Tennessee Graduation Requirements
	Total Credits Required	Requirements for Students Beginning High School in Fall 2009
(Planning)	22
Subjects Required	Credits	Explanation
English (Language Arts)		All language arts are included in the one
1		credit of English per year.  (academic writing,
2	4	creative writing, grammar, literature, spelling,
3		vocabulary, poetry, etc...)
4
Mathematics		Including Algebra I, II, Geometry and a fourth
1		higher level math course
2	4
3
4
Science		Including Biology, Chemistry or Physics,
1	3	and a third lab course
2
3
Social Studies		U.S. History - 1
1	3	Gov & Econ -1         (micro-  and macro- economics)
2		(Choice may include World History, World Geography, Ancient
3		History, European History, or Modern History.)
Foreign Language		Two years of the same foreign language.
1	2
2
Wellness	1.5	Physical Education - 1
1		Health - .5
0.5
Fine Arts	1	Visual and/or Performing Arts
1
Personal Finance	0.5
0.5
Electives:		Electives should be varied and if repeated for
1	3	a second year, should be taught at a higher
2		educational level.
3