Graduation Requirements
The Missouri State Department of Elementary and Secondary education requires a planned program of four years of work for high school graduation. Students graduating from Ava High School must meet the following requirements:
Units Communication Arts 4 Social Studies 3 Mathematics 3 Science 3 P.E. 1 Fine Arts 1 Practical Arts 1 Health ½ Personal Finance ½ Electives 8 |
Communication Arts
English I 1 Unit English II 1 Unit English III 1 Unit English IV 1 Unit Math Algebra I 1 Unit Geometry 1 Unit Algebra II 1 Unit Science Physical Science 1 Unit Chemistry 1 Unit Biology 1 Unit Note: Biology must be taken at AHS. Biology DC may be taken AFTER Biology at AHS. Social Studies Government 1 Unit American History 1 Unit World History 1 Unit Health Health ½ Unit Note: 30 minutes of CPR/Heimlich in Health Personal Finance Personal Finance ½ Unit **Each student must pass tests on the United States Constitution and the Missouri Constitution before receiving a diploma. Students entering 9th grade after July 1, 2017, will be required to take the Missouri Civics Test. ** **Students may not take more than seven credits in music to count toward graduation requirements. Courses beyond this may be audited in certain cases with the specific request of the instructor. A minimum of one credit of PE must be taken, but no more than six PE credits will be counted toward graduation requirements. ***Three units of specific vocational agriculture will satisfy one unit of science credit .This will not meet the Biology requirement. ****Students must earn 25 credits including specific requirements in order to earn an Ava High School diploma |