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Graduation Requirements

Graduation requirements are designed to give you a balanced curriculum that will help you develop the skills and understanding necessary to become a well educated individual. To fill out your course of study, a wide range of electives is available. These, if wisely selected, will help you explore and develop your own interests and abilities.



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  1. High school is a four year course of study; therefore, graduation requirements will be based upon credits earned in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12.
  2. A minimum of 230 credits must be earned in grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 in order to meet graduation requirements.
  3. PUSD’s mission is to ensure that each student will master the knowledge and develop the skills and attitudes essential for success in school and in a diverse society.
  4. A student who wishes to graduate in less than four years must meet with their counselor prior to the start of the school year in which they plan to graduate.

Maximum Number of Credits Allowed:

  1. No more than forty (40) credits of physical education may be applied toward graduation requirements.
  2. A maximum of ten (10) credits may be earned from Academic Tutor or Library & Information Science Teacher’s Assistant.
  3. No student may take more than one school service course per semester.
  4. A maximum of ten (10) credits in Work Experience may be earned in one term. Other school service classes may not be taken by students enrolled in Work Experience.