IUPUI’S SPAN PROGRAM –FROM A PARENT’S PERSPECTIVE

Meeting Indiana’s High School diploma requirement:


As you may already know, to earn a high school degree in Indiana, one can work toward
either a general diploma, a Core 40 Diploma, or an Academic Honors Diploma. The
following are the requirements for these diplomas. The Core 40 is currently under review
--check for changes to requirements at: http://www.doe.state.in.us/core40.

Indiana General, CORE 40 or Academic Honors High School
Diplomas (effective beginning for Class of 2008)




































Dr. Russell encourages all SPAN students to pursue at least the Core 40
diploma, but if your student is so inclined, he may choose to work toward the
most difficult choice, the Academic Honors Diploma (AHD).
About IUPUI SPAN
Program-
Diploma Requirements
Subject
 General
 Core 40
 Academic Honors
Diploma
English
 8 Credits
 8 credits in Literature,
composition and speech
 8 credits in literature,
composition and speech
Math
 4 Credits
 6-8 Credits must include
Alg. I, Geom. Alg II
 8 credits must include
Alg.I, Geom, Alg II &
pre-calculus
Science
 4 Credits Must include more
than one
major category: Life, Physical,
or Earth & Space Science.
 6 Credits Must include
Biology I, and either           
   Chem or  Physics  and earth
or space science
 6 Credits Must include Biology
I, and either  Chem  or Physics
and earth or space science
Social Studies
 4 Credits include: 2 cr. US
History, plus US Gov’
 6 Credits Include 2 cr.
US History, 1 cr. US Gov’
t, 1 cr. Economics, & 1
cr. World History &
Civilization or World
Geography
 6 Credits Include 2 cr.
US History, 1 cr. US Gov’
t, and 3 cr. with
emphasis on
Economics, World
History or Geography
Foreign Lang.
 None
 4 Credits
 6 Credits In one
language or 8 cr. In two
languages
Physical Education
 1 credit
 1 credit
 1 credit
Health
 1 credit
 1 credit
 1 credit
Fine art and music
 None
 None
 2 credits
Total
 40 credits
 45 credits
 47 credits, B avg.
Nothing below a C-
An early college
high school for
the virtually
unlimited student.