Orchard View High School Graduation Requirements

• Total Credits Needed: 23 

• Community Service - 40 hours or 10 hours/year in attendance

• Completion of all State tests (SAT, M-STEP, &WIN)

• Completion of the FAFSA or opt-out waiver

• Completion of Xello tasks

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) – 4 Credits 

• 100 A & B

• 200 A & B

• 300 A & B

MATHEMATICS – 4 Credits 

• Algebra I A & B

• Geometry A & B

• Algebra II A & B 

• Finance A 

Notes:

• A student may only need to complete ½ of Algebra II (PC)

• Students must have a Math experience in their final year of high school which includes Finance A.

PARENTING – .5 Credit

PHYSICAL EDUCATION & HEALTH – 1 Credit 

• Health (½ credit) 

• Physical Education (½ credit)

Notes:

• A student may substitute successful completion of Marching Band or any MHSAA sanctioned extracurricular activity for Physical Education. 

• A student may substitute an additional English, Math, Science, World Language, or Career Tech Center credit for their Physical Ed/Health credit (PC)

SCIENCE – 3 Credits 

• Biology A & B

• Physics A

• Chemistry A

• Environmental Science 

• Astronomy, Chemistry B, or Animal Phys

SOCIAL STUDIES – 3 Credits 

• US History A & B

• World History A & B

• Economics & Government

Notes: 

• A student may substitute an additional English, Math, Science, World Language, or Career Tech Center credit for one credit of Social Studies (except for Government) (PC)

VISUAL, PERFORMING, AND APPLIED ARTS – 1 Credit 

• A student may substitute an additional English, Math, Science, World Language, or Career Tech Center credit for Visual, Performing, Applied Arts credit (PC)

WORLD LANGUAGE – 2 Credits 

• Option 1: Two credits of formal coursework or an equivalent learning experience in Grades K-12 (2 credits)

• Option 2: One credit of formal coursework or an equivalent learning experience in Grades K-12 (1 credit) and completion of a Department approved formal CTE program; or an additional visual, performing, and applied arts credit (1 credit).