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SC High School Graduation Requirements
Requirements for High School Graduation
To be eligible to graduate with a South Carolina High School Diploma, students must earn 24 required units of credit as outlined below.Those 24 credit hours must be earned in the following areas:
English/Language Arts
4 units
U.S. History and Constitution
1 unit
Government and Economics
1 unit
Additional Social Studies
1 unit
Math
4 units
Science
3 units
Computer Science
1 unit
Physical Education or JROTC
1 unit
Foreign Language (or CATE Course)
1 unit
Electives
7 units
4-Year College Admissions Criteria:
English/Language Arts
4 units
Mathematics
4 units
Laboratory Science
3 units
U.S. History and Constitution
1 unit
Government and Economics
1 unit
Social Studies
1 unit
Foreign Language
2 or 3 units
Fine Arts
1 unit
Computer Science
1 unit
Physical Education or JROTC
1 unit
One additional unit in comp. science, English, fine arts, foreign language, social studies, humanities, lab science or math.
1 unit
Total Number of Credits must equal 24.
Grade Classification/Promotion policy
Grade 9- in order to be classified as a 9th-grade student, the individual must have met the requirements of the 8th-grade promotion standards.
Grade 10- 5 total credits - must include at least 1 Math credit and 1 English credit
Grade 11- 11 total credits - must include at least 2 Math credits and 2 English credits
Grade 12- 16 total credits - must include at least 3 Math credits, 3 English credits, 2 science credits, and 2 social studies credits
SC Uniform Grading Scale
South Carolina Uniform Grading ScaleAverage
Grade
College Prep
Honors
AP/IB/Duel Credit
100
A
5.000
5.500
6.000
99
A
4.900
5.400
5.900
98
A
4.800
5.300
5.800
97
A
4.700
5.200
5.700
96
A
4.600
5.100
5.600
95
A
4.500
5.000
5.500
94
A
4.400
4.900
5.400
93
A
4.300
4.800
5.300
92
A
4.200
4.700
5.200
91
A
4.100
4.600
5.100
90
A
4.000
4.500
5.000
89
B
3.900
4.400
4.900
88
B
3.800
4.300
4.800
87
B
3.700
4.200
4.700
86
B
3.600
4.100
4.600
85
B
3.500
4.000
4.500
84
B
3.400
3.900
4.400
83
B
3.300
3.800
4.300
82
B
3.200
3.700
4.200
81
B
3.100
3.600
4.100
80
B
3.000
3.500
4.000
79
C
2.900
3.400
3.900
78
C
2.800
3.300
3.800
77
C
2.700
3.200
3.700
76
C
2.600
3.100
3.600
75
C
2.500
3.000
3.500
74
C
2.400
2.900
3.400
73
C
2.300
2.800
3.300
72
C
2.200
2.700
3.200
71
C
2.100
2.600
3.100
70
C
2.000
2.500
3.000
69
D
1.900
2.400
2.900
68
D
1.800
2.300
2.800
67
D
1.700
2.200
2.700
66
D
1.600
2.100
2.600
65
D
1.500
2.000
2.500
64
D
1.400
1.900
2.400
63
D
1.300
1.800
2.300
62
D
1.200
1.700
2.200
61
D
1.100
1.600
2.100
60
D
1.000
1.500
2.000
59
F
0.900
1.400
1.900
58
F
0.800
1.300
1.800
57
F
0.700
1.200
1.700
56
F
0.600
1.100
1.600
55
F
0.500
1.000
1.500
54
F
0.400
0.900
1.400
53
F
0.300
0.800
1.300
52
F
0.200
0.700
1.200
51
F
0.100
0.600
1.100
More about the uniform grading scale, available through this link.
