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Your Diploma is Ready When YOU ARE
A South
Carolina high school diploma can be earned through the Adult/Community
Education Center. An adult must earn twenty (24) units and pass the
South Carolina Exit Exam to qualify for a high school diploma. Students
who have earned at least sixteen (16) units, through an accredited high
school, may transfer those units to adult education and work towards
earning a South Carolina High School Diploma. Students with less
than 16 units will be placed in the GED Program.
Required Units
| Subject |
Units |
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| English |
4 |
| Mathematics |
4 |
| U.S.
History |
1 |
| Economics |
1/2 |
| American
Government |
1/2 |
| Other
Social Studies |
1 |
| Natural
Science |
3 |
| Computer
Science |
1 |
| Electives |
9 |
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| Total |
24
Units |
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Types of Unit Credit
Adults
may earn high school units by completing the
required work and attending class for a minimum of 60 class hours
per unit.
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Other Regulations for High School
Diploma Students
Units
earned in adult education classes will not transfer back to a
traditional school unless the unit included 120 hours of
instruction and was taught by an instructor certified in that
subject area. (Our centers do not offer 120 hour courses.)
Students
may earn no more than 8 high school units in any 12 month period.
Students
may not graduate from the high school diploma program before the
class with which they entered the ninth (9th) grade graduates.
Click
to find the High School Class Schedule
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Exit Examinations
You
must also pass all three parts of the South Carolina Exit
Examination before receiving a South Carolina High School Diploma.
Remediation for the South Carolina Exit Examination is available
through the Adult Education Program. You must have 12 hours of remediation
before taking the South Carolina State Exit Examination. Exit
examinations are administered in the fall and spring of each year.
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Diploma Courses A
Language
Arts
English I, II
Communications for
the Technologies III, IV
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Social
Studies
United States History
American Government
Economics
World Geography
Psychology/Sociology |
Mathematics
Math for the
Technologies I, II
Algebra I, II
Geometry
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Science
Physical Science
Biology
Chemistry
Environmental Science
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Business
Education
Keyboarding I, II
Computer Science
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Other
Service Learning I, II |
FEES Diploma
students are required to take the Locator Examination prior to
registration. The fee for this exam is $10.00 cash. This
$10.00 will be deducted from your registration charges if you decide to
enroll in classes. The test is to determine your reading and math
levels and lasts for 3 hours. Call the Adult Education Center for
the testing schedule. The
registration fee for the High School Diploma program is $50.00 per year,
plus $35.00 dollars per unit. This unit must be finished within a
90 day calendar period. |
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