Required High School Curriculum (RHSC) Deficiencies

Required High School Curriculum: Students who graduate from high school in 2012 or later must present credits for (17) specified units. The 17 specified units are:

• MATHEMATICS: Four (4) units of Mathematics, including Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry and a fourth year of advanced Math or Mathematics I, II, III and a fourth unit of Mathematics from the approved list.

• ENGLISH: Four (4) units of English which have as their emphasis grammar and usage, literature (American, English, World), and advanced composition skills.

• SCIENCE: Four (4) units of science, with at least one laboratory course from the life sciences and one laboratory course from the physical sciences. Georgia Public high school graduates must have at least one (1) unit of biology, one (1) unit of physical science or physics, and one (1) unit of chemistry, earth systems, environmental science and one (1) unit of a fourth science.

• SOCIAL SCIENCE: Three (3) units of social science, with at least one (1) course focusing on United States studies and one (1) course focusing on world studies.

• FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Two (2) units in the same foreign language emphasizing speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Two (2) units of American Sign Language may be used to satisfy this requirement. 

Entering freshmen who have outstanding RHSC requirements must complete the deficient courses with a grade of "C" or better by the time they have earned 30 semester hours of credit. Students who accumulate 30 or more semester hours of college-level credit in the University before completing all RHSC requirements cannot register for other courses, unless they also register for the appropriate deficiency course.

Courses used to satisfy high school deficiencies can also be used to meet University graduation requirements.

For courses that may fulfill outstanding RHSC requirements, refer to the following link:

 Staying_on_Course.pdf (usg.edu)