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Contact Information
Counseling Office
7800 Grays Drive
Grosse Ile, MI  48138

 

Office Phone:  734-362-2408

Secretary: 
Kathy Cowley

CowleyK@gischools.org

Counselors
Marylou Jansen
JansenM@gischools.org
Phone:  734-362-2406

 

Joan Sclater
SclateJ@gischools.org
Phone:  734-362-2407

REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION

FOR THE CLASS OF 2012

Minimum units of credit required for graduation: 25.0

Credit in the high school is granted on the basis of 1/2 unit of credit for each class which meets 5 days per week for one semester. A student must earn at least 5 units of credit to become a sophomore, at least 12 units of credit to become a junior and must have 19 units of credit to become a senior. All students are required to take 6 classes per semester regardless of their total units of credit. All subjects (except those identified as exceptions in this guide) successfully completed during the school day count as credit toward graduation.

Career Technical Education Courses will earn 1.5 credits per semester, 3.0 credits for the year. (See page 58 of the Curriculum Guide).

The following is a description of graduation requirements by departments:

English Department: 
  
  • 4 units (8 semesters) required
  • Literature/Composition 9 is required in the 9th grade (2 semesters)
  • Speech is required in the 10th grade (1 semester)
  • Literature/Composition 10 is required in the 10th grade (1 semester)
  • English requirement during the 11th grade (1 semester)[See page 22 for detail]
  • English requirement during the 12th grade (1 semester) [See page 22 for detail]
  • 2 additional semesters of English
Mathematics Department:
  
  • 4 units (8 semesters) required
Science Department:
    
  • 3 units (6 semesters) required

 

Social Studies Department:
  
  • 3 units (6 semesters) required
- 1 unit (2 semesters) American History I & II (9th grade)
- 1/2 unit (1 semester) Government (10th grade) 1st semester
- 1/2 unit (1 semester) Economics (10th grade) 2nd semester
- 1 unit (2 semesters) Global Studies I & II (11th grade)
Physical Education:
  
  • 1 unit (2 semesters required)
- Essential Health & Living Skills (1 semester) must be taken in 9th or 10th grade
- Fitness, First Aid, CPR (1 semester) must be taken in the 10th, 11th, or 12th grade
Any exceptions to the preceding will be made only with the written approval of the Principal.