Graduation
Requirements
Class of 2019
What is the difference between
middle school and high school?
• A lot!!!
But……
the main difference is that you EARN credits
in high school for every course you take.
The
information in
this column is
so
IMPORTANT!
Minimum
South Carolina Graduation Requirements
T.L. Hanna High School
Requirements
24 Total Units Required
English
Eng 1
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
PE or
JROTC
Alg 1
Foreign Language or
Career/Technology
7 Electives Needed to Graduate
Fine Art
Biology
US
History
Govt/
Econ
Computer
Science
at
A5CC
Exams Required
to Graduate
ACT
Additional electives:
These are not units…these
are State tests you take
during your high school
career.
To be a
Sophomore
Minimum
Requirements
English
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Biology
US
History
PE or Foreign Language or
JROTC Career/Technology
9th 10th
11th
Classes Passed during the year
7 Electives Needed to Graduate
Computer
Science
at A5CC
Govt/
Econ
Exams Required
to Graduate
To have a “10” on your ID you have
to have ALL the blue squares at the
end of the summer of your 9th grade
year.
This is the ONLY way to be
considered a sophomore!
Additional
Units
12th
English
ACT
HSAP
So……
•If I pass all of my classes
but I fail my math class,
will I be a sophomore?
NO…and you are
considered a repeat 9th
grader
So……
•If I pass 5 classes but I fail
PE, Art, and World
Geography will I be a
sophomore?
Yes…but you have a much
bigger task ahead of you the
next school year
To be a Junior
Minimum
Requirements
English
Mathematics
9th 10th
11th
12th
Classes Passed during the year
Science
Social Studies
Biology
US
History
PE or Foreign Language or
JROTC Career/Technology
7 Electives Needed to Graduate
Computer
Science
at
A5CC
Govt/
Econ
Exams Required
to Graduate
To have an “11” on your ID
you have to have ALL the blue
AND red squares at the end of
your 10th grade year.
This is the ONLY way to be
classified a junior!
Additional
Units:
ACT
Minimum
Requirements
English
Mathematics
To be a Senior
9th 10th
11th
Classes Passed during the year
Science
Social Studies
Biology
US
History
PE or Foreign Language or
JROTC Career/Technology
7 Electives Needed to Graduate
Computer
Science
at
A5CC
Govt/
Econ
Exams Required
to Graduate
To have a “12” on your ID you have
to have ALL the blue AND red AND
green squares at the end of your 11th
grade year.
This is the ONLY way to be
classified a senior!
12th
Additional
Units:
English
ACT
HSAP
To be a Hanna Graduate
English
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Biology
US
History
Govt/
Econ
PE or
JROTC
Foreign Language or
Career/Technology
7 Electives Needed to Graduate
Computer
Science
at
A5CC
Exams Required
to Graduate
Remember these are
Minimum Requirements
ACT
32 Units Possible—why?
•College Requirements
•Advanced Classes
(AP, IB, Dual-Enrollment, College
Courses)
•Repeating Failed Courses
(summer school requirements)
•AVCC Courses
Are you an athlete?
• High School League
Requires:
For first time 9th graders-you must have passed the
8th grade academically
(not through social
promotion)
10th-12th gradesAn overall passing average
AND earn 5 credits from
the previous year
• Division I Requires:
16 core courses
4 years of English
3 years of Math (Alg 1 and higher)
2 years of natural/physical science
(1 year of lab if offered by high
school)
1 additional unit of English, Math,
or Science
2 years of Social Studies
4 years of additional courses (from
the areas above or foreign
language)
Same for Division II in 2013
Why am I here?
• Academic success in ninth grade course work is
highly predictive of eventual graduation
• Each year, approximately 1.2 million students fail
to graduate from high school
• Nationally, only about two-thirds of all students
who enter 9th grade graduate with regular high
school diplomas four years later.
Ten Reasons to Graduate…
Commit Today!
1. The top 8 jobs of the future
require a high school diploma and
some post-secondary education.
Ten Reasons to Graduate…
Commit Today!
2. The average yearly income of
a high school dropout is
$19,365
Ten Reasons to Graduate…
Commit Today!
3. The average yearly income of
a high school graduate is
$33,633
Ten Reasons to Graduate…
Commit Today!
4. A high school dropout has only a
58% chance of steady
employment
Ten Reasons to Graduate…
Commit Today!
5. Three
in every 10 students
will not graduate
Ten Reasons to Graduate…
Commit Today!
6. High school dropouts are
significantly higher risk candidates for
substance abuse and crime.
Ten Reasons to Graduate…
Commit Today!
7. High school dropouts are
twice as likely as high school
graduates to slip into poverty
Ten Reasons to Graduate…
Commit Today!
8. Increasing the national graduation rate by 10%
would reduce homicides and assaults by
approximately 20%
• Three-quarters of state prison inmates are dropouts, as
are 59% of federal inmates. In fact, dropouts are 3.5
times more likely than high school graduates to be
incarcerated in their lifetime.
Ten Reasons to Graduate…
Commit Today!
9. Individuals with a high school
diploma have better indicators
of general health
Ten Reasons to Graduate…
Commit Today!
10. Individuals with a high school diploma
live longer
Sources: Education Week; Diplomas Count (2006); Education
Commission of the States (2008)
The statistic that bears repeating!
Every nine seconds in
America a student
becomes a dropout
Lehr, C.A. et al. (2004). Essential tools: Increasing rates of
school completion. Minneapolis, MN: National Center on
Secondary Education and Transition. (Full text available online
from Education Commission of the States at: http://www.ecs.
org/html/Document.asp?chouseid=6649)
So what do you get from me?
A Blue Card