Graduation requirements for International students* living abroad.

*These graduation requirements apply ONLY to non-US citizens living outside the United States. US ex-patriots, US military, US missionaries, and any other US citizens living internationally must still adhere to one of our other graduation paths.

Global high school students must meet HLA’s 22 minimum credits to qualify for graduation. US citizens, US ex-patriots, and students planning to attend a US university are required to take US History. A minimum of three (3) years/six (6) semesters of enrollment are required for global students in order to graduate.

Foreign nationals attending HLA have the flexibility to continue their education in accordance with the customs of the country of residence. Students already fluent in English can study traditional high school English courses. Students who are NOT fluent English speakers can study English as a Second Language to meet the English credit requirements. English credits cover the study of the English language ONLY. ALL OTHER LANGUAGE CREDITS, even if it is your native language, are considered Foreign Language credits on the HLA transcript. Please add them as an Elective/Foreign Language credit. Literary study for your specific country will be considered as an elective credit.

Foreign national students are not required to take US History. Students may study the history of the country of residence as one of the Social Studies credits instead of taking US History. US History is only required for US Citizens/Families. Also, if you are using a Social Studies curriculum that covers Geography or Civics each year then enter those courses into Applecore as Geography 09, Geography 10, Civics 09, Civics 10, etc.

If your country integrates Algebra with Geometry and Trigonometry, you may title those courses Integrated Math I II III and IV. Other math courses may be taken as needed.

If the curriculum you are using includes Biology or Physics every year of High School then list the course as Biology 09, Biology 10, etc and Physics 09, Physics 10, etc.

Personal Finance: Any 0.5 credit, 1 semester course that teaches about how to handle money and covers topics such as saving, budgeting, taxes, etc. Entrepreneurship, Business management, etc., can be used to satisfy the credit requirement if these topics were studied.

Electives: Choose any 6 Electives.

• 1 credit is 150 hours of study (or one full year or course)
• 0.5 credit is 75 hours of study (or one semester)

Refer to the Course Guide & Electives for a list of other courses that may be considered.