Academic Development
Graduation Requirements
Required Courses and Credits
Required courses and credits are based on the year a student entered high school as a 9th grader for the first time. Ninth grade starting year determines the student’s Graduation Standard Year (GSY).
At least 1 of the required units listed above must be an Honors or Advanced Placement course, a Dual Enrollment, or online (distance learning) course.
Students entering high school as freshmen must have 25 units to include:
- English: 4 Units
- Math: 4 Units. One unit must be Algebra II or higher.
- Science: 3 Units
- Social Studies: 3-1/2 Units selected from:
- United States History and Geography: 1 Unit
- World History and Geography: 1 Unit
- Government: 1/2 Unit
- Economics: 1/2 Unit
- New Mexico History: 1/2 Unit
- Health: 1/2 Unit
- Physical Education: 1 Unit
- Career or Workplace Readiness or Language other than English: 1 Unit selected from:
- Language other than English
- Business Management and Finance
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Automotive Technologies
- Culinary Arts
- Manufacturing and Construction Trades
- Technology / Media Technologies
- Computer Science
- The Arts:
- Music
- Visual Arts
- Drama
- Yearbook or Newspaper
- Electives: 8 Units
Credit Recovery
Recovering Credits
We've all been there. You didn't do well in a class or you didn't pass it all together. We have options for you to recover your credits. Make a meeting with your counselor to discuss the credit recovery option that's right for you. Here are some recovery options:
- eCademy (during the School Year)
- APS Summer School
Option 1: eCademy
eCademy is an online recovery program where students work independently on their own to recover credits. The cost of recovering a course is $25.00 per semester. Students can work at their own pace and some students have completed a course in 6 weeks. eCademy classes cannot be added at certain dates during the semester, so it's important to meet with your counselor as soon as possible to set up your class.
Option 2: APS Summer School
Summer school has both face to face recovery options and online recovery options. Pre-registration for summer typically takes place in April. Usually there is a fee to take summer school courses. Check the website for more information when registration opens.