High School Graduation Requirements

In the State of Florida

• ENGLISH – 4 credits
• SCIENCE – 3 credits (two with labs)
• MATHEMATICS – 3 credits (at least Algebra I)
• SOCIAL STUDIES – 3 credits (World History; USA History; USA Government/Economics)
• LIFE MANAGEMENT SKILLS – 1/2 credit
• PHYSICAL EDUCATION – 1/2 credit
• PERFORMING OR PRACTICAL ARTS – 1/2 credit each or 1 Credit either)
• COMPUTER COMPETENCY
• ELECTIVES – 9 credits
• 24 Total credits needed for graduation!

• Four Year University Minimum Requirements:
• This will vary from school to school but these are the VERY MINIMUM standards for competitive schools:
• ENGLISH – 4 credits
• SCIENCE – 4 credits
• MATHEMATICS – 4 credits
• SOCIAL STUDIES – 4 credits
• FOREIGN LANGUAGE –at least two consecutive years in a foreign language

• Bright Futures Scholarship Program
• Applying for the “Academic Scholars” level of the Bright Futures Scholarship Program requires 75 hours of community service, an SAT score of or above 1270, and a GPA of 3.5 on a weighted scale. This scholarship will pay 100% of tuition and fees and $600.00 cost of education allowance to any Florida public university. It will also pay a comparable fixed amount to any private, including Christian, Florida school.

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