PONDEROSA HIGH SCHOOL

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

EDUHSD

Graduation Requirements

English 40 credits 4 years

Math 30 credits 3 years

Life Fitness 20 credits 2 years

Life Science 10 credits 1 year

Physical Science 10 credits 1 year

Fine Art or

Foreign Language 10 credits 1 year

World History 10 credits 1 year

US Hist/Geog 10 credits 1 year

Government 5 credits 1 semester

Economics 5 credits 1 semester

Health 5 credits 1 semester

Computer Tech I 5 credits 1 semester

Electives 80 credits

Total 240 credits

ü Successful passing of the Senior Exit Exam

Fine Arts or Foreign Language: there is a 10-unit requirement in this area. Students may select classes from either area. Fine Arts: any class from the Fine Arts Department: Music, Drama, Arts and Crafts, or Floral Design. Foreign Language: includes, but is not limited to Spanish, French, or German at Ponderosa High School.

California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) – Class of 2006 and on: In April of 1999, Senate Bill 2X was signed into law establishing the CAHSEE. The CAHSEE is a test that all California students must pass in math and language arts to graduate from high school. It has been determined that the CAHSEE will cover all the material in the state’s mathematics standards, up to and including algebra, and will cover the English Language Arts standards in the 9^th and 10^th grades.