Diploma Requirements
ALBERTA HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS (ENGLISH)
The requirements indicated in this chart are the minimum requirements for a student to attain an Alberta High School Diploma. The requirements for entry into post-secondary institutions and workplaces may require additional and/or specific courses.
100 CREDITS including the following:
- ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS - 30 LEVEL
- (English Language Arts 30-1, 30-2)
- SOCIAL STUDIES - 30 LEVEL
- (Social Studies 30 or 33)
- MATHEMATICS - 20 LEVEL
- (Pure Mathematics 20, Applied Mathematics 20 or Mathematics 24)
- SCIENCE - 20 LEVEL
- (Science 20, Science 24, Biology 20, Chemistry 20 or Physics 20)
- PHYSICAL EDUCATION 10 (3 CREDITS)
- CAREER AND LIFE MANAGEMENT (3 CREDITS)
- 10 CREDITS IN ANY COMBINATION FROM:
- Career and Technology Studies (CTS)
- Fine Arts
- Second Languages
- Physical Education 20 and/or 30
- Locally developed/acquired and locally authorized courses in CTS, fine arts, second languages, Knowledge and Employability or IOP occupational courses
- Knowledge and Employability or IOP occupational courses
- Registered Apprenticeship Program
10 CREDITS IN ANY 30-LEVEL COURSE (IN ADDITION TO A 30-LEVEL ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND A 30-LEVEL SOCIAL STUDIES COURSE AS SPECIFIED ABOVE)
These courses may include:
- 35-level Locally developed/acquired and locally authorized courses
- 3000 Series; Advanced Level in Career and Technology Studies Courses
- 35-level Work Experience
- 30-4 level Knowledge and Employability course or 36-level IOP course
- 35-level Registered Apprenticeship Program
- 30-level Green Certificate Specialization
* Students in Francophone programs may meet their Language Arts diploma requirements with Français 30 or 33, but they also must complete English Language Arts 30-1 or 30-2.
Certificate of High School Achievement
Students may also earn a Certificate of High School Achievement according to the requirements outlined in the chart below.
REQUIREMENTS FOR A CERTIFICATE OF HIGH SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT
The requirements indicated in this chart are the minimum requirements for a student to attain a Certificate of High School Achievement. The requirements for entry into post-secondary institutions and workplaces may require additional and/or specific courses.
80 CREDITS including the following:
The requirements indicated in this chart are the minimum requirements for a student to attain a Certificate of High School Achievement. The requirements for entry into post-secondary institutions and workplaces may require additional and/or specific courses.
80 CREDITS including the following:
- ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 20-2 OR 30-4
- MATHEMATICS 14 OR 20-4
- SCIENCE 14 OR 20-4
- SOCIAL STUDIES 10-2 OR 26
- PHYSICAL EDUCATION 10 (3 CREDITS)
- CAREER AND LIFE MANAGEMENT (3 CREDITS)
5 CREDITS IN
- 30-level Knowledge and Employability Occupational course, or
- 30-level Career and Technology Studies (CTS), or
- 30-level Locally developed course with an occupational focus
AND 5 CREDITS IN
- 30-level Knowledge and Employability Workplace Practicum course, or
- 30-level Work Experience course, or
- 30-level Green Certificate course
OR 5 CREDITS IN
- 30-level Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) course