The Clark County School District expects all students to meet the requirements of the 21st Century Course of Study. In addition to the three years of mathematics and two years of science necessary to graduate with a high school standard diploma, students enrolling as freshmen in the fall of 2006 (graduating class of 2010), and each grade thereafter, will be scheduled into a fourth year of mathematics, which will include Algebra II, and a third year of science, which will include Biology. Although the graduation requirements for a standard diploma will not change, the school district expects its students to be competitive in higher education and the workforce, and to be prepared to take full advantage of what the world has to offer beyond high school.

The Clark County School District believes that all students must be prepared for the following post-secondary opportunities:

• University/Four-Year College
• Community/Two-Year College
• Trade/Technical School
• Workforce

The 21st Century Course of Study will provide the following for students:

• Opens Doors to Post-Secondary Education and Workforce Opportunities
• Meets Nevada System of Higher Education University Admissions Grade Point Average (GPA) and Core Curriculum

Requirements including:

• 3.00 GPA (weighted or unweighted) in the core curriculum
• NSHE Approved Core Curriculum (4 English, 3 Math - including Algebra II, 3 Natural Science, 3 Social Science & History = 13 units)

• Prepares Students for the Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship GPA and Core Curriculum Requirements including:

• 3.25 cumulative GPA (weighted or unweighted) and the core curriculum
• NSHE Approved Core Curriculum (4 English, 4 Math - including Algebra II, 3 Natural Science, 3 Social Science & History = 14 units)