Graduation Requirements
REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION
In order to earn a Yuma Union High School District diploma, students are subject to graduation requirements that include credit requirements and competency test requirements adopted by the State Board of Education. All graduation requirements must be met before students are allowed to participate in commencement exercises.
● A student must be enrolled in a full day of classes for credit. Seniors needing four (4) or fewer credits for graduation may request enrollment in a minimum number of classes to equal half or more but less than a full day as determined at the campuses. In order to exercise this option, seniors must have written permission from their parents or legal guardians and the school administration. Seniors exercising this option must provide their own transportation.
● Graduation requirements established by the Governing Board may be met by a student who passes courses in the required or elective subjects at a community college or university. If the course is for required credit, the course must be at a higher level than the course taught in the high school attended by the student. If the course is for elective credit, the level of the course must be equal to or higher than the level of a high school course.
CREDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION
All students attending Yuma Union High School District No. 70 must accumulate a minimum of 22 credits in grades nine through twelve to graduate from high school. Students must pass all required courses to receive a diploma and to participate in graduation ceremonies.
Through the graduating class of 2025, a student must also pass the Civics test with a minimum score of 60%. Beginning with the graduation class of 2026, a student must pass the Civics test with a minimum score of 70%.
The 22 credits necessary for graduation must include:
| English | 4 credits |
| Mathematics (College/University readiness requires four levels) | 4 credits |
| Science (College/University readiness requires three lab sciences) | 3 credits |
| Social Studies (1 credit for World History, 1 credit for US History, and 1/2 credit for Government and 1/2 credit for Economics) | 3 credits |
| Physical Education/Health | 1 credit |
| Fine Arts/Career & Technical Education | 1 credit |
| Elective Credits (College/University readiness requires two credits in the same foreign language. American Sign Language may be used to fulfill this requirement) | 6 credits |
| 22 credits |