In our state, there are both required and encouraged educational offerings at each school district. The law tells us that districts must provide an educational program that allows students to meet graduation requirements. There are also recommended educational elements that districts should consider offering. See the break-down below. You can also download a two-page resource (also available in español) that outlines these offerings. 

Mandatory

• Academic acceleration policy
• AIDS prevention education program
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Comprehensive sexual health education
• Computer science learning standards and course
• Conservation, natural resources, and the environment learning standards
• Disability history month
• Educational Technology learning standards
• Financial aid advising day
• Financial education learning standards
• Minimum college entrance requirements
• Observance of Veterans’ Day
• Since Time Immemorial curriculum
• Temperance and Good Citizenship Day/voter registration
• US and WA Constitutions
• Social-emotional learning standards

Recommended or encouraged

• History of civil rights
• Ethnic studies
• Holocaust history
• Seal of biliteracy

Graduation requirement alignment

See something in the list you'd like to learn more about? The State Board of Education has been directed by the Legislature to submit recommendations about aligning graduation requirements with the Washington State Profile of a Graduate. Engage with this project and give feedback. Find out more at sbe.wa.gov/alignment. Graduation requirements are posted by year at sbe.wa.gov/graduation.