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Course Descriptions
4 X 4 Block Schedule
Typical 4-period day
Time available for instruction
Credits available to students
Transitioning from 6-Period to 4X4 Block Schedule
Administrative Guidelines for Scheduling 4+4 Block Courses
 
 

The 4 + 4 Block Schedule - Making the Transition

TIME FRAMES
Class Period
Semester
SchoolYear

CREDITS
One Unit Credit
1/2 Unit Credit

GRADE REPORTS
Interim Grade Reports
Final Grade Reports

CREDITS PER YEAR
Potential Per School Year
Potential In Four Years
Required For Graduation

  

6-PERIOD SCHOOLS

55 Minutes Net
90 Days
2 Semesters

180 Class Periods, 55 Min. each
90 Class Periods, 55 Min. each

5th and 14th Weeks
90 Days

6 Units Per School Year
24 Units
20 Units (Potential Less 4)

 

4 + 4 PERIOD SCHOOLS
90 Minutes Net
90 Days
2 Semesters

90 Class Periods, 90 Min. Each
45 Class Periods, 90 Min. Each

22, 45, 67 Days
90 Days for Full-Unit Courses
45 Days for 1/2 Unit Courses
(repeated on 90-Day Report)

8 Units Per School Year
32 Units
28 Units (Potential Less 4)

CALCULATION OF CREDITS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION.

The total number of scholastic credits required for graduation is 4 units less than the potential number available in the student's school (or schools) during the four school years following the student's entry into the 9th grade. As examples, schools on the traditional 6-units-per-year schedule offer 24 and require 20, while schools on the 8-unitsper-year schedule offer 32 and require 28.

In cases of students and schools in transition between the two schedules, adjustments will be made in graduation requirements using the "potential credits less 4" rule according to the following table:

Student Attending School Offering
6 Units Per Year		   Student Attending School Offering
8 Units Per Year		   Total Potential Units Available When In Transition   Number of Credits Required for Graduation (Potential Less 4)
Number      Potential
Years           Credits
4                24
3                18
2                12
1                  6
0                 0
 
Number      Potential
Years           Credits
4               32
3                24
2                16
1                  8
0                 0
 

24   (24+0)
26   (18+8)
28 (12+16)
30  (6+24)
32   (0+32)

  
20 (24-4)
22 (26-4)
24 (28-4)
26 (30-4)
28 (32-4)

 


  

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