MINERAL COUNTY GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Changing West Virginia state graduation requirements impact Mineral County
Programs of Study and the Major Requirements and Major Electives described below.
All students must have a fourth social studies class (Civics). All professional pathway
students must complete two years of a foreign language, a fourth math and a fourth
science. Skilled pathway students must complete a fourth math and those enrolled in
technical school programs must complete two of four WVDE defined technical school
courses. For the freshman class of 2004-2005 and beyond: Entry pathway students in
technical programs must complete four of the WVDE defined technical school courses.
Professional
Credits
ENGLISH
SOCIAL STUDIES
4
4
Skilled
Credits
Entry
Credits
4
4
4
4
4
3/ 4
Social Studies I, II, III, IV (Civics)
MATH
4
Entry pathway freshman of 2004 and 2005- 3 credits required. Entry pathway freshman
of 2006 and beyond – 4 credits required. Entry pathways: two of three credits must be
Algebra or equivalent & one higher. Professional & Skilled Pathways: three of four
credits must be Algebra or equivalent & two higher.
SCIENCE
4
3
3
Integrated Science 9 and Integrated Science 10 required (Graduates 2008)
Integrated Science 9 required (Graduates 2009 and beyond)
PHYSICAL EDUCATION……………………….. 1 Unit
HEALTH…………………………………………… 1 Unit
FINE ARTS……………………………………….. 1 Unit
COMPUTER/ TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS.1 Unit
CAREER MAJOR COURSE……………………. 1 Unit
CAREER MAJOR REQUIREMENTS………….. 4 Units
REQUIRED MAJOR ELECTIVES……………… 3 Units
The total minimum number of units a student must earn is 27 or 5 less than the
total possible during four years of high school attendance. Students transferring from other
school systems with varying credit requirements may not have had opportunity for 8 credits per
year.
As part of the planned educational program, all students are required to select
and complete a Program of Studies or a modified Program of Studies as recommended by a
school committee and approved by the principal. Completion necessitates selection of a Career
Cluster, and a Career Major within the cluster. Each program requires four specific career
major courses and three career major electives. Skilled pathway students must include a
fourth math among their four major elective courses. Professional pathway students complete
their career major classes with state requirements for two foreign languages, a fourth math and
fourth science. These courses are sometimes made specific within the program of studies.
Professional pathway students then choose the three major electives in order to make their
program
provide
the
best
preparation
for
their
selected
career.
Students must complete a Program of Studies or a modified Program of Studies.
Students must also complete a Work-Based Learning Experience during grades 9-12. This
experience must be related to the selected career cluster, and it must be verified by the school.