Board Policy Manual

Policy Section 08.07: Graduation Requirements             Status: ADOPTED

Original Adopted Date: 06/11/1984 | Last Revised Date: 08/18/2025 | Last Reviewed Date: 08/18/2025      

Section 7.  GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS.   Students shall be enrolled in school full time for a minimum of eight semesters in grades 9 through 12.  Full time shall be defined as being enrolled in a minimum of seven class periods as defined in each building’s handbook.  Exceptions can be made through petition to the principal.

Beginning with students entering ninth grade in 2011, graduation from high school shall require a minimum of 27 credits.   Sophomore class status is earned after attaining 7 credits.  Junior class status is earned after attaining 14 credits.  Senior class status is earned after attaining 20 credits.  High School equivalent classes taken prior to ninth grade may be counted toward high school credit.    All credits appearing on the transcript will have the course grades included in the calculation of the high school GPA.  

Four credits in English

Three credits in science

Four credits in mathematics beginning with students entering ninth grade in 2011.

Prerequisite courses must be successfully completed as demonstrated by the awarding of Carnegie credit.  Exceptions may only be made by a recommendation made in conjunction with the teacher and principal or designee with input from the parent(s)/guardian(s).

Three credits in social studies (The three credits of social studies must consist of one credit in United States history, one credit in United States government, and one credit in World history or World geography.)

One credit in physical education (If a student receives a medical exemption from P.E., the student must make up the missing credit with another elective of their choosing).

One credit in health education

And the remaining eleven credits in elective subjects.

Students are also responsible for demonstrating proficiency on Laramie County School District Number One standards in the following areas:

Language Arts

Mathematics

Science

Social Studies

Health

Physical Education

Foreign Language

Career/Vocational Education

Fine and Performing Arts

Due to the fact that reading is basic to all content areas, ninth through twelfth grade students who are identified reading two levels or more below grade level, must avail themselves of all extended learning opportunities and/or remediation.  Failure to take advantage of extended learning opportunities and/or remediation may result in jeopardy of not graduating in a timely manner.  

Credit shall be awarded when a student receives a passing grade of “D” or better for any particular class.  Students may repeat a course providing space is available and may have the original grade replaced when calculating the G.P.A.  Students may not receive dual credit for repeating the same course unless it is approved prior to enrollment by the Executive Director of Student Services and it is noted in the registration booklet.

Students shall be enrolled in school full time for a minimum of eight semesters in grades nine through 12. Full time shall be defined as being enrolled in at least eight classes. Exceptions can be made through petition to the principal.

High school graduation for current elementary students will require a minimum of 27 credits (Carnegie units) for grades nine through 12 and demonstration of proficiency in the nine content areas: language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, health, physical education, world language, career/vocational education and fine/performing arts.

Students taking high-school equivalent courses at the junior high level may earn high school credit for the course. The grade earned in these courses will become part of the student’s grade point average (GPA) and will be on his/her high school transcript.

Carnegie unit credit shall be awarded when a student receives a passing grade of “D” or better for any particular class. Students may repeat a course providing space is available and may have the original grade replaced when calculating the grade point average. Students will not receive dual credit for repeating the same course unless it is approved prior to enrollment by the Executive Director of Student Services and it is noted in the registration booklet.



• Four credits in English
• Three credits in science
• Four credits in mathematics
• Three credits in social studies (must consist of one credit in U.S. history, one credit in U.S. government and one credit in world history or world geography)
• One credit in physical education (ROTC may be taken in place of the physical education requirement; however, it will not meet the proficiency.)
• One credit in health education
• Remaining 11 credits in elective subjects

Satisfactory completion of the 27 Carnegie unit credits required in grades nine through 12

• Students taking high-school-equivalent courses in math and world language may earn high school credit prior to ninth grade.

Promotion to successive elementary grades, kindergarten through six, shall be determined based on the student’s demonstration of proficiency on district standards in language arts and mathematics for his/her respective grade level. Physical, social/emotional implications and other factors which may be determined relevant to the individual student shall be considered.

Students failing to demonstrate proficiency on district language arts or mathematics standards must avail themselves of all recommended remediation/steps in the pyramid of interventions and/or extended learning opportunities in order to be considered for promotion to the next grade.

Appeals to the decision to retain a student shall be handled in accordance with procedures established in administrative regulation.