HS+5+GRAD+PLAN

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS (Policy EIF Local Exhibit) THESE THREE PLANS ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL STUDENTS **ENTERING A TEXAS PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL AUGUST 2007 AND THEREAFTER.** Students entering grade 9 in school year 2004-2005, and thereafter, who wish to graduate on the Minimum High School Plan must obtain approval granted by the SST, ARD, or 504 Committee no earlier than grade 10. Policy EIF (Local) requires all students to be enrolled in a math, science and social studies class in grades 9 through 11. See page 6 for 4th Math. If MMA is taken as one of the 4 math courses, then it must be taken before Algebra II. ||  || and Algebra II. See page 6 for 4th Math. MMA will not count toward DAP Math. ||  || A student may substitute Chemistry or Physics for IPC and then must use the second of these two courses as the Academic Elective Credit. || 2.0 || Biology and two credits must be chosen from the following areas: A.* Integrated Physics and Chemistry (IPC) B. Chemistry C. Physics See page 6 for 4thScience. A. Chemistry B. Physics
 *  DISCIPLINE || MINIMUM HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM || CREDITS || RECOMMENDED HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM || CREDITS || DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM* || CREDITS ||
 * English Language Arts || English I, II, III, and IV || 4.0 || English I, II, III, and IV || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">4.0 || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">English I, II, III, and IV || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">4.0 ||
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Mathematics || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Must include Algebra I and || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">3.0 || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Must consist of Algebra I, Geometry, and || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">4.0 || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Must consist of Algebra I, Geometry, || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">4.0 ||
 * || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Geometry || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;"> || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Algebra II.
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Science || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Biology and IPC ;
 * IPC will not count toward RHSP requirements for freshmen entering in 2012-2013. || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">4.0 || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Biology and two credits must be chosen from the following areas:

See page 6 for 4th Science. 3rd and 4th year of Science may not be taken concurrently. Networking, BIMM, Comp. App., Tech. Systems, Comm. Graphics, Game Prog, Comp. Multimedia/Animation, PLTW sequence, Comp Science, Digital Graphics & Animation, Web Mastering, or Media Tech sequence Pending Policy EIF (Local) || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">1.0 || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 7.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Options include: BCIS I, BCIS II, Telecom/Networking, BIMM, Comp. App., Tech. Systems, Comm. Graphics, Game Programming, Comp. Multimedia/Animation, PLTW sequence, Comp Science, Digital Graphics & Animation, Web Mastering, or Media Tech sequence Pending Policy EIF (Local) || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">1.0 || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 7.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Options include: BCIS I, BCIS II, Telecom/Networking, BIMM, Comp. App., Tech. Systems, Comm. Graphics, Business Comp. Programming, Comp. Multimedia/Animation, PLTW sequence, Comp Science, Digital Graphics & Animation, or Web Mastering Pending Policy EIF (Local) || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">1.0 || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Pending HB 3 interpretation || || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">1.0 || || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">1.0 || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Pending HB 3 interpretation || || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">3.5 || || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">2.5 || *Distinguished Achievement Program requirements also include student achievement of four advanced measures. ( See pages 7-9). Students with disabilities who are enrolled in a state-mandated course as per the Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee recommendations for graduation with modified curriculum can only graduate under the Minimum Graduation Plan. (See pages 76-77). <span style="color: black; font-family: 'AFMDK K+ Palatino'; font-size: 7.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'AFMDK K+ Palatino';"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'AFMDK K+ Palatino'; font-size: 7.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'AFMDK K+ Palatino'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">
 * IPC will not count toward DAP Science requirements. || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">4.0 ||
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Social Studies || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Must consist of World History Studies or World Geography Studies, U.S. History Studies, U.S. Government. || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">2.5 || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Must consist of World History Studies, World Geography Studies, U.S. History Studies, and U.S. Government. || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">3.5 || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Must consist of World History Studies, World Geography Studies, U.S. History Studies, and U.S. Government. || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">3.5 ||
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Economics || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Emphasis on the free enterprise system || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">0.5 || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Emphasis on the free enterprise system || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">0.5 || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Emphasis on the free enterprise system || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">0.5 ||
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Academic Elective || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Must be selected from World || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">1.0 || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">None Required || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">0 || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">None Required || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">0 ||
 * [[image:file:///C:/DOCUME~1/suthomas/LOCALS~1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image002.gif width="40" height="28" caption="Text Box: 5"]] || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">History Studies, World Geography Studies, or state-approved science course. If a student replaces IPC with either Chem. or Phys. in the Science requirements, the academic elective must be the other of these two science courses. || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;"> || || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;"> || || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;"> ||
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Physical Education || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Foundations of Personal Fitness || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">0.5 || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Foundations of Personal Fitness || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">0.5 || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Foundations of Personal Fitness || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">0.5 ||
 * || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">P.E. (limit of two state credits) || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">1.0 || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">P.E. (limit of two state credits) || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">1.0 || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">P.E. (limit of two state credits) || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">1.0 ||
 * || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Can substitute PE waiver class || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;"> || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Can substitute PE waiver class || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;"> || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Can substitute PE waiver class || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;"> ||
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Languages Other Than English || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">None Required || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">0 || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Must consist of any two levels in the same language || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">2.0 || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Must consist of any three levels in the same language || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">3.0 ||
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Health Education || Pending Policy EIF (Local) || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">0.5 || Pending Policy EIF (Local) || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">0.5 || Pending Policy EIF (Local) || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">0.5 ||
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Technology Applications || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 7.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Options include: BCIS I, II, Telecom/
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Fine Arts || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';"> || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">1.0
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Communications App || <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';"> || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">0.5 || || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">0.5 || || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">0.5 ||
 * <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times';">Electives || || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">5.5
 * Total Program Credits || || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">22 || || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">26 || || <span style="color: windowtext; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; msobidifontfamily: 'DIGMI M+ Times'; text-align: center;">26 ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 7.5pt; msospacerun: yes; text-align: center;"> ||