6320.3: Requirements for Senior High School Graduation - Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) Program

I. Credits:ÌýA minimum of 230 credits is required for graduation.

II. Assessments:ÌýIn addition to 230 credits required for graduation, students must also successfully meet the College and Career Readiness metric for the high school Essential Learner Outcomes of College and Career Readiness assessments.

III. Personal Learning Plan:ÌýA student must complete a Personal Learning Plan (PLP), meeting District requirements.

IV. Free Application for Federal Student Aid: Beginning with the Class of 2025, each student must submit toÌýthe United States Department of Education a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) prior toÌýgraduation. A public high school student shall not be required to complete the FAFSA if:


A. A parent or legal guardian of or a person standing in loco parentis to such student signs andÌýsubmits the appropriate form prescribed by the Commissioner of Education indicating that suchÌýparent, legal guardian, or person standing in loco parentis authorizes such student to decline to
complete and submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid;

ÌýB. The school principal or the school principal's designee signs and submits the appropriate form prescribed by the Commissioner of Education authorizing such student to decline to complete and submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid for good cause as determined by the school principal or the school principal's designee; or

C. A student who is nineteen years of age or older or is an emancipated minor signs and submitsÌýthe appropriate form prescribed by the Commissioner of Education stating that such studentÌýdeclines to complete and submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

V. Each student’s Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) Program shall include the courses of study as outlined in Rule 6320.1 with such adjustments (additions or substitutions) to the programs and courses as listed below. Such adjustments are made to avoid duplication in the program of study required for AFJROTC students.

ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Public Schools’ Graduation Requirement

AFJROTC Additions/Substitutions

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Social Studies: World Geography (5 credits)

Substitute Cultural Studies: ÌýAn Introduction to Global Awareness (5 credits) - Cadet Year 1

Science: Elective (5 credits)

Add The Science of Flight: A Gateway to New Horizons (5 credits) as a science elective - Cadet Year 2

Physical Education: (5 credits)

Add Traditions, Wellness, and Foundations of Citizenship(5 credits) as one of three courses towards fulfilling the Physical Education Graduation Requirement - Cadet Year 1

Financial Literacy: Personal Finance (5 credits)

Substitute Life Skills and Career Opportunities

(5 credits) to fulfill Financial Literacy Graduation Requirement - Cadet Year 4



These adjustments are applicable to students enrolled in the AFJROTC Program during the corresponding academic year as ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Public Schools’ courses are required and as applicable to the Cadet Year. Cadet Years equal the number of years within the AFJROTC Program and are not related to the grade level in high school (i.e., Cadet Year 1 could be a student in ninth, tenth, eleventh or twelfth grade).

All AFJROTC courses are required in the sequence outlined in the High School Curriculum Handbook and Registration Guide regardless of grade level when entering the AFJROTC Program and will count as elective credit if a student has already fulfilled a graduation requirement listed on the above chart.

Date of Adoption
July 11, 2016
Date of Revision
May 2, 2022
August 21, 2023
Reaffirmed
August 20, 2018