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HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION (COLLEGE PREP DIPLOMA) --
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR NC PUBLIC SCHOOLS **

Grade 9 - 12 Subjects --Units Required

English -- 4 units
(I, II, III & IV)

Foreign Language -- 2 units
(Both must be in same language)

Mathematics -- 4 units
(Algebra I, II, Geometry & one beyond Algebra II)

Science -- 3 units
(A physical science, Biology & Earth Science)

Social Studies -- 3 units
(Government & Economics, United States History, World Studies)

Health & Physical Education -- 1 unit

Electives -- 3 units

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Also, see Changes Ahead for 2009-2010 Grade 9 Students.

** These requirements are established by the NC State Board of Education; local
public school boards of education usually require additional units for graduation.

BASIC SUBJECTS TRADITIONALLY TAUGHT IN
PRIVATE ELEMENTARY & JR. HIGH SCHOOLS

Grades 1 – 6 Grades 7 - 8

Language Arts                                                                Language Arts
      Reading                                                                           English Grammar & Composition
      Handwriting                                                                    Spelling
      English Grammar                                                           Literature
      Spelling                                                                     Math
Math                                                                                Science
Science                                                                                   Gr. 7 -- Life
Social Studies                                                                        Gr. 8 -- Earth-Space
      Gr. 1 – Families                                                        Social Studies
      Gr. 2 – Communities                                                      Gr. 7 – World Studies
      Gr. 3 – Early America                                                     Gr. 8 – American & NC History
      Gr. 4 – The U.S. & North Carolina                        Health, Safety & Physical Education
      Gr. 5 – Western Hemisphere Nations
      Gr. 6 – Eastern Hemisphere Nations
Health, Safety & Physical Education

THE UNIVERSITY OF
NORTH CAROLINA

Minimum Admissions Requirements at the
16 Institutions of the University of North Carolina

For the class of 2006 and beyond, the following courses are required for admission -- in addition to an institution’s own specific requirements:

In Language, six course units including: Four in English emphasizing grammar, composition and literature; plus, two units of a language other than English;

In mathematics, four course units including algebra I, algebra II, geometry and one unit beyond algebra II; or algebra I, II and two units beyond algebra II; or integrated math I, II, III and one unit beyond integrated math III. It is recommended that prospective students take a mathematics course unit in the twelfth grade;

In science, three course units including:

              At least one unit in a life or biological science (for example -- biology);
              At least one unit in a physical science (for example -- physical science, chemistry or physics);
              At least one laboratory course;

In social studies, two course units including one unit in U.S. history; but, an applicant who does not have the unit in U.S. history may be admitted on the condition that at least three semester hours in that subject will be passed by the end of the sophomore year.

"Course units" as defined in these requirements may include those high school level courses taken and passed by an applicant after graduating from high school, as well as those taken while enrolled as a high school student.

FOR SOME TRANSFER STUDENTS AND STUDENTS WHO GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL PRIOR TO 1990 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE.

Individual constituent institutions may require other courses
in addition to the minimum requirements.

High school students should take the ACT or SAT either in their junior year or in the fall of their senior year. Scores are forwarded directly to the admissions officer of the campus applied to by the agency which administers the test. Students unable to pay the fee for the test may request through their high school counselor a waiver.

In reviewing applications, admissions officers consider applicants’ high school courses taken and grades received, class rank or grade point average, ACT or SAT scores, extracurricular activities and recommendations. For all freshman entering the UNC system in the fall of 2009 and thereafter, new statewide minimum admissions requirements for high school GPAs as well as SAT and ACT scores apply.

For transfer students, requirements for admission usually include a transcript from high school and each former college attended, eligibility to return to the institution last attended, "C" cumulative average grade on all work attempted at other colleges and an application fee.

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