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Graduation Requirements

In order for students to achieve a diploma from Harbor City International School, students must complete a minimum 25.5 (out of a possible credits broken down below):

Math:
3 credits, 4 possible. HCIS strongly recommends students considering a four year college enroll in a math course all four years of high school.

Students must pass:

  • 1.0 Geometry
  • 1.0 Algebra II
Other offerings: 
  • 1.0 Precalculus
  • 1.0 AP Calculus
  • 1.0 Algebra Skill Builder
  • 1.0 Coding / Statistics 
 

Science:
4 Credits 

  • 0.5 Physics A
  • 0.5 Earth and Space Science
  • 1.0 Biology
  • 1.0 Chemistry
  • 0.5 Physics B
  • 0.5 Science Elective
 

Social Studies:

4 Credits

  • 1.0 American History
  • 1.0 US Government/Personal Finance 
  • 1.0 Western Civilization/Economics
  • 1.0 World History/Geography
 

Language Arts:

4 Credits

  • 1.0 World Literature
  • 1.0 American Literature
  • 1.0 Composition and Rhetoric
  • 1.0 Literary Analysis
 

World Language:

2 Credits

  • 1.0 Spanish I
  • 1.0 Spanish II
 

Creative Arts:

1 Credit

  • 0.5 Art
  • 0.5 Music

Health and Fitness:

0.5 Credits

 

Service Learning:

0.5 Credits (Two Symposium courses) 

 

General Electives:

6.5 Credits, 8.5 possible

  • 0.75 credits per year in Symposium

For more details on graduation requirements and what year each course is offered, refer to our course catalog.

 

In order to begin a school year in any grade, students need to have earned the minimum credits listed below:

    • Sophomores have a minimum of 6.25 credits
    • Juniors have a minimum of 12.5 credits
    • Seniors have a minimum of 19 credits