Minimum High School Graduation Requirements
Graduation will be authorized by the Board of Education and a diploma will be granted to all students who have earned a minimum of 215 semester units of credit during grades 9-12, and meet Irvine Unified School District diploma requirements.
Note: A course taken for a semester, normally earns five semester units of credit per semester. Most courses at WHS are yearlong courses where students earn 10 credits. For planning purposes, the following guidelines are provided.
| Content Area | High School Diploma Requirements | UC/CSU Minimum Course Requirements |
|---|---|---|
|
English (may include 10 units of ELD 2) |
40 | 40* |
| Mathematics |
20 (Must include Math I) |
30* Math III |
| Science | 20 | 20* |
|
Social Science |
30 | 20* |
| World Studies | [10] | [10]* |
| American History | [10] | [10]* |
| American Government | [5] | |
| Economics | [5] | |
| World Language | 20* | |
| Fine Arts | 10* | |
| World Language, Fine Arts, or CTE (10 units of one or 10 of the other) | 10 | |
| Physical Education | 20 | |
| Health | 5 | |
| Electives | 70 | |
| TOTAL UNITS | 215 |
*UC Approved Courses
