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Graduation Plans

Foundation Graduation Program

 

House Bill 5 (HB5), passed by the Texas Legislature in 2013, created new high school graduation requirements effective for the 2014-2015 freshmen class. This new program is known as the Foundation Graduation Plan and is intended to offer students a lot of flexibility in planning their path to graduation. Students will meet with their career counselors to determine their own Personal Graduation Plan (PGP).

 

Before entering 9th grade, the student and parent/guardian must confirm and sign a PGP, which must identify a course of study that promotes college and workforce readiness, career placement and advancement, and facilitates the students' transition from secondary to post-secondary education. Students may change their PGP at any time.

 

Foundation High School Program Required Course Credits

 

  • English | 4 Credits 
  • Math | 3 Credits 
  • Science | 3 Credits 
  • Social Studies | 3 Credits 
  • Language another than English | 2 Credits
  • Fine Arts | 1 Credit
  • Physical Education | 1 Credit
  • Electives | 5 credits

Total: 22 credits

 

Endorsements

 

Students must choose an “Endorsement,” along with a specific Program of Study, upon entering the ninth grade. Each student can choose more than one endorsement area. To earn an endorsement, students must complete 4 credits of math and science and 7 electives. The student also has to take a coherent sequence of courses as identified in the charts below that consists of at least two courses in the same career cluster and at least one advanced course totaling of four credits. The achieved endorsement will be noted on the high school transcripts. Please refer to High School Catalog for more information about Endorsements and courses.