Graduation Requirements
Forest Charter School believes in supporting a well-rounded education. Additionally, FCS believes in keeping all options available by pursuing a course of study that will enable students a good chance of getting into college.
Beginning in 2005-06, all students must pass the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE) prior to graduation, in addition to meeting course requirements.
For more specific information regarding UC and CSU requirements, please go to http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/hs/hsgrtable.asp
| English | |
|---|---|
| FCS Requirement | Three years (30 Credits) of core English. |
| FCS Recommended Course of Study for College Bound Students | Four years (40 credits) of college preparatory core English. |
| History | |
| FCS Requirement | Three years (30 credits) of history/ social science. Including one year (10 credits) of World History, one year (10 credits) of US History, one semester (5 credits) of Government and one semester (5 credits) of Economics. |
| FCS Recommended Course of Study for College Bound Students | Same as FCS Requirement, plus an additional year of a history elective. |
| Math | |
| FCS Requirement | Two years (20 credits). Students must complete Algebra I either through the traditional two-semester course or through the four semester A, B, C, D program. |
| FCS Recommended Course of Study for College Bound Students | Four years of college preparatory mathematics that include the topics covered in Elementary Algebra/Algebra 1, Geometry and Advanced Algebra/Algebra 2. (Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, and/or Calculus are recommended.) |
| Science | |
| FCS Requirement | Two years (20 credits). 10 credits must be in physical science and 10 credits must be in biological science. |
| FCS Recommended Course of Study for College Bound Students | Two years of laboratory science, including two of the three fundamental disciplines of Biology, Chemistry and Physics. (FCS encourages three years of lab science for selective colleges and four years of lab science and/or science elective for highly selective colleges.) |
| Foreign Language | |
| FCS Requirement | One year (10 credits). Students can also meet this requirement by doing one year of a visual or performing art. |
| FCS Recommended Course of Study for College Bound Students | Two years of the same language other than English. (FCS recommends three plus years of the same language for more selective colleges.) |
| Visual & Performing Arts | |
| FCS Requirement | One year (10 credits). Students can also meet this requirement by doing one year of a foreign language. |
| FCS Recommended Course of Study for College Bound Students | One year required. This must be two consecutive semesters of the same course. After completing the graduation requirements, VPA courses should be considered part of a well-rounded, challenging elective program. |
| PE/ Health | |
| FCS Requirement | Two years (20 credits) of PE and one semester (5 credits) of health. |
| FCS Recommended Course of Study for College Bound Students | N/A |
| Computers/ Technology | |
| FCS Requirement | One year (10 credits). |
| FCS Recommended Course of Study for College Bound Students | One year. After completing the graduation requirements, computer/technology courses should be considered part of a well-rounded, challenging elective program. |
| Electives | |
| FCS Requirement | 75 credits |
| FCS Recommended Course of Study for College Bound Students | Students should take a well-rounded, challenging course of elective study in the core academic areas as well as other areas of interest. |
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