High School Graduation Requirements
Lincoln Public Schools Graduation Requirements
2006-2007 Freshmen have new requirements! **
Beginning with the Class of 2003
The minimum program for graduation from Lincoln Public Schools is 220 total credit hours earned in grades 9-12 including the following requirements which deliver specific course learnings that support the district "Goals for Students".
**230 credits for freshmen 2006-2007 and beyond, changes in red next to category
| Credit Area | Courses and Special Conditions | Credits |
| Applied Arts | Business, Family and Consumer Sciences, Industrial Technology |
15 total (with at least 5 credits in Fine Arts & 5 credits in Applied Arts) |
| Fine Arts | Dance, dramatic arts, music and visual arts | |
| Educational and Career Planning | 2.5 | |
| Economics | 5 | |
| English | 30 | |
| Oral Communication | 5 | |
| Human Behavior | 5 | |
| Mathematics | 20 * Complete Algebra | |
| Physical Ed | 7.5 | |
| Health | 2.5 | |
| Science | 15 *20 credits- a minimum 5 each of GeoScience, Physical Science, Life Sciences | |
| Social Studies | Civics & Intro to Geography | 10 (5 + 5) |
| World History | 5 | |
| US History | 5 second semester **10 all year | |
Government/Politics |
5 (formerly Citizenship Issues) | |
| Technology | 10 | |
| In addition to accumulating the required number of credit hours, students will also be required to demonstrate that they have necessary math, reading and writing skills. Demonstrations and standards for successful completion of these skill areas will be developed. Demonstrations may be completed in a particular class or through testing. | ||
| Credit Area | Graduation Demonstration | |
| Mathematics | Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to apply basic computational skills to problem-solving situations, numeracy, statistics, correlation and cause/effect, recognize how numbers are used to influence decisions, and demonstrate the skill of first-year algebra. | |
| Reading | Demonstrate the ability to read and comprehend newspapers such as the Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha World-Herald. | |
| Writing | Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to write consistently at a predetermined level. | |
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