Graduation Requirements

Students at BCCHS, upon graduation, should be able to:

Access and organize information
Communicate effectively
Solve problems thoughtfully
Act responsibly

Birmingham Community Charter High School Graduation Requirements (Class of 2016-2019):

Subject	Credits (230 total)
Social Studies	30 credits
English	40 credits
Mathematics	20 credits
Lab Science	20 credits
Visual/ Performing Arts	10 credits
Electives	75 credits
Applied Technology	10 credits
Physical Education	20 credits
Health	5 credits
Computer Literacy	Demonstrate

For Class of 2020 and on:

BCCHS Grad Requirements

		Credits			Courses
A Requirement	Social Studies	20			World History
					US History
B Requirement	English Language Arts	40			English 9
					English 10
					Am Lit-Cont. Comp/AP Eng. Lang
					ERWC/AP Eng. Lit
C Requirement	Mathematics*		30	Algebra 1
				Geometry
				Algebra 2
D Requirement	Science		20	Biology
				Chemistry/Physical Geology
E Requirement	LOTE		20	Spanish 1/French 1
				Spanish 2/French 2
F Requirement	Visual and Performing Arts		10	Various courses
G Requirement	Electives		10	American Government
				Economics
Other Requirements			20	Physical Education
			5	Health
			10	CTE course
			40	Electives


			230*

Students must earn a D or better in all courses.

UCOP validation rules will apply for Math, LOTE, Chemistry.

A single course may be used to satisfy more than one requirement.

*Students With Disabilities must attempt, but are not required to pass a third year of math, and a second year of LOTE in order to qualify for a BCCHS diploma.

***If BCCHS changes from a block schedule, the number of credits will revert to 210 credits.