Graduation Requirements for Science

Six semester credits in courses that meet the University of California's d (science) subject-area requirement, as follows:

Two semester credits in biology
Two semester credits in chemistry
Two semester credits in physics
 

Area Standard Courses Honors and Advanced Placement Courses† (10th - 12th grades only) Pathways with Approved Equivalent Courses (CCTE/IB*) Community College Courses
Biology Biology: The Living Earth 1,2
Biology 1,2 AP (HP)
Biology HL1 IB 1,2 (HP)

Biology HL2 IB 1,2 (HP)
BIOL 101 (SDCCD)
BIOL 115 (SDCCD)
BIO 1001 (Point Loma Nazarene)
BIO 1003 (Point Loma Nazarene)
Chemistry Chemistry in the Earth System 1,2 (P)
Chemistry 1,2 AP (HP)

Chemistry 1,2 Honors (HP)

Chemistry in the Earth System 1,2 Honors (HP)
Chemistry HL1 IB 1,2 (HP)

Chemistry HL2 IB 1,2 (HP)

UCCI Chemistry and Engineering Design: Solving Local and Global Challenges 1,2
CHEM 111 (SDCCD)
Physics Physics of the Universe 1,2 (P)
Physics I A,B AP (HP)

Physics II A,B AP (HP)

Physics C 1,2 AP (HP)
UCCI Green Up and Go: The Physics of Green Engineering 1,2 (P)

Honors PLTW Principles of Engineering 1,2 (HP)

Physics HL1 IB 1,2 (HP)

Physics HL2 IB 1,2 (HP)
PHYS 100 (SDCCD)
 
* College and Career Technical Education / International Baccalaureate
 
† Placement of students into the advanced sequence is based on the interim science placement policy and can include the following measures: (1) grades (2) CAASPP Scores (3) Assessment data (4) Educator/Counselor recommendations.