Graduation Requirements

Graduation is authorized by the Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education, and a diploma will be granted to all students who have earned 220 units of credit from the adopted Course of Study during grades 9 through 12. Students are required to complete credits in all courses listed below to be eligible for graduation. No student will participate in the graduation ceremony unless they have completed all graduation requirements.

GGUSD Graduation Requirements 🎓

Subject	GGUSD Graduation Requirements
Social Science	World History - 1 year United States History - 1 year Civics - 1 semester Economics - 1 semester
English	4 years
Mathematics	3 years
Science	2 years (1 year life science and 1 year physical science)
Fine Arts/Applied Arts	1 year May be met by taking courses in art, music, drama, applied arts, business, CTE, or the third year of a foreign language
Electives	65 credits These electives should be selected according to the student's personal learning plan with post-high school goals in mind
Physical Education	2 years
Health	1 semester
Total Credits	220

GGUSD Sample Course of Study

9^th Grade	10^th Grade	11^th Grade	12^th Grade
Four-Year University Preparation Course of Study (a-g)
English 1P, H	English 2P, H	English 3P, AP	English ERWC, 4P, AP
Algebra 1P, Geometry, Algebra 2P, Algebra 2/Trig. P	Geometry P, Algebra 2P, Algebra 2/Trig. P, Trig./Stats P, Pre-Calculus P	Algebra 2P, Algebra 2/Trig. P, Adv. Alg/Trig. P, Trig./Stats P, Calculus AB AP, Statistics AP	Algebra 2P, Algebra 2/Trig. P, Adv. Alg/Trig. P, Trig./Stats P, Pre-Calculus P, Calculus AB or BC AP, Statistics AP
Biology P	Chemistry P or Physical Science P	Physical Science P, Chemistry P, Physics P, Anatomy & Physiology P, Biology AP, Environmental Science AP, Chemistry AP, Physics 1 AP, Physics C AP
World Language P (Level 1 or 2)	World Language P (Level 2 or 3)	World Language P (Level 3 or 4 recommended)	World Language P (Level 4) or Elective
Human Geography AP or Elective	World History P or World History AP	United States History P, AP	Civics P, AP and Economics P or Macroeconomics AP
Physical Education	Physical Education	Health/Elective	Elective

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Source: Course Catalog | Garden Grove Unified School District (ggusd.us)

Photos from La Quinta's Graduation, Class of 2019. Credit: OC Register: Graduation 2019: La Quinta High, in Westminster, commencement photos – Orange County Register (ocregister.com)