BPS High School Course Catalog 24-25 - Flipbook - Page 10
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
The Birmingham Public Schools Board of Education approved adhering to the Michigan Merit
Curriculum requiring 18 credits. The number of credits to graduate will transition from 26.5/28.5
in 2025 to 22/24 in 2028.
CLASS OF
2025
CLASS OF
2026
28.5
# of Credits Offered
CLASS OF
2027
27
CLASS OF 2028
& Beyond
25.5
24
23.5
22
2-CREDIT BUFFER
# of Credits to Graduate
26.5
25
MICHIGAN MERIT CURRICULUM (MMC) – 18 CREDITS + 4 CREDITS OF STUDENT CHOICE
GHS = Groves High School; SHS = Seaholm High School
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS – 4 CREDITS
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1.0 English 9 or Honors English 9 or Honors Flex (SHS) or Excel 9 (GHS)
1.0 English 10 or Honors English 10 or Honors Flex (SHS) or Excel 10 (GHS)
1.0 English 11 or AP Language and Comp or Honors Flex (SHS) or Excel 11 (GHS)
1.0 English 12 or AP Literature or Honors Flex (SHS) or Excel 12 (GHS)
MATHEMATICS – 4 CREDITS
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1.0 Integrated Math 1
1.0 Integrated Math 2 or Honors Integrated Math 2
1.0 Integrated Math 3 or Honors Integrated Math 3
1.0 Math or Math-related
SCIENCE – 3 CREDITS
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1.0 Biology
0.5 Chemistry A
0.5 Physics A
1.0 Science Electives*
Note: Honors and AP courses must be taken for the full year
SOCIAL STUDIES – 3 CREDITS
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1.0 World History or Honors Flex (SHS) or Excel 9 (GHS)
1.0 US History or AP US History or Honors Flex (SHS) or Excel 10 (GHS)
0.5** Economics or AP Economics or Excel 11 (GHS) or Honors Flex (SHS)
0.5 Government or AP Government or Excel 12 (GHS) or Honors Flex (SHS)
WORLD LANGUAGE– 2 CREDITS (of the same language)*
□ American Sign
□ Chinese
□ French
Language
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Spanish
An additional 1.0 of VPAA credits could be used to meet 1 of the 2 credits.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION & HEALTH – 1 CREDIT
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0.5 Physical Education-refer to course catalog for more details
0.5 Health
VISUAL, PERFORMING, OR APPLIED ARTS (VPAA) – 1 CREDIT – see course catalog for approved courses
STUDENT CHOICE – 4 CREDITS
The courses referenced above reflect the minimum required for the MMC. We offer many opportunities to our
students, individualized and support courses along with accelerated and advanced work such as Honors and
Advanced Placement (AP).
*Credit may be satisfied with completion of an MDE approved Career and Technical Education (CTE) program.
See your counselor for more information.
**Upon completion of Economics, students will satisfy/meet the Michigan Dept of Education (MDE) Personal Finance graduation
requirement and will see an additional 0.5 credit reflected on their transcript which may count toward VPAA, Math, or World
Language. See course catalog for additional information.
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