Class of 2008 Graduation Requirements
(SFHS School Profile 2007-2008)

• A minimum of 240 credits is required for graduation.
• Each semester of coursework earns 5 credits.
• The semester requirements are:

• All students are required to enroll in a minimum of six classes each semester (most students enroll in seven).

St. Francis High School is philosophically opposed to tracking students. A student is free to select any course in any area as long as she meets the prerequisites. All students take a mix of classes, some standard college preparatory, some more rigorous. For example, a student who loves literature and language may take honors and Advanced Placement French and English and perhaps three years of Theater Arts, but might take only 2 laboratory sciences. Another may take 4 lab sciences and 4 or 5 math courses, but decide not to take a 3rd or 4th year of language or AP history. The rich array of courses offered allows the student to have many choices and yet meet the subject requirements for admission to four-year universities.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites are designed to assure that a student is prepared to succeed in the course. For example, a student needs to master Algebra 2 in order to be successful in Precalculus.
The complete Course Catalog has more information.

Possible Patterns of Classes

Minimum required subjects are listed below, followed by three course "scenarios" (possible patterns of classes) that a student might follow. There are exceptions to each pattern.
These scenarios are offered only as examples.

Successful completion of the classes in any of the patterns listed below will make a student eligible for most four-year college or universities in California, but does not guarantee entrance into all such institutions. All classes fulfilling the minimum graduation requirements must be taken at St. Francis High School.