2010 Clever R-V
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
A) CLEVER R-V
1. LANGUAGE ARTS --4 units
NOTE: Must include English 1 & 2 (World Literature)
2. SOCIAL STUDIES -- 2.5 units
NOTE: Must include American History, World History & American Government
3. MATH --3 units
4. SCIENCE -- 3 units
5. PHYSICAL EDUCATION -- 1 unit
6. HEALTH -- .5 unit
7. FINE ART (Music, Art, or Drama) -- 1 unit
8. PRACTICAL ART -- 2 units
9. Personal Finance -- .5 unit
10. Core Elective -- .5 unit
11. ELECTIVES -- 8 units
TOTAL 26 units/credits
B) COLLEGE PREPARATORY CERTIFICATE
The Missouri State Board of Education will award a special College Preparatory Certificate to those students who meet the following criteria:
1. 4 units of English
2. 3 units of Mathematics
3. 2 units of Science
4. 3 units of Social Studies
5. 1 unit of Fine Arts
6. 1 unit of Practical Arts
7. 1 unit of Physical Education
8. Above a 3.0 average in the above classes
9. Test scores over the national norm on college entrance examinations (ACT or SAT)
C) STATEWIDE CORE HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS (2006 graduates w/College Prep.)
1. The presidents of all Missouri public four-year colleges and universities will work with their faculties and boards to establish a minimum core requirement for general admission to college. The core will minimally involve 16 units (1 unit = 1 year in class) as follows:
English
Mathematics - 3 units (high school algebra and beyond, i.e. algebra II, geometry, trigonometry, calculus).
Social Studies - 3 units.
Science - 2 units (not including General Science), one of which must be a laboratory course.
Visual/Performing Arts - 1 unit (fine arts courses in visual arts, dance and theater).
Electives - 3 units, selected from foreign language and/or combinations of the above courses (two units of foreign language are strongly recommended).
2. The completion of the recommended core high school curriculum as a requirement for admission to all public four-year colleges and universities became effective beginning with the entering class of Fall 1996 and apply to all high school graduates who enroll as first-time, full-time degree seeking students and to transfer students who have completed 24 or fewer hours of college credit.
Proposal: To amend the Clever R-V graduation requirements to align
with 5 CSR
50-345.300.
5 CSR 50-345.300 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS IN PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS
Purpose: To establish minimum graduation requirements for students graduating from public school districts after 2009.
As approved October 6, 2005 by the Missouri Board of Education
High School Graduation Requirements: Effective for the graduating class of 2010 and thereafter, the state minimum high school graduation requirements comprise twenty-four (24) units of credit that must be earned between grades nine (9) and twelve (12).
*Clever R-V requirements are stated in terms of the number of credits that must be earned in each subject area to comply with 5 CSR 50-345.300
2009-2010 Clever R-V
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
A. CLEVER R-V
1. LANGUAGE ARTS -- 4 units (+1)
NOTE: Must include English 1 & 2 (World Literature)
2. SOCIAL STUDIES -- 2.5 units (-.5)
NOTE: Must include American History, World History & American Government
3. MATH -- 3 units
4. SCIENCE -- 3 units
Students need to select .5 units from one of the four core areas.
(-.5)
5. PHYSICAL EDUCATION 1 units (+.5)
6. HEALTH ....................................................................... .5 units
7. PERSONAL FINANCE................................................. .5 units (+.5)
8. FINE ART (Music, Art, or Drama) -- 1 units
9. PRACTICAL ART -- 2 units
10. ELECTIVES -- 8.0 units
TOTAL= 26 units/credits
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