All students enrolling in 9th grade during or after 2013-2014 must obtain 26 units of required credit to graduate. The courses required to meet the 26 required units must include, at minimum, the following:
Required Units per Area of Study
- 4 units of English*
- 4 units of Mathematics*
- 4 units of Science*
- 4 units of Social Studies*
- 1 Health/Physical Education (or 3 JROTC Courses)
- 6 locally required or elective units
- 3 units to complete a technical, fine arts, world language, or advanced academic pathway
26 TOTAL UNITS (MINIMUM)
*Core Courses
- Students planning to enter or transfer into a University System in Georgia must pass two units (semesters) of the same Foreign Language.