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    Hawaii: High School Diploma Requirements

    Subject Areas

    Subject Areas

    • Mathematics

      3 units

    • Science

      3 units

    • English

      4 units

    • Social Studies

      4 units

    • Physical Education

      1 unit

    • Electives

      6 units

    • Health

      0.5 units

    • World Languages, Fine Arts, or Career & Technical Education (CTE)/JROTC

      2 units

    • Personal Transition Plan

      0.5 units

    Source:

    Hawaii Department of Education, more info here.

    Course Requirements

    Requirement:
    4 units of English. Including 1 unit of English Language Arts 1, 1 unit of English Language Arts 2, 0.5 unit of Expository Writing, and 1.5 unit of ELA Basic Electives.

    Course Sequence

    Year 1

    Year 2

    Year 3

    Year 4

    1 Unit English I
    1 Unit English II
    1 Unit ELA Basic Elective
    0.5 Unit Expository Writing
    and
    0.5 ELA Basic Elective

    Year 1

    1 Unit English I

    Year 2

    1 Unit English II

    Year 3

    1 Unit ELA Basic Elective

    Year 4

    0.5 Unit Expository Writing
    and
    0.5 ELA Basic Elective
    Equivalent Exams

    No equivalent exams found

    Last updated 9/3/2025