Graduation Requirements

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Students are eligible to receive an APS Options High School Diploma, upon meeting the following criteria:

Students must earn high school credits as indicated in chart.
APS Options students must also earn 6.0 academic high school credits through APS Options coursework, completed directly at one of the Options site or sponsored PSEO (dual college credit) coursework and/or Pickens Tech coursework.

Subject	Required Credits
Mathematics	3.0
Science	2.5
Language Arts	4.0
Social Studies Required to include: U.S. History & Civil Government	3.0 1.0 0.5
Practical Arts/Technology	1.0
Fine Arts	1.0
Physical Education	1.5
Health	0.5
Computers/Technology	0.5
Electives	5.0
Total Credits Required	22.0

*High School Language Arts Graduation Requirement: No more than 1.0 unit of credit may be applied to the Language Arts requirement from language arts courses in speech, journalism, and theater.

Coursework completed at the student’s home school is eligible for inclusion in the students Options School transcript. Home school coursework is awarded a pass/fail grade. High school level coursework completed during 8^th grade (such as Algebra I) is awarded high school credit. Dual-credit college coursework is included each semester that the student has an official college transcript sent to the Options School. A 3-credit college course is equivalent to 0.5 high school credit; a 5-credit course is equivalent to 1.0 high school credit.

In submitting home school coursework, please include the following, if applicable:

The home school coursework submitted below, for (insert Name of Student), was conducted and completed in accordance with all applicable Colorado Home School laws, according to Colorado Revised Statutes 22-33-104, 22-33-104.5 (1-6), (Signature of Home School Parent).
Student’s Grade Level and Semester of Coursework
Subject Title of Home School Course & Brief Description of Course
Credit Awarded for Home School Course
Letter Grade Awarded for Home School Course Curriculum Used in Coursework (Publisher, Text Title)

In submitting coursework from any other entity, such as public or private school, correspondence school, etc., please obtain an official transcript for submission and review.

Please submit directly to your Site Coordinator.