Graduation Requirements

ALBERTA HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS 

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 specific courses. 

100 CREDITS 

including the following: 

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS  – 30 LEVEL 

(English Language Arts 30-1 or 30-2) 

SOCIAL STUDIES – 30 LEVEL 

(Social Studies 30 or 33) 

MATHEMATICS – 20 LEVEL 1 

(Applied Mathematics 20 or Pure Mathematics 20 or Mathematics 24) 

SCIENCE – 20 LEVEL2 

(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 Languages3 

 Physical Education 20 and/or 304 

 Locally developed/acquired and locally authorized courses in CTS, fine arts or 

second languages 

 two 30-level course from any Knowledge & Employability Program cluster or 

 two 35-level courses from any trade in the Registered Apprenticeship Program 

10 CREDITS IN ANY 30-LEVEL COURSE5 

(IN ADDITION TO A 30-LEVEL ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 

AND A 30-LEVEL SOCIAL STUDIES COURSE AS 

SPECIFIED ABOVE) 

 Locally Developed/Acquired and Locally Authorized Courses 

 3000 Series; Advanced Level in Career and Technology Studies Courses 

 35-level Work Experience6 

 two 30-level Knowledge & Employability Program Course 

 two 35-level courses from any trade in the Registered Apprenticeship Program 

 two 30-level courses from any Green Certificate Specialization 

1 For students who entered Grade 10 before September 1998, the mathematics requirement—Mathematics 20 or 23 or 24— 

may also be met with any 10-credit combination of mathematics courses that includes either Mathematics 13 or 

Mathematics 10; e.g., Mathematics 10 and Mathematics 14. Students may also use Pure Mathematics 10, Applied 

Mathematics 10, Mathematics Preparation 10 (5 credits) in conjunction with Mathematics 10 or Mathematics 13 to meet 

this requirement. 

2 The science requirement—Science 20 or 24 or Biology 20 or Chemistry 20 or Physics 20—may also be met with any 10- 

credit combination of science courses that includes Science 10 and 14. 

3 Students may earn any number of credits in each second language, but only 25 credits in each second language studied may 

be used to meet the 100-credit requirement for the Alberta High School Diploma. 

4 Students entering Grade 10 in the 1998-1999 school year and subsequent school years will be able to use Physical 

Education 20 and/or 30 to meet this 10-credit requirement. 

5 Students enrolled in the Knowledge & Employability Program who wish to transfer to an Alberta High School Diploma 

route at any time must meet the requirements outlined in the box on the previous page.  Two 30-level course (10 credits) 

from any Knowledge & Employability cluster or 10 credits from any Green Certificate Specialization or two 35-level RAP 

courses is acceptable for students transferring from the Knowledge & Employability Program to the Alberta High School 

Diploma Program in order to meet the 10-credit requirement in any 30-level courses.   

6 Students may earn any number of credits in work experience, but only 15 credits may be used to meet the 100-credit 

requirement for the Alberta High School Diploma.  

FURTHER NOTES: 

 For 30-level courses that have a diploma examination, the final course mark consists of an average of the school-awarded 

mark and the diploma examination mark. 

 Students in Francophone programs should consult the Alberta High School Diploma Graduation Requirements for French 

First Language-Francophone in this Guide. 

 Mature students should consult the Mature Students section in this Guide for applicable graduation requirements. 

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS 

 (Guide to Education: ECS to Grade 12)