• Graduation Requirements for High School Diploma AND UC/CSU ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
    (a grade of D- or above earns credit toward a diploma, a grade of C- or above is required for college admission)
     

     

    Subject

    WCCUSD Graduation Requirement, 225 credits, D- or higher grade

    UC/CSU Application Requirement, C or higher grade

    A - Social Studies

    3 years/30 credits: World History (10th grade), US History (11th grade), American Government/Economics (12th grade)

    2 years - must include 1 year of World History AND EITHER 1 year of US History OR ½ year US History and ½ year American Government

    B - English

    4 years / 40 credits

    4 years

    C - Math

    3 years / 30 credits

    3 years; 4 years is recommended

    D - Laboratory Science

    2 years / 20 credits - including 1 year/10 credits each Life Science and Physical Science

    2 years - including 1 year each of Life Science and Physical Science; at least 3 years is recommended

    E - Language Other Than English

    1 year / 10 credits

    2 years; at least 3 years recommended

    F - Visual or Performing Art

    1 year / 10 credits

    1 year

    G - College Prep Elective

    65 credits (6-½ year long courses)

    1 year

    Physical Education-PE

    2 years / 20 credits

    Not required

     
     
    *New as of 2019-2020:  Graduation requirement revised to 2 out of 3 classes in the categories of Visual/Performing Art, CTE, and Foreign Language.  UC/CSU requirement remains the same.