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Elective choices in the 8 th grade may include the following, based on sufficient enrollment and budget: Foreign Language I Technology Foundations/Office Apps Art I Technology of Robotic Design Chorus 8 Mass Media 8 Band 8 MS Exploratory Dramatics Agriscience & Technology Family & Consumer Science Exploratory III * Students earn high school credit toward diploma requirements when they have successfully completed the course. Diploma Options and Requirements Standard Diploma 24 Credit Option The Standard (24-credit) diploma is designed for students who plan to seek further education at the community college level, or attend a technical/trade school or plan to seek immediate employment. A student pursuing a Standard Diploma and planning to seek employment after high school graduation must choose a program of study from among the variety of career and technical cluster offerings. A student who completes the courses listed in a specific career and technical cluster or completes three years of the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) will receive a career and technical completer certificate. A student seeking the Standard Diploma, who plans to further his/her education at the community college level in one of the programs listed below, may choose a tech prep concentration that provides a seamless transition between the secondary program and the community college program: Automotive Service Technology Building Trades Business and Information Technology Computer Aided Drafting & Design Technology Computer Systems Technology Criminal Justice Early Childhood Education Electronics Technology Horticulture Licensed Practical Nursing Network Systems Specialization Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources A student receiving a Standard Diploma must also earn six verified credits as indicated for subjects listed below. A verified credit is awarded when a student successfully completes course requirements and achieves a passing score on an end-of- course SOL test. Any student who does not pass the Standards of Learning Test for a content area class may be required to take a review/intervention class that emphasizes the SOL area. 10 Program Requirements Subject Credit Verified Credit Requirements Requirements Requirements English 4 2 Mathematics 1 4 1 Laboratory Science 2 3 1 History & Social Science 3 4 1 Health & Physical Education 2 Fine Arts or Practical Arts 4 1 Electives 5 5 Personal Finance and Economics 6 1 Student Selected Test 7 1 Total Credits 24 6

1) Courses completed to satisfy this requirement shall be selections from among Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra, Functions and Data Analysis, Algebra II or other mathematics courses above the level of Algebra and Geometry. Only one (1) local mathematics credit can be awarded for

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