College-Preparatory Curriculum
High School Course Requirements
The college-preparatory curriculum (CPC) high school course requirements include the following 16 (17 for students graduating in or after 2012) CPC (College-Preparatory Curriculum) units:
English |
4 units (Grammar, Literature, Advanced Composition) |
Mathematics |
4 units (Algebra I and II, Geometry, and an additional mathematics course that has these courses as prerequisites) |
Science |
3 units (at least one laboratory course from the life sciences and one laboratory course from the physical sciences. Students who graduate Fall 2012 or later must have 4 units of science. Graduates must have at least one unit of biology; one unit of physical science or physics; one unit of chemistry, earth systems, environmental science or an advanced placement science course) |
Social Science |
3 units (American History, World History, ½ Economics, ½ Government, or appropriate substitution) |
Foreign Language |
2 units of the same foreign language (2 units of American Sign Language may also be used to satisfy this requirement) |
