Grad Requirements
Total number of credits required to earn a standard high school diploma in Florida.
What is 24 credits?
Minimum unweighted cumulative GPA required to earn a Florida standard high school diploma.
What is a 2.0 GPA?
Free federal application seniors must submit to apply for federal grants, work-study, and loans.
What is the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)?
Minimum number of credits required for the accelerated ACCEL diploma option instead of the standard 24-credit pathway.
What is 18 credits?
Online learning platform Florida students can use to complete graduation requirements, retake failed courses, or take extra electives.
What is Florida Virtual School (FLVS)?
Specific mathematics assessment that students must pass (or achieve a concordant score on) to graduate.
What is the Algebra 1 EOC (End-of-Course) assessment?
Type of GPA calculation that factors in extra quality points for Honors, AP, IB, AICE, or Dual Enrollment courses.
What is a Weighted GPA?
Standard state-level application Florida seniors must complete to apply for the Bright Futures Scholarship.
What is the FFAA (Florida Financial Aid Application)?
Four-credit core subject that requires passing the Grade 10 FAST assessment to earn a standard diploma.
What is English (ELA)?
Accelerated high school program allowing students to take college classes and earn high school and college credit simultaneously for free.
What is Dual Enrollment?
Two mandatory science courses required within Florida's 3-credit science requirement.
What are Biology 1 and a physical science (with lab components)?
Letter grade point value awarded for an "A" on standard 4.0 unweighted grading scales.
What is 4 points?
Can I use FASFA for a 2 year college or certificate program?
Yes, you can use the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for eligible two-year colleges and certificate programs in Florida!
High school math course where students must take state coursework and pass the statewide End-of-Course (EOC) exam to graduate.
What is Algebra 1?
Advanced Placement (AP), Cambridge (AICE), and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses allow you to earn college credits by.
What is passing standardized exams at the end of the year.
0.5 credit course requirement introduced for Florida students entering 9th grade in 2023–2024 and beyond.
What is Personal Financial Literacy?
Minimum unweighted high school GPA required to qualify for Dual Enrollment courses at Florida public colleges.
What is a 3.0 GPA?
Top tier of the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship that covers 100% of tuition and applicable fees at a Florida public college or university.
What is the Florida Academic Scholars (FAS) award?
Biology 1 fulfills part of this 3-credit core subject area required for graduation.
What is Science?
Designated school counseling plan used to map out required core courses, electives, and career pathways from 9th through 12th grade.
What is a 4-Year Academic Plan / Graduation Audit?
Two extracurricular paths that can be used to satisfy the 1-credit Physical Education (HOPE) requirement.
What are 2 seasons of JV/Varsity sports or 2 years of JROTC / Marching Band?
Policy allowing students to retake a course with a grade of "D" or "F" to replace it with a higher grade in their cumulative GPA calculation.
What is Credit Retrieval?
Total number of volunteer service hours (or paid work hours) required to earn the Florida Academic Scholars (FAS) award.
What are 75 volunteer hours (or 100 paid work hours)?
Four individual subject courses that make up Florida's mandatory 3-credit Social Studies requirement.
What are World History (1.0), U.S. History (1.0), U.S. Government (0.5), and Economics (0.5)?
This keeps your fall and spring high school schedules manageable while accelerating your timeline.
Take Dual Enrollment classes online during the summer.