Standard Diploma Requirements
What Students and Parents Need to Know

What are the Florida diploma options?

Students must successfully complete one of the following diploma options:

• 24-credit standard diploma
• 18-credit Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhance Learning (ACCEL)
• Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathway
• Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) curriculum
• International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma curriculum

What are the state assessment requirements?

Students must pass the following statewide assessments:

• Grade 10 English Language Arts (ELA) or a concordant score
• Algebra 1 end of course (EOC) or a comparative score

Refer to Graduation Requirements for Florida’s Statewide Assessments for concordant and comparative scores.
Students enrolled in the following courses must participate in the corresponding EOC assessment, which constitutes 30 percent of the final course grade+:

• Algebra 1
• Geometry
• Biology 1
• U.S. History
  +Special note: Thirty percent not applicable if not enrolled in the course but passed the EOC (credit acceleration program [CAP]).