South Carolina Graduation Requirements
South Carolina 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:
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English/Language Arts |
4 units |
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U.S. History and Constitution |
1 unit |
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Government and Economics |
1 unit |
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Additional Social Studies |
1 unit |
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Math |
4 units |
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Science |
3 units |
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Computer Science |
1 unit |
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Physical Education or JROTC |
1 unit |
|
Foreign Language (or CATE Course) |
1 unit |
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Electives |
7 units (Must Include Health) |
4-Year College Admissions Criteria
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English/Language Arts |
4 units |
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Mathematics |
4 units |
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Laboratory Science |
3 units |
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U.S. History and Constitution |
1 unit |
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Government and Economics |
1 unit |
|
Social Studies |
1 unit |
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Foreign Language |
2 or 3 units |
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Fine Arts |
1 unit |
|
Computer Science |
1 unit |
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Physical Education or JROTC |
1 unit |
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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.
South Carolina Uniform Grading Scale
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South Carolina Uniform Grading Scale
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Average |
Grade |
College Prep |
Honors |
AP/IB/Duel Credit |
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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 |
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51 |
F |
0.100 |
0.600 |
1.100 |