Curriculum

We know that knowledge is power. Here we will provide you with important information our students need to ensure success in middle school and high school to achieve the very worthwhile goal of graduation.

We are pleased to offer a variety of programs to meet the needs of our students. Baboquivari High School students may participate in English and math dual enrollment courses taught by TOCC teachers. Satisfactory completion of these courses will result in credit being awarded for both high school and college.

Throughout the year, our students will be administered a variety of assessments. We have provided links to information about the tests on the sidebar of this page. Be sure to check out all the helpful tips so you are prepared to do your best.

Graduation Requirements

Graduation requirements as determined by the Arizona State Board of Education (R7-2-302.02) and the district governing board are as follows:

English: 4.0 credits
Math: 4.0 credits*
Science: 3.0 credits**
Social Studies: 3.0 credits***

  • World History and Geography: 1.0 credit
  • American History - including Arizona History: 1.0 credit
  • American Government and Arizona Government: 0.5 credit
  • Economics: 0.5 credit****

Fine Arts or Career, Technical and Vocational Education: 1.0 credit
Tohono O’odham Language, Tohono O’odham History OR Native American Studies: 1.0 credit
Electives: 6.0 credits
Total Credits: 22 units

*In lieu of one (1) credit of Algebra II or its equivalent course content a student may request a personal curriculum in mathematics following R7-2-302.03.

*Math courses shall consist of Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, (or its equivalent) and an additional course with significant math content as determined by the governing board (governing body).

Pursuant to the prescribed graduation requirements adopted by the State Board of Education, the governing board may approve a rigorous computer science course that would fulfill a mathematics course required for graduation from high school. The governing board may only approve a rigorous computer science course if the rigorous computer science course includes significant mathematics content and the governing board determines the high school where the rigorous computer science course is offered has sufficient capacity, infrastructure and qualified staff, including competent teachers of computer science.

**Three (3) credits of science in preparation for proficiency at the high school level on a state required test.

***Beginning in the 2016–2017 school year, the competency requirements for social studies shall include a requirement that, in order to graduate from high school or obtain a high school equivalency diploma, a pupil must correctly answer at least sixty (60) of the one hundred (100) questions listed on a test that is identical to the civics portion of the naturalization test used by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.The district school shall document on the pupil's transcript that the pupil has passed a test that is identical to the civics portion of the naturalization test used by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.

****The state board requirement for economics is at least one-half (.5) of a course credit, which shall include financial literacy and personal financial management.

The governing board may determine the method and manner in which to administer a test that is identical to the civics portion of the naturalization test used by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. A pupil who does not obtain a passing score on the test that is identical to the civics portion of the naturalization test may retake the test until the pupil obtains a passing score.

Arizona College and Career Ready Standards

English language arts and literacy in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects (“the standards”) are the culmination of an extended, broad-based effort to fulfill the charge issued by the states to create the next generation of k–12 standards in order to help ensure that all students are college and career ready in literacy no later than the end of high school.