Graduation Requirements
Latino Youth High School
Graduation Requirements
Students can graduate at the end of either the fall or spring semester. The length of time necessary to meet graduation requirements varies for each student according to credits already obtained at other schools and the successful completion of LYHS courses and other graduation requirements. The breakdown of courses required in each area for graduation is detailed below.
| Credits | Course Requirements |
| 4.0 credits | Language Arts |
| 3.0 credits | Social Science (1 credit must be in U.S. History and 0.5 credit in Civics) |
| 3.0 credits | Mathematics (1 credit must be in Algebra and another in Geometry) |
| 3.0 credits | Science (1 credit must be in Biology) |
| 1.0 credits | Foreign Language, Fine Arts or Career Education |
| 0.5 credits | Health – Minimum of 18 weeks |
| 0.5 credits | College & Career Workshop |
| 3.0 credits | Electives (Chosen from any of the core subject areas) |
| 0 credits | 2.0 GPA for last quarter of attendance |
| 0 credits | 40 Service-Learning Hours (Chosen from approved list) |
| 0 credits | Score at a 10th Grade Reading Level & 8th Grade Math Level on the STAR Testing |
| 0 credits | SAT |
| 0 credits | US Constitution Test (Public Law 195) |
| 0 credits | Senior Portfolio |
| 0 credits | Consumer Education – Minimum of 9 weeks |
| 0 credits | Conservation of Natural Resources (Satisfied by Biology or Environmental Science) |
| 0 credits | Two courses that contain a writing-intensive component |
| 0 credits | Residency (Minimum of 1 semester – 90 days) |
| 18 credits | Total |