Graduation Guidelines

Below are some administrative guidelines pertaining to student academic load and graduation requirements:

1. All students must be enrolled in a minimum of six (6) contact periods. Lunch periods are not considered a contact period. All students must be enrolled in a minimum of five (5) full credit academic courses.
2. Students must pass, two semesters of English I and two semesters of English 2 (class of 2009). All students must enroll in and pass Communicating. All students must enroll in and pass English 3 or Tech. Prep English 3. Twelfth grade students need one more credit of English, one-half of which may come from the Speech and Theater Department. It is strongly recommended that students taking technical courses or students who plan to attend a technical college take Tech. Prep English 4.
3. Beginning with the class of 2008, two (2) math credits must be earned from the math department. Beginning with the class of 2009, three (3) math credits must be earned from the math department.
4. JROTC is an elective credit in science; however, it cannot be used to fulfill the required science for graduation. One year of JROTC will waive one semester of required Physical Development.
5. A maximum of two Physical Development credits may be counted toward the 20 units required for graduation.
6. Credit earned in a community college may be accepted toward high school graduation if prior approval has been obtained fromt he high school principal.
7. Credit earned in correspondence courses may be accepted toward high school graduation if prior approval has been obtained from the high school principal.
8. Credit earned in military service may be accepted toward high school graduation.
9. Credit earned through proficiency examinations may be accepted toward high school graduation.
10. Credit earned while institutionalized may be accepted toward high school graduation.
11. Summer School classes are implemented pending sufficient enrollment; however, the following courses are generally offered every year:
    • American Government 11, 12
    • Auto Safety 10, 11, 12
    • Consumer Education 10, 11, 12
    • Health 10, 11, 12
    • Physical Development 10, 11, 12
12. Some courses taught at AHS have dual credit at LCCC. Students will not receive credit for the same LCCC college course more than once.
13. Dual credit with SIUE - Physics 2 (Physics 206 A & B - 10 credit hrs). Student must take at least one (1) additional credit hour on campus.