Subject Area HEAR (Higher Education Admissions Recommendations) 27J (Semester Credits) STEAD (Semester Credits)
English 4 Years 8 (4 Years) 8 (4 Years)
Mathematics (Must include Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II or equivalents) 4 Years 6 (3 Years) 8 (4 Years)
Natural/Physical Sciences (two units must be lab-based) 3 Years 6 (3 Years) 6 (3 Years)
Social Science 3 Years 6 (3 Years)

  • 4 (2 Years History)
  • 1 (.5 Year Economics)
  • 1 (.5 Year Political Science/Civics)
 6 (3 Years)

  • 4 (2 Years History)
  • 1 (.5 Year Economics)
  • 1 (.5 Year Political Science/Civics)
World/Foreign Language 1 Year 0 2 (1 Year)
Academic Electives 2 Years 13 13
CTE and/or AP Capstone Hours n/a 2 (1 Year) 8 (4 Years)
PE n/a 2 (1 Year) 2 (1 Year)
Health n/a 1 (.5 Year) 1 (.5 Year)
Humanities n/a 2 (1 Year) 2 (1 Year)

Total Credits

46

56

In addition to the above coursework, students must meet the following requirements as well:

Subject Area HEAR (Higher Education Admissions Requirements) 27J STEAD
Additional Requirements N/a Demonstrate competency of career and college readiness in Math (Must meet 1 of the following):

  1. SAT Math 460+
  2. Successful Completion MAT 103 Math for Clinical Calculations or higher
  3. Any AP Math Course Test Score of 2+
  4. Mathematics Capstone-Related Project
 Complete a CTE agricultural pathway or an approved independent study towards industry certification or the completion of the AP Capstone coursework 

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Demonstrate competency of career and college readiness in Math (Must meet 1 of the following):

  1. SAT Math 460+
  2. Any AP Math Course Test Score of 2+
N/a Demonstrate Competency of career and college readiness in ELA (Must meet 1 of the following):

  1. SAT 430+ 
  2. Successful Completion ENG 121 Eng. Comp. I or LIT 115 Intro. to Lit. or COM 115 Public Speaking or higher
  3. Any AP English Course Test Score of 2+
  4. English/Language Arts Capstone-related Project
 Complete a minimum of one Supervised Agriculture Experience (SAE) internship (required as part of the CTE Work-based Learning component)

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Demonstrate Competency of career and college readiness in ELA (Must meet 1 of the following):

  1. SAT 430+ 
  2. Any AP English Course Test Score of 2+
N/a Community Service: 5 hours per year (20 hours total) Strongly Recommended: Take one college level course on a college campus or trade school 
N/a
Post Secondary Plan Portfolio/ Individualized Career and Academic Plan (ICAP)
Complete a post-secondary education plan (part of CTE requirements) and incorporate into portfolio