Academic Advisement – What Students and Parents Need to Know
If you have any questions, please reach out to your child’s grade level counselor
Students must earn a 2.0 grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale for all cohort years and pass statewide, standardized assessments unless a waiver of assessment results is granted by the IEP team for students with disabilities.
What are the diploma options?
Students must successfully complete one of the following diploma options:
- 24-credit standard diploma
- 18-credit Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhance Learning (ACCEL)
- Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathway
- Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) curriculum
- International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma curriculum
What are the state assessment requirements?
Students must pass the following statewide assessments:
- Grade 10 English Language Arts (ELA) or a concordant score
- Algebra 1 end of course (EOC) or a comparative score
Students enrolled in the following courses must participate in the corresponding EOC assessment, which constitutes 30 percent of the final course grade+:
- Algebra 1 • Geometry
- Biology 1 • U.S. History
+Special note: Thirty percent not applicable if not enrolled in the course but passed the EOC (credit acceleration program [CAP])
What is the difference between the 18-credit ACCEL option and the 24-credit option?
- 3 elective credits instead of 8
- Physical Education is not required
- Online course is not required
What is the difference between the CTE Pathway option and the 24-credit option?
- At least 18 credits are required
- 4 elective credits instead of 8
- 2 credits in CTE courses, must result in completion and industry certification
- 2 credits in work-based learning programs or up to 2 elective credits including financial literacy
- Physical Education is not required
- Fine and Performing Arts, Speech and Debate, or Practical Arts is not required
- Online course is not required
*Please contact your child’s counselor to discuss available programs at AHS and which are the best options for your student..
24 Credit Standard Diploma Requirements
4 Credits ELA
- ELA 1, 2, 3, 4
- ELA honors, Advanced Placement (AP), AICE, IB and dual enrollment courses may satisfy this requirement
4 Credits Mathematics*
- One of which must be Algebra 1 and one of which must be Geometry
- Industry Certifications that lead to college credit may substitute for up to two mathematics credits (except for Algebra 1 and Geometry)
- An identified computer science** credit may substitute for up to one mathematics credit (except for Algebra 1 and Geometry
3 Credits Science
- One of which must be Biology 1, two of which must be equally rigorous science courses
- Two of the three required course credits must have a laboratory component
- Industry Certifications that lead to college credit may substitute for up to one science credit (except for Biology 1)
- An identified computer science** credit may substitute for up to one science credit (except for Biology 1)
3 Credits Social Studies
- 1 credit in World History
- 1 credit in U.S. History
- 0.5 credit in U.S. Government
- 0.5 credit in Economics
1 Credit Fine and Performing Arts, Speech and Debate, or Practical Arts*
1 Credit Physical Education*
- To include the integration of health
8 Elective Credits
1 Online Course
*Eligible courses are specified in the Florida Course
Code Directory.
**A computer science credit may not be used to
substitute for both a mathematics and science credit.
