Graduation Requirements

These are, of course, the dreaded “graduation requirements”. Perhaps the soothing tones that they are presented in will soothe your nerves a bit. Feel free to reference, save, print, or otherwise enjoy. Included are the “official” BHS course- and credit-requirements, as well as the University of California “a–g” minimum eligibility requirements. In the tables below, “BHS” refers to Berkeley High graduation requirements; “UC” refers to UC/CSU entry requirements.

Two disclaimers: First, all of the below is accurate as far as we know — it was taken directly from information BHS released — but considering how the school is, some things might have changed since then. If this is the case, please let us know.

Second, these are minimum requirements. That means, you must have such-and-such credits to graduate from the school, and such-and-such credits to be considered for a UC. However, these days, minimum requirements don’t go very far. It’s generally accepted folk wisdom that, if you want to increase your chances at getting into any college, you’d better go above and beyond the minimum requirements.