# Diploma Requirements (Adult High School Diploma)

MiraCosta College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Adult High School

Source: https://catalog.miracosta.edu/continuingeducation/adulthighschooldiploma/

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Natural Sciences (20 Credits)** | | 20 |
| **Physical Sciences** | |  |
| HSSCI 11 | Physical Science 1 - Chemistry |  |
| HSSCI 12 | Physical Science 2 - Physics |  |
| HSSCI 41 | Physical Science 3 - Environmental Science |  |
| **Life Sciences** | |  |
| HSSCI 21 | Life Science 1A - Cell Biology |  |
| HSSCI 23 | Life Science 1B - Animal Biology |  |
| HSSCI 22 | Life Science 2 - Human Anatomy and Physiology |  |
| HSSCI 51 | Life Science 3 - Introduction to Biotechnology |  |
| **Students must successfully complete courses in both Life and Physical sciences.** | |  |
| **Social and Behavioral Sciences (30 Credits)** | | 30 |
| HSAGT 10 | American Government |  |
| HSECN 10 | Economics |  |
| HSUSH 11 | United States History 1 |  |
| HSUSH 12 | United States History 2 |  |
| HSWHG 11 | World History and Geography 1 |  |
| HSWHG 12 | World History and Geography 2 |  |
| **Humanities (10 Credits)** | | 10 |
| HSIFA 11 | Introduction to Fine Arts 1 - The History and Development of Theatre |  |
| HSIFA 12 | Introduction to Fine Arts 2 - Art and Music |  |
| HSIFA 13 | Beginning Film and Digital Media Production |  |
| HSIFA 14 | Introduction to Fine Arts 3: The History of Film |  |
| **English (30 Credits)*** | | 30 |
| HSENG 17 | Basic Skills: Reading and Study Strategies |  |
| **College Preparation** | |  |
| HSENG 16 | Academic Grammar (College Preparation) |  |
| HSENG 22 | Academic Writing: The Five Paragraph Essay (College Preparation) |  |
| HSENG 25 | Academic Writing: The Research Paper (College Preparation) |  |
| **Career Preparation** | |  |
| HSENG 15 | Everyday Grammar (Career Preparation) |  |
| HSENG 21 | Everyday Writing: The Single Paragraph (Career Preparation) |  |
| HSENG 23 | Everyday Writing: Reports and Projects (Career Preparation) |  |
| **1. The California Ed Code requires students to demonstrate proficiency in reading and writing through the completion of coursework at a level generally accepted as appropriate for award of a high school diploma.** | |  |
| **2. Students may demonstrate reading and writing proficiency through the successful completion of a local English course(s); an equivalent graduation-level English course from another high school; or a college-level English course.** | |  |
| **Mathematics (20 Credits) **** | | 20 |
| HSMTH 11 | Number Sense & Arithmetic |  |
| HSMTH 12 | Data & Probability |  |
| HSMTH 13 | Geometry & Measurement |  |
| HSMTH 20 | Algebra 1A |  |
| HSMTH 21 | Algebra 1B |  |
| **1. The California Ed Code requires students to demonstrate proficiency in the operations of mathematics as well as its practical applications through the completion of coursework at a level generally accepted as appropriate for award of a high school diploma.** | |  |
| **2. Students may demonstrate mathematics proficiency through the successful completion of local math course(s); an equivalent graduation-level math course from another high school; or a college-level math course.** | |  |
| **Electives (50 Credits)** | | 50 |
| HSETHN 10 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies |  |
| HSWFP 11 | Applied Computer Skills |  |
| NCABE 11 | Mentorship for Student Success |  |
| NCABE 92 | High School Equivalency Preparation |  |
| **1. Students may earn elective credits for successful completion of the specific elective courses listed above and/or any graded noncredit course, as well as other high school or college-level courses not already used to satisfy discipline-specific credit requirements for our diploma. Students interested in this option should work directly with a noncredit counselor to determine eligible courses and credits.** | |  |
| **2. Other validated high school or college-level skills and knowledge gained outside the classroom may also be eligible as determined through the Noncredit Service and/or Substitution processes and forms. Students interested in these options should work directly with a noncredit counselor.** | |  |
| **Total Credits** | | 160 |

*. All HSENG courses may be repeated one time for credit. A maximum of 20 English credits may be awarded for the completion of English as a Second Language courses.
**. All HSMTH courses may be repeated one time for credit. Students must successfully earn a minimum of 5 credits in algebra, or the equivalent, to meet the mathematics proficiency requirement for the high school diploma.