HIGH SCHOOL COURSES
(The following requirements will be effective beginning with students who enter the ninth grade in the 1997-98 school year or thereafter.)
Requirements for Promotion
The requirements for promotion are as follows: to the tenth grade, 5 units; to the eleventh grade, 10 units; and to the twelfth grade, 16 units.
Requirements for Graduation
A minimum of 22 units in grades nine through twelve must be completed satisfactorily in order to meet the requirements for graduation.
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