HIGH SCHOOL COURSES
(The following requirements will be effective beginning with students who enter the ninth grade in the 1984-85 school year.)
Requirements for Graduation
A minimum of three hundred fifteen hours (21 units) in grades nine through twelve must be completed satisfactorily in order to meet the requirements for graduation. The requirements for promotion are as follows: to the tenth grade, 75 hours; to the eleventh grade, 150 hours; and to the twelfth grade, 225 hours.
Legal References
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0069 — Requirements and procedures for issuing and awarding high school diplomas to honorably discharged World War II veterans (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0070 — Requirements and procedures for issuing and awarding high school diplomas to honorably discharged Korean Conflict and Vietnam Conflict veterans (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0140.1 — Online learning (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0142 — Prescribed courses (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0142.1 — Coursework in the founding philosophy and principles of the United States of America (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0146 — Scholastic Assessment Test preparatory course; acceptance as elective credit (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0149.2 — Awarding of high school diplomas for completion of postsecondary programs; identification of critical needs fields of study (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0149.4 — Financial literacy instruction and curriculum (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0150 — Eligibility for enrollment (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0154 — Remedial education program (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0159.4 — Policies and guidelines for awarding units of high school credit based on demonstrated proficiency (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0161.3 — Dual Enrollment Act; purpose; dual credit courses; eligibility for participation; eligibility for payment (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0209 — Financial literacy endorsement for educators (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0327.1 — Industry credentialing for career, technical, and agricultural education programs; reporting (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0329 — Requirements for high schools that receive reform grants as chronically low-performing high schools (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0786 — Parents' Bill of Rights (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-03-0496 — Definitions. Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen (REACH) Scholarship Program. (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-03-0497 — Establishment of REACH scholarship; student requirements. (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-03-0499.1 — Requirements of REACH scholar (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-04-0018 — Management and control of adult literacy and postsecondary technical education programs and schools (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-04-0140 — Vocational, Technical and Adult Education: Dual Achievement Program Definitions (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-04-0141 — (Repealed effective July 1, 2026) Establishment of pilot program; awarding of high school diploma to successful participants; skills and knowledge; eligibility for participation; regulation (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-17-0002 — Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children (Lexis)
- Rule 160-5-1-.15 — Awarding Units of Credit and Acceptance of Transfer Credit and/or Grades
- Rule 160-4-3-.14 — Work-Based Learning Programs
- Rule 160-4-8-.09 — Student Advisement