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Graduation Requirements & Diploma Options

Standard High School Diploma

Alameda Unified School District issues diplomas of graduation from a comprehensive high school to students who complete the following general requirements per Board Policy 6146.1 High School Graduation Requirements.

  • Accumulation of a minimum of 220 credits (approved by the BOE on February 9, 2021) in the prescribed content areas.
  • Complete twenty (20) hours of community service work during the 9th through 12th grades. 

Academic Requirements

Continuation High School Graduation Requirements

The following requirement are specific to AUSD's Continuation High School program. Students returning to a comprehensive or other non-continuation program will be required to complete the standard high school graduation requirements per BP 6146.1 High School Graduation Requirements.

  • Accumulation of a minimum of 180 credits in the prescribed content areas.
  • Complete twenty (20) hours of community service work during the 9th through 12th grades. 

Academic Requirements

Students are also required to complete at least two (2) communtiy college experiences and complete a resume, cover letter, and career itnerest survey/inventory as part of a career planning course or portfolio.

Adult School High School Diploma

Adult School High School diplomas are granted to students who attend the Alameda Adult School and complete either Plan I or Plan II requirements.  

  • Plan I:     130 units in the prescribed content areas
  • Plan II:     40 units in the prescribed content areas AND pass one of the two High School Equivalency Exams approved by the California Department of Education (GED Test or the HiSET Test)

Detailed outlines of these requirements can be found on the Alameda Adult School website.

Certificate of Completion

Any Special Education student who completes a course of study as prescribed in the Individual Education Plan (but whose IEP team determines they are unable to meet AUSD graduation requirements because of disability) will receive an AUSD Certificate of Completion.