Graduation Requirements

We recommend reviewing these notes for added context as you explore our overall graduation requirements:

• We adhere to the graduation guidelines  outlined by the state of Colorado. Senior students must either complete the Williamsburg Senior Capstone Project or achieve minimum ACT or SAT scores as required by the Colorado Department of Education.
• Students in grades 10-12 may take Concurrent Enrollment courses through local college partners to earn high school credits. Please work with our school counselor if your student desires to take these courses.
• Unless otherwise noted, all of our courses add 0.5 credits toward your student’s graduation. 
• In most cases, we recommend taking the “A” version of a course in the fall semester and the “B” version in winter.
• You can use the Grad Plan feature in SIS to track your student's progress toward graduation and plan future semesters.
• You can view specific high school course descriptions on the Williamsburg Learning website.

Complete the following:

• Writing & Rhetoric A & B (LA 9)
• American Literature A/B or AP Seminar A/B (LA 10)
• Political Literature (LA 11 - Fall semester)  & Short Stories (LA 11 - Winter semester) 
• World Literature A & B (LA 12)

Students must complete through Math 3 or Algebra 2 to graduate.

Complete the following:

• HS Math 1 A & B, or both Algebra 1 A* and Geometry A
• HS Math 2 A & B, or both Algebra 1 B* and Geometry B
• HS Math 3 A & B, or Algebra 2*

Students who complete pre-calculus (A & B courses) and another math class (both A & B courses) on this list only need 2 credits instead of 3. A student who has already completed Algebra 2 does not need to complete any other HS math courses.

Note: Pre-Algebra is equivalent to 7th Grade Math & Intro to HS Math, and is a non-credit course for high school.

*These courses are only offered in the self-paced format.

Complete 2.0 credits from the following foundational sciences:

• Earth Science A & B
• Biology A & B
• Chemistry A & B
• Physics A & B

Plus 1.0 credit of an additional foundational or any other science course (such as Astronomy A & B)

Note: Many selective colleges want to see 1.0 credits each of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics on an applicant's transcript.

Complete the following:

• U.S. History A/B or AP U.S. History A/B (fulfills state-required Genocide and Holocaust studies)
• Government & Economics A (0.5 credit) & B (0.5 credit) or AP U.S. Government and Politics A (0.5 credit) & B (0.5 credit)
• World Civilizations (0.5 credit)
• Geography & World Events (0.5 credit)

Note: We recommend World Civilizations and Geography & World Events be taken during grades 11 or 12.

Complete 0.5 PE credit and 0.5 Health credit from the following:

• Mind & Body Stewardship (0.5 Health credit)
• Fitness for Life (0.5 PE credit)
• General Fitness Skills (0.5 PE credit)
• Student Fitness Challenge (0.5 PE credit)
• Independent PE (0.5 PE credit; may be taken multiple times)

Note: Personal Leadership B includes Fitness for Life and satisfies PE credit.

Complete 0.5 credits from the following:

• Music Appreciation (0.5 credit)
• Digital Photography (0.5 credit)
• Independent Fine Arts (0.5 credit)

Complete Professional Leadership (0.5 credit).

Note: This course satisfies Colorado's Computer Tech and ICAP requirements.

Complete Financial Leadership (0.5 credits).

Note: This course satisfies Colorado's Financial Literacy requirement.

Students must complete 7.5 credits of Electives.

We recommend taking the following total credits per subject area:

• 2.0 World Language
• 4.0 Any Electives
• 0.5 Personal Leadership A
• 1.0 Social Leadership (A & B)

The State of Colorado does not require a world language for graduation, but Colorado universities require 1.0 credits. If your student is pursuing a university outside of Colorado, 2.0 credits in a single world language is recommended.

Excess credit in any subject area will be applied toward extra Elective credit. For a full list of elective courses offered, see the Electives Program on the Williamsburg Learning site.

Note: Personal Leadership A and Social Leadership A & B can satisfy Electives credit.

In addition to earning the required credits, students must demonstrate College and Career Readiness by achieving minimum SAT scores (470 on reading, writing, and communication and 480 on math), demonstrating proficiency on the Accuplacer Exams, or completing their Capstone Portfolio Project.

See the Colorado Department of Education  website for information on the Capstone Project or contact our academic counselor.

The Colorado Four Year University requirements are as follows:

English: 4.0 credits
Math: 4.0 credits
Science: 3.0 credits
Social Sciences: 3.0 credits
Physical Education/Health: None
World Language: 1.0 credits
Art: None
Personal Finance: None