Graduation Requirements
Carter High School Graduation Requirements
Complete a minimum of 220 semester credits.
Complete the minimum course requirements, as outlined below, each semester of a class passed equals 5 credits (a grade of “D” or higher is considered passing):
- ENGLISH ........................................................................4 years……….40-semester credits
- MATHEMATICS ..............................................................3 years…........30-semester credits
- SCIENCE..........................................................................3 years……….30-semester credits
- Either Embedded or Integrated Sciences
- SOCIAL STUDIES ...........................................................3 years….......30-semester credits
- 10 credits of World History
- 10 credits of 20th Century U.S. History
- 5 credits of American Government
- 5 credits of Economics V.
- VISUAL/PERFORMING ARTS or FOREIGN LANGUAGE ….1 year…..10-semester credits
- PHYSICAL EDUCATION.........................................................2 years….20-semester credits
- ELECTIVES………………………..................................................... 60-semester credits