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To obtain a standard adult high school diploma, a student must earn the required 24 credits or the
Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhance Learning (ACCEL) option of 18 credits per Florida Statute §
1002.3105 and successfully complete all statewide assessments or attain a recognized concordant score as
specified in Florida Statute §1008.22(7), or a recognized comparative score as specified in Florida Statute §
1008.22(8). A cumulative GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale is required for all adult education students (Florida
Statute §1003.4282 (6)(b).

The ACCEL option allows the student to earn a high school diploma by completing 18 credits, of which are
14 core courses and 4 electives. The online-course requirement does not apply to the 18 credit option.

The credit acceleration program (CAP) allows a student to earn high school credit if the student passes a
statewide course assessment without enrollment in the course. The courses include the following subjects:
Algebra I, Geometry, U.S. History, Biology I, and Algebra II.

AHS-DP follows the same course requirements and state assessments as those required in the K-12 system
as Florida Statute §1003.4282. (24 credit option) and Florida Statute §1002.3105 (ACCEL option). However,
some exceptions apply:
 Students who enter an AHS are not required to take the EOC assessment for Algebra 1 if credit for
this course was earned and documented on their transcript prior to 2010 – 2011.
 Students who enter an AHS are not required to take the EOC assessment for Biology 1 and/or
Geometry, if credit for these courses was earned and documented on their transcripts prior to
2011-2012.
 The 2015-2016 EOC testing schedule is available at http://www.fldoe.org/asp/schedule.asp.
 All students taking U.S. History beginning 2012-13 must take the U.S. History EOC assessment
regardless of cohort year.

State Board of Education Rule 6A-6.020 grants high school credits and diplomas to adults became effective
January 2013.10 Students already enrolled prior to this date may follow the educational plan in place prior
to adoption of the rule. Students enrolled after this date should follow the requirements listed below. To
determine graduation requirements for AHS students who are not enrolled in the K-12 educational system,
the following shall apply:

 Students entering AHS whose 9th grade cohort group has not graduated must meet the graduation
requirements based on the year that the student entered the 9th grade.
 Students whose cohort group has graduated must follow the graduation requirements as listed in
the following charts. Students entering AHS after their 9th grade cohort has graduated, or who are
not a part of a 9th grade cohort (from another country, never entered high school, etc.) must meet
the current 12th grade cohort graduation requirements that are in effect for the year they enter
AHS.

Note: For students that are continuously enrolled from the time that they withdraw from the K-12 system
and enroll in adult education, they will follow the requirements of their 9th grade cohort.

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