- Hercules High School
- Graduation & College application requirements (A-G)
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Graduation Requirements for High School Diploma AND UC/CSU ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS(a grade of D- or above earns credit toward a diploma, a grade of C- or above is required for college admission)
A. History/Social Studies 30 credits (3 years, 10 credits per year)
**UCs/CSUs require only 2 years
B. English Language Arts 40 credits (4 years, 10 credits per year)
**UCs/CSUs same
C. Mathematics 30 credits (3 years, 10 credits per year)
**UCs/CSUs recommend 4 years
D. Science 20 credits (1 yr/10 credits Life Science & 1 yr/10 credits Physical Science/Chemistry)
**UCs/CSUs recommend 3 years of Laboratory Science
E. Language Other Than English *10 credits
**UCs/CSUs REQUIRE 2 years and RECOMMEND 3 years
F. Visual/Performing Arts *10 credits (1 year/10 credits)
**UCs/CSUs same
G. Electives 65 credits (any courses completed/credits earned over the above requirements are counted as electives)
**UCs/CSUs require 1 year from the above list
P.E. 20 credits (2 years, 10 credits per year) **not required for UCs/CSUs________225 total credits required*New as of 2019-2020: Graduation requirement revised to 2 out of 3 classes in the categories of Visual/Performing Art, CTE, and Foreign Language. UC/CSU requirement remains the same.