22 Pa. Code § 57.31 - Graduation requirements
(a) In
grades 9 through 12 every student graduating shall have completed 120 hours of
instruction in the following 21 units of credit:
| Unit of Credit | Subject |
| 4 | English |
| 3 | Mathematics |
| 3 | Science |
| 3 | Social Studies |
| 2 | Arts or Humanities or Both |
| 1 | Health and Physical Education |
| 5 | Student selects five additional courses from among those approved for credit toward graduation by the school including approved vocational education courses. |
(b)
A school shall identify planned courses-§
51.52 (relating to curriculum
requirements) curriculum requirement-for which credit shall be awarded. The
written planned courses shall be on file at the school and shall be available
upon request for review by the Board or its designated
representatives.
(c) English and
Physical Education shall be taught to every student yearly in grades 9 through
12.
(d) The following planned
courses shall be required and taught to students:
(1) English-4 planned courses, each 120-clock
hours.
(2) Mathematics-3 planned
courses, each 120-clock hours.
(3)
Science-3 planned courses including laboratory sciences, each 120-clock
hours.
(4) Social Studies-3 planned
courses, each 120-clock hours. History and Government of the United States and
Pennsylvania shall be taught as required in section 1605 of the Public School
Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §
16-1605).
(5) Health-one planned
course.
(e) A school may
offer any of the following planned courses as a unit of credit toward
graduation:
(1) Foreign Languages.
(2) Vocational Education.
(3) Business Education.
(4) Industrial Arts.
(5) Home Economics.
(6) Computer Science.
(7) Consumer Education.
(8) Art.
(9) Music.
(f) The planned courses may be offered for
less than 120 hours and course credit shall be awarded based on the fraction
thereof.
(g) A copy of the
secondary school's diploma shall be filed with the Board at least 6 months
before initial issuance and within 30-days of revision.
Notes
The provisions of this § 57.31 amended under the Private Academic Schools Act (24 P. S. §§ 6701-6721).
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