Western Christian Academy :: Accredited. Christian Worldview.
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Program Course/Credit Requirements
- Honors
- College Preparatory
- General
- Vocational
10 credit unit courses in California are considered as 1 credit unit courses in other states.
| Honors Preparatory* | Min. Req. Units | College Preparatory | Min. Req. Units | |
| Bible | Student must be enrolled in a Bible course every semester he or she is enrolled in the school. | Up to 40 | Student must be enrolled in a Bible course every semester he or she is enrolled in the school. | Up to 40 |
| Computer Skills | One year equivalent | 10 | One year equivalent | 10 |
| English | 4 years of high school level English or Literature | 40 | 4 years of high school level English, Language Arts or Literature – 3 years must be high school level | 40 |
| Fine Arts | 2 semesters of Art, Speech, or Music | 10 | 2 semesters of Art, Speech, or Music | 10 |
| Foreign Language | 2 years of languages electives (must be same language) | 20 | 2 years of languages electives (must be same language) | 20 |
| Health | 1 semester health elective | 5 | 1 semester health elective | 5 |
| Physical Education | 1 1/2 years | 15 | 1 1/2 years | 15 |
| Science | 3 years Science courses including Biology, Chemistry, and Physics | 30 | 3 years Science courses including Biology, and Chemistry | 30 |
| Social Studies | 4 years Social Studies courses including one semester Civics and one semester Economics | 40 | 4 years Social Studies courses including one semester Civics and one semester Economics | 40 |
| Electives | Any category – enough to reach minimum total required – see catalog | ? | Any category – enough to reach minimum total required – see catalog | ? |
| Mathematics | 4 years Mathematics courses including Geometry and Pre-Calculus | 40 | 3 years Mathematics courses including Geometry and Algebra II | 30 |
| Minimum Total Units Required | 270 | Minimum Total Units Required | 260 |
* Honors diplomas requires a SAT score of at least 1500 or an ACT score of at least 21.
* Honors diplomas must also achieve a GPA of at least 3.5
| General Preparatory* | Min. Req. Units | Vocational Preparatory (only for students unable to complete normal requirements) | Min. Req. Units | |
| Bible | Student must be enrolled in a Bible course every semester he or she is enrolled in the school. | Up to 40 | Student must be enrolled in a Bible course every semester he or she is enrolled in the school. | Up to 40 |
| Computer Skills | One year equivalent | 10 | One year equivalent | 10 |
| English | 4 years of English, Language Arts, or Literature—1 year must be high school level | 40 | 4 years of English, Language Arts, or Literature | 40 |
| Fine Arts | 2 semesters of Art, Speech, or Music | 10 | 2 semesters of Art, Speech, or Music | 0 |
| Foreign Language | (Optional) | 0 | (Optional) | 0 |
| Health | 1 semester health elective | 5 | 1 semester health elective | 5 |
| Physical Education | 1 1/2 years | 15 | 1 1/2 years | 15 |
| Science | 2 years Science courses including Biology | 20 | 2 years Science courses | 20 |
| Social Studies | 4 years Social Studies courses including one semester Government and one semester Economics | 40 | 4 years Social Studies courses including one semester Civics and one semester Economics | 40 |
| Electives | Any category – enough to reach minimum total required – see catalog | ? | Any category – enough to reach minimum total required – see catalog | ? |
| Mathematics | 2 years Mathematics courses including Algebra I and Geometry | 40 | 2 years Mathematics courses | 30 |
| Minimum Total Units Required | 240 | Minimum Total Units Required | 240 |