Graduation Requirements

Academics Grades 9-12

Graduation Requirements

To comply with the Core 4 Curriculum adopted by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in the Fall of 2008, Episcopal School of Acadiana requires that a student earns a minimum of 24 units or credits to receive a diploma. Of these 24 units, 21 units are in specifically required courses and 3 may be in courses of a student’s choice while adhering to the required distribution of units among the disciplines.

Discipline Required Units Required Courses

English 4.0 units English I, II, III, and IV in sequential order

Mathematics 4.0 units Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus

History 4.0 units World History, Western Civilization, U.S. History, Civics

Science 4.0 units Physics I (required of ninth graders at ESA), Biology, Chemistry, 1 additional unit in a science course of choice

World Language 3.0 units 3 units in one language

Health & Physical Education 2.0 units Health & Physical Education I & II

Visual and/or Performing Arts 1.5 units

Additional Units in course of 1.5 units

Notes on Required Units:

● Upper school units earned in any course beyond those fulfilling a discipline’s graduation requirement can count as an elective unit.

● Eighth Grade Algebra I - Successful completion of this course, at the recommendation of the Mathematics Department, fulfills 1 required unit of mathematics for graduation.

Middle School World Languages - Successful completion of the Middle School World Language sequence, at the recommendation of the World Language Department, fulfills 1 required unit of world language for graduation equivalent to French I or Spanish I.

Enrollment in Health & Physical Education is required of all middle school students

● Eighth Grade Visual or Performing Art - Successful completion fulfills 0.5 unit toward the 1.5 unit requirement for graduation