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Treetops High School Graduation Requirements PDF Print E-mail

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                                                Graduation Requirements for Freshman of  2010-2011 and thereafter

SUBJECT AREAMINIMUM REQUIREDSTATE RECOMMENDEDDISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT
ENGLISH4 CREDITS4 CREDITS4 CREDITS
   Inc. AP Language Arts 11th and 12th grade years
MATH3 CREDITS
4 CREDITS
4 CREDITS
 Math Models, Algebra 1
& Geometry		Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2 and PreCalculusAlgebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2 and PreCalculus
SCIENCE2 CREDITS
4 CREDITS
4 CREDITS
 Biology(10th), Physics (11th)Biology,Chemistry, Physics and Enviromental Science or AP BiologyBiology, Chemistry, Physics and Ap Biology
SOCIAL STUDIES 4 CREDITS 4 CREDITS5 CREDITS
 World Geography,World History, US History and US Government & EconomicsWorld Geography, World History,  US History,
and US Government & Economics		World Geography, World History,  US History,US Government & Economics and AP Government*
    
P.E./ATHLETICS1  CREDIT1 CREDIT1  CREDIT
    
FINE ARTS1 CREDIT1 CREDIT1 CREDIT
FOREIGN LANGUAGENONE2 CREDITS3 CREDITS
  MUST BE SAME LANGUAGE
SPEECH½ CREDIT½ CREDIT½ CREDIT
ELECTIVES7.0 CREDITS5.5 CREDITS4.5 CREDITS
TOTAL CREDITS22 CREDITS26 CREDITS27 CREDITS

Treetops High School Graduation Requirements    The above requirements are for 9th graders beginning 07-08 school year and hereafter. All 10th, 11th and 12th graders of the 07-08 school year have 1 less math credit and  1 less science credit than shown above. In addition to credit requirements, students must show mastery on the state EXIT LEVEL TAKS or TAKS-M or TAKS-Alt.

AP Classes for NON-Distinguished Grads- If recommmended, students are welcome to take AP classes even if they are not planning to take all AP classes or working towards a Distinguished Graduation Plan.  

*Treetops Distinguished graduation plan- Mandates 1 extra credit than state required adding AP Government as a requirement.

Grade Point Average:  A student’s grade point average is determined by all grade points accumulated from courses taken for high school credit.

In order to graduate with a distinguished diploma, students must accomplish to 4 sections of the following:   1. a semester average of 3.0 or better in  AP Biology for both semesters    2. a semester average of 3.0 or better in AP English for both semesters     3. a semester average of 3.0 or better in AP Government for both semesters    4. a score of 3 or better on College Board Advanced Placement Examination in AP Biology     5. a score of 3 or better on College Board Advanced Placement Examination in AP English     6. a score of  3 or better on College Board Advanced Placement Examination in AP Government. 

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