for admission.
UNIVERSITY PATH REQUIREMENTS
Course
English      
Mathematics (Algebra I & II and Geometry)     
Science (must include Biology)      
United States History      
World Geography or World History     
Economics   
United States Government  
Wellness   
Fine Arts    
Foreign Language (same language)     
Electives      
Total   

 

Credits
4    
3     
3      

1     
1/2
1/2 
1   
1    
2   
3      
20  

 

 

TECHNICAL PATH REQUIREMENTS

NOTE: Students must declare the technical path prior to the end of their 9th grade year; failure to do so may result in graduating a year later in order to meet graduation requirements.

Course
English      
Mathematics (must include Algebra I)     
Science (must include Biology)      
United States History      
World Geography or World History     
Economics   
United States Government  
Wellness   
Related Technical Area        
Electives      
Total   

 

Credits
4    
3     
3      

1     
1/2
1/2 
1   
4       
3      
20  

 

 

COMBINATION PATH REQUIREMENTS
Course
English      
Mathematics (Algebra I & II and Geometry)     
Science (must include Biology)      
United States History      
World Geography or World History     
Economics   
United States Government  
Wellness   
Fine Arts    
Foreign Language (same language)     
Related Technical Area      
Total   

 

Credits
4    
3     
3      

1     
1/2
1/2 
1   
1    
2   
4      
21  

 

 

COURSE ADD/DROP POLICY

Course  selection  should be made with careful consideration.  Students and parents should be familiar with requirements for graduation  and  requirements for college entrance. The following rules and deadlines shall apply regarding a student initiated request to add or drop a sixth elective course.  Required courses cannot be dropped.  A  request  to  drop  an elective course does not constitute approval to drop that course.  The Tennessee Board of Education regulations require that all students be enrolled in courses that will produce at least five (5) credits toward graduation each school year.  Therefore, only an elective, sixth subject courses can be considered for dropping or adding. No request to add a course will be considered after the tenth day of class for that course.  If the student is enrolled in six classes, only an elective class may be  dropped after  students receive their first report card for that course.

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