FL DOE Graduation Requirements – What Students and Parents Need to Know: Students Entering Grade 9 in 2023-2024 and Thereafter
FL DOE Graduation Requirements – What Students and Parents Need to Know: Students Entering Grade 9 Prior to 2023-2024
All students must pass the 10th grade Reading/ELA test & Algebra 1 EOC, maintain
a cumulative, unweighted GPA of at least a 2.0, and have 24 credits including:
4 English
4 Math (including Algebra 1 and Geometry)
3 Science (Biology plus two)
3 Social Studies (World History, American History, Government/Economics)
1 Fine and Performing Arts, Speech and Debate, Career and Technical Education, or Practical Arts
1 HOPE (Health Opportunities through Physical Education)
8 Electives (Only for students entering grade 9 in 2023-2024 and thereafter – 0.5 Credit in Personal Financial Literacy)
Please remember that World Language is NOT required for graduation; however, all four-year universities and the Bright Futures Scholarship require a minimum of two sequential years of the same World Language. At Beachside High School, we currently offer Spanish and American Sign Language.
Promotion Requirements
The minimum credit requirements for promotion are as follows:
| 9th to 10th grade: | 10th to 11th grade: | 11th to 12th grade: |
| 5 total credits | 11 total credits | 17 total credits |