Course Work:
The coursework required includes the following:
Graduation Requirements (240 credits):
For Class of 27 and beyond 1 semester of Health required
4 years of English (40 credits)
4 years of Mathematics (40 credits)
3 years of Science (30 credits)
2 years of Lab Science required (Earth Sci, Bio, Chem, or Physics)
3 years of Social Studies (30 credits)
1 semester of Civics required
For Class of 27 and beyond 1 semester of History of Power, Conflict, and Healing, 1 semester of Intro to Ethnic Studies Required
For Class of 27 and beyond Meet Financial Literacy Requirement
1 year of Physical Education/JROTC (10 credits)
PE can be waived by participation in 2 seasons of a CHSAA Sport completed in grades 9-11
PE Waiver must be requested by the student by their school counselor in the season they play
1 year of Fine Art or eligible Career & Technical Education (CTE) (10 credits)
Remaining 80 credits (8 classes) of additional Electives/courses
ICAP:
DPS requires all students to graduate having a plan for after high school that is meaningful to them. Students will continue to work with their counselors, teachers and families to develop, update and complete their personalized Individual Career and Academic Plans (ICAPs), a process which starts as early as the sixth grade.
Through this personalized career and academic planning process, students are empowered to learn about themselves and evaluate their path to career and college including setting and marking progress towards goals, exploring career and college options, planning towards high school graduation, and learning about financial literacy and financial aid opportunities.
ICAP lessons will be done in Advisement.
ICAP Survey is located in Student Portal
In order to graduate from DPS, every student must demonstrate competency in: 1) Reading, Writing, Communicating and Math, 2) Career Readiness OR 3)Transition readiness by completing one or more items in the competency menu below.
