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Graduation Requirements

Florida students entering grade nine may choose from one of five options to earn a standard diploma.

  • *24-credit program
  • 18-credit, Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhance Learning (ACCEL) option
  • Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathway
  • An International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum
  • An Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) curriculum

All of these graduation paths include opportunities to take rigorous academic courses designed to prepare students for their future academic and career choices. All students, regardless of graduation program, must still earn a specific grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale, achieve passing scores on the Grade 10 FAST ELA, and meet specific end-of-course (EOC) assessment requirements to graduate with a standard diploma (refer to the Graduation Requirements documents below).

*In addition to the five options available for students to earn a standard diploma listed above, Rule 6A-1.09963, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), High School Graduation Requirements for Students with Disabilities, outlines two additional options that students with disabilities may complete. These include:

  • specific requirements for students with disabilities for whom the individual educational plan (IEP) has determined that participation in the Florida Alternate Assessment is the most appropriate measure of the student’s skills and instruction in the access points is the most appropriate means of providing the student access to the general curriculum.
  • specific requirements for a standard diploma for students with disabilities for whom the IEP team has determined that mastery of both academic and employment competencies is the most appropriate way for the student to demonstrate his or her skills.

For more information about other graduation options for students with disabilities, contact your child’s school counselor or exceptional student education teacher, or visit: FLDOE.org/Academics/Exceptional-Student-Edu

High School Diploma Designations
Students may earn one or more designations on their standard high school diploma, the scholar designation and the merit designation. Requirements are listed in the Academic Advisement Flyers below. 

Graduation Requirements for SY27
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FLDOE Academic Advisement Flyers

Options for Students Who Fail to Earn a Standard High School Diploma
For students who complete the required 24 or 18 credits but fail to pass the required assessments or achieve a 2.0 GPA. 
SDPBC Options for Students Who Fail to Earn a High School Diploma
Options for Students Who Fail to Earn a Standard High School Diploma 
Opciones para Estudiantes que No Logran Obtener un Diploma Estándar de High School