High School Graduation Requirements
- Determined by Georgia Department of Education
- Tracked by you, your teachers, and your school counselor
- Must be met before you earn a high school diploma
- Includes 23 required credits:
- English 4 credits Electives 7 credits
Math 4 credits Health/Personal Fitness 1 credit
Social Studies 3 credits
Science 4 credits
- Grading Scale
- Grades Basic Honors AP
A = 90-100 4.0 4.5 5.0
B = 80-89 3.0 3.5 4.0
C = 74-79 2.0 2.5 3.0
D = 70-73 1.0 1.5 2.0
F = 69 & below 0 0 0
College Admissions Requirements
- Determined by individual college. Often greater than graduation requirements (even in Georgia) i.e., math or world languages
- Tracked by you - it is your responsibility to find out what the different schools you are interested in applying to require
- Must take required entrance exams (SAT, ACT, ACCUPLACER)
- Meeting the minimum admissions requirements does not guarantee admissions
What you need to know
- The various types of GPA (college, core, HOPE, and cumulative)
- Your test scores and how they stack up to those admitted to your college of interest
- The following information for your schools of interest:
- Minimum acceptance requirements
- Average high school GPA & test scores of the most recent freshman class. This is referred to as the freshman profile
- Application deadline
- Compare your stats with the minimum requirements and freshman profile