Graduation Plus - SC High School Diploma Requirements
Graduation Requirements for students who started the 9th grade BEFORE 2023-2024
The SC General Assembly has established the requirement for a high school diploma in South Carolina at 24 credits.
A student must earn a total of 24 units of credit distributed as follows:
- English/Language Arts 4 Units
- U.S. History and Constitution 1 Unit
- Economics (1/2 Unit), Government (1/2 Unit) 1 Unit
- Other Social Studies 1 Unit
- Mathematics 4 Units
- Science 3 Units
- Physical Education or ROTC 1 Unit\
- Computer Science (Including Keyboarding) 1 Unit
- Foreign Language or Occupational Education 1 Unit
- Electives 7 Units
- TOTAL 24 UNITS
Graduation Requirements for students who started the 9th grade AFTER 2023-2024
The SC General Assembly has established the requirement for a high school diploma in South Carolina at 24 credits.
A student must earn a total of 24 units of credit distributed as follows:
- English/Language Arts 4 Units
- U.S. History and Constitution 1 Unit
- Economics (1/2 Unit), Government (1/2 Unit) 1 Unit
- Other Social Studies 1 Unit
- Mathematics 4 Units
- Science 3 Units
- Physical Education or ROTC 1 Unit
- Computer Science 1 Unit
- Foreign Language or Career & Technology 1 Unit
- Personal Finance ½ Unit
- Electives 6.5 Units
- TOTAL 24 UNITS
To meet the diploma requirements for students in a college preparatory program, one unit must be earned in a foreign language. However, to be eligible for South Carolina public universities, the requirement is generally two units of the same foreign language. Some universities may require three units of the same language.
Complete a study and pass an examination on the provisions and principles of the United States Constitution and American institutions and ideals. This instruction shall be given for a period of at least one year with the required U.S. History course. (Section 59-29-10, S.C. Code of Laws, 1976, as amended.)
Students must attend the accredited high school issuing the diploma for at least the semester immediately preceding graduation.
Students must demonstrate proficiency in computer literacy before graduation.