Murrieta Mesa High School

Graduation Requirements

To earn a high school diploma from Murrieta Mesa High School, a student must:

1. Successfully complete a minimum of 230 semester credits of the specific requirements as indicated below:

a. ENGLISH - 4 years 40 SEMESTER CREDITS

b. MATHEMATICS - 3 years 30 SEMESTER CREDITS

Algebra I required

c. SCIENCE - 3 years

 

Physical Science 10 SEMESTER CREDITS

Life Science 10 SEMESTER CREDITS

 

Additional Science 10 SEMESTER CREDITS

 

d. SOCIAL SCIENCE - 3 years

Modern World History—10th 10 SEMESTER CREDITS

 

U.S. History-11th 10 SEMESTER CREDITS

 

U.S. Government/Economics-12th 10 SEMESTER CREDITS

 

e. VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS - 1 year 10 SEMESTER CREDITS

 

*UC/CSU requires one year of the same Visual/Performing art.

f. WORLD LANGUAGES - 1 year 10 SEMESTER CREDITS

 

g. PHYSICAL EDUCATION - 2 years 20 SEMESTER CREDITS

 

 

h. HEALTH - 1 semester 5 CREDITS  & INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION, TECHNOLOGY & CAREERS(ICT) - 1 semester 5 CREDITS

 

i. GENERAL ELECTIVES - 50 SEMESTER CREDITS

 

2. Community Service: Each student must participate in 40 hours of volunteer work in an approved community service project/program. (Must be a non-profit organization)

3. Juniors must successfully complete the Junior Reflective Essay. Click the link for District requirements.

4. Seniors must successfully complete a Senior Exit Interview. Click the link for District requirements.