Adult High School Diploma

The Adult High School Diploma requires students to complete 160 credits for graduation, which include coursework in Natural Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Humanities, English, Mathematics, and a selection of electives. Based on information such as student’s high school grades, test scores, work experience, and other multiple measures, the counselor may recommend placement at the level which meets the student’s needs. Students are awarded a high school diploma upon completion of the course of study prescribed by the State of California and the Pasadena Area Community College District. 

Program Outcomes

  • Analyze, synthesize, and evaluate ideas orally and in writing. 
  • Demonstrate soft skills applicable in academic and workplace settings.   
  • Utilize study skill habits that will enable students to make the transition to college level coursework.
  • Apply concepts learned in core subjects to prepare students to earn a high school diploma and transition to the community college and into the workplace.

Required Courses

English 30 Credits (complete 6 of the 8 courses)
AHSD 6400PRACTICAL ENGLISH SKILLS0
AHSD 6401FUNDAMENTALS OF GRAMMAR A0
AHSD 6402FUNDAMENTALS OF GRAMMAR B0
AHSD 6403ESSENTIALS IN WRITING A0
AHSD 6404ESSENTIALS IN WRITING B0
AHSD 6407READING FUNDAMENTALS0
AHSD 6408INTRODUCTION TO MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE0
AHSD 6409INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING0
Social and Behavioral Sciences 30 Credits
AHSD 6411U.S. HISTORY: PRE-COLONIALISM TO THE CIVIL WAR0
AHSD 6412U.S. HISTORY: AGE OF INDUSTRIALIZATION TO PRESENT0
AHSD 6413INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT0
AHSD 6414INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS0
AHSD 6416GLOBAL AFFAIRS0
AHSD 6415CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN SOCIAL ISSUES0
or AHSD 6417 WORLD GEOGRAPHY
Mathematics 25 Credits
AHSD 6421MATH BASICS0
AHSD 6422MATHEMATICS PRE-ALGEBRA0
AHSD 6423ALGEBRA IA0
AHSD 6424ALGEBRA IB0
AHSD 6425INTRODUCTION TO GEOMETRY0
Natural Sciences 20 Credits (complete 4 of the 6 courses)
AHSD 6426LIFE SCIENCE - BIOLOGY0
AHSD 6427LIFE SCIENCE - PHYSIOLOGY0
AHSD 6428PHYSICAL SCIENCE - CHEMISTRY0
AHSD 6429PHYSICAL SCIENCE - PHYSICS0
AHSD 6430ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE - ECOLOGY0
AHSD 6435HEALTH0
Humanities 10 credits (complete 2 of the 4 courses)
AHSD 6432ART HISTORY0
AHSD 6436MUSIC APPRECIATION0
AHSD 6437DIGITAL ART & DESIGN0
AHSD 6439CONTEMPORARY SPANISH0

Recommended Electives

AHSD 6431TECHNOLOGY SKILLS FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS0