High School
Program of Studies and Graduation Requirements
The mission of the Charleston County School District, working in partnership with students, families, the workplace and the community, is to ensure that all students are provided a high quality education that prepares them to succeed in a complex and competitive world.
The Charleston County School District Program of Studies for Grades 9-12 provides a district wide framework for curriculum and instruction at the secondary level. The goal in defining the Program of Studies is to promote quality and alignment in high school course offerings for students.
The design for the secondary curriculum provides flexibility to meet unique needs of individual high schools. Using the menu of courses in this document as a curriculum framework, administrators will make decisions to develop a school-based program of studies to meet the needs of their students. Schools have the option of submitting applications for pilot programs to supplement the defined list of courses.
The Program of Studies promotes quality in course selections for students. Course descriptions for each subject and level establish high expectations and standards for student achievement. This document enables a school to effectively assist its students, in cooperation with their parents, to make appropriate choices for their high school careers.
If any issues or situations surface that are not addressed in the CCSD Program of Studies, refer to:
- School Administrator's Guide Regulations and Statutes
- Call the South Carolina Department of Education
It is the policy of the Charleston County School District not to discriminate on the basis of race as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, on the basis of sex as required by Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments, or on the basis of handicap as required by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, PL 101-476; and other Civil Rights Laws.
