Graduation requirements are changing for the APS Class of 2021. The APS Board of Education has adopted new graduation requirements in accordance with state law. (See Board Policy IKF) These new graduation requirements reinforce the importance of the district’s strategic plan, APS 2020, which has three strategic goals. One of these goals is that all students will earn credentials that open doors. By earning the required credentials below, students will demonstrate postsecondary and workforce readiness.
What changed? Students in the class of 2020 are required to complete Steps 1 and 2 to graduate. Starting with the class of 2021 and beyond, students are required to complete Steps 1, 2 and 3 to graduate.
STEP 1: Students must complete graduation course requirements for their high schools.
Minimum high school graduation requirements for APS are 22 units of credit:
|
COURSE |
UNITS OF CREDIT |
|
English |
4.0 |
|
Mathematics |
4.0 |
|
Science |
3.0 |
|
Social Sciences |
3.0 (Incld. 1.0 of U.S. History and 0.5 of Civil Gov.) |
|
World Language |
1.0 |
|
Elective & Additional Core Academic Courses |
7.0 |
STEP 2: Students must complete the Individual Career & Academic Plan (ICAP) process.
The ICAP is a personalized career and academic planning process. Students must consult with their high school counselor to set career and academic goals and create a plan to achieve them.
STEP 3: Students must successfully demonstrate mastery in English AND Mathematics.
Graduates must demonstrate mastery on at least one of the district adopted measures in English AND at least one of the district adopted measures in Mathematics.
APS Menu of Options | Career and College Ready Demonstrations
|
OPTIONS |
ENGLISH |
|
MATHEMATICS |
|
Accuplacer |
62 on Reading Comprehension |
|
61 on Elementary Algebra |
|
ACT Scores |
18 on English section |
|
19 on Math section |
|
Advanced Placement (AP) |
2 or above |
|
2 or above |
|
Concurrent Enrollment |
Grade of C or better in 092 or 093 |
|
Grade of C or better in 050 or 055 |
|
District Capstone |
Earned Capstone Completion Certificate |
|
Earned Capstone Completion Certificate |
|
Industry-based Certificates |
Earned Certificate |
|
|
|
International Baccalaureate (IB) |
4 or above |
|
4 or above |
|
SAT Scores |
430 |
|
460 |
|
Workforce Training Certificates (ACT Work Keys) |
Bronze or higher |
|
Bronze or higher |
|
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) |
31 |
|
31 |
