Hercules High School
College and Career Advising
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)
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Subject |
WCCUSD Graduation Requirement, 225 credits, D- or higher grade |
UC/CSU Application Requirement, C or higher grade |
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A - Social Studies |
3 years/30 credits: World History (10th grade), US History (11th grade), American Government/Economics (12th grade) |
2 years - must include 1 year of World History AND EITHER 1 year of US History OR ½ year US History and ½ year American Government |
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B - English |
4 years / 40 credits |
4 years |
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C - Math |
3 years / 30 credits |
3 years; 4 years is recommended |
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D - Laboratory Science |
2 years / 20 credits - including 1 year/10 credits each Life Science and Physical Science |
2 years - including 1 year each of Life Science and Physical Science; at least 3 years is recommended |
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E - Language Other Than English |
1 year / 10 credits |
2 years; at least 3 years recommended |
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F - Visual or Performing Art |
1 year / 10 credits |
1 year |
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G - College Prep Elective |
65 credits (6-½ year long courses) |
1 year |
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Physical Education-PE |
2 years / 20 credits |
Not 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.