Early Graduation

Nineteen units of credit are required for graduation.
The units are divided as follows:

Required Courses
4 units of credit in English (beginning with the Class of  2012)
3 units of credit in Mathematics (beginning with the Class of 2009)
2 units of credit in Lab Science
2 units of credit in Social Studies, including 1 unit of United States History
1 unit of credit in Wellness (1/8 unit earned for each semester)
1 unit of credit to be chosen from Art, Business Education, Music, Technology, Telecom, Technology Campus  Credit

Additional Courses
Additional courses may be selected from the entire curriculum.

Competency Requirements
United States and Illinois Constitution Tests
Consumer Education
Health Education
Driver Education or equivalent Safety Education Course

Please Note:
1.     Science courses must contain a lab.

2.     Students are required to take Social Studies courses in three different areas:  U.S. History;
Non-Western/Global Studies; Social Sciences.

3.     Each student is required to be enrolled in Wellness each semester that he/she is enrolled in Lake Forest High School.  Exemptions:
                A.   Enrollment in Driver Ed for the first time, during    
                       the school year fulfills the Wellness requirement   
                       for that semester.
                B.   A student is enrolled in health for the first time fulfills the Wellness                                requirement for that semester.
                C.   Transfer students are required to have one  
                       semester of health.
                   
4.     Seniors new to the district are not exempt from the U.S. or the Illinois constitution tests.  These requirements must be completed by the end of the third quarter of one’s senior year.

5.    The Consumer Education requirement may be met by taking one of the following courses: Applied Communication, Business Explorations, Business Math, Consumer Education, Economics, Economics-AP, Law 1, Law-H, or Introduction to the Social Sciences.

6.     If Driver Education is re-taken or taken in summer school, he/she is not exempt from Wellness.  A student must provide a copy of his/her driver’s license to the counseling office, if Driver Education is taken privately.