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The minimum graduation requirements shall include 240 semester periods. The following minimum requirements in the subject areas, as noted, must be completed: Bible/Religion, 40 semester periods or ten semester periods during each year of attendance in grades 9-12 in an SDA school.   English 40 semester periods and reading competency of 9.0 grade equivalency.   Family Living 5 semester periods or evidence of completion of the content as part of Bible IV.   Fine Arts  5 semester periods. Because music is offered opposite physical education, students generally need to choose between choir and band. This means they can take both during only one year of their high school experience. Students who have accrued 45 semester periods of Fine Arts credits may petition the faculty to take physical education at a local junior college. Students may enroll in private music lessons and receive credit for the fine arts requirement. Students may earn up to 2.5 semester periods per semester from private lessons based on an average of one lesson per week. The student must petition to receive credit and must present evidence of the number of lessons and satisfactory progress from the teacher. Health Education 5 semester periods. Keyboarding/Computer Literacy 10 semester periods. In lieu of classroom instruction, this requirement may be met by demonstrating proficiency on the NAD Keyboard and Document Production Competency Tests and successfully passing the NAD Computer Literacy Competency Tests. Mathematics 20 semester periods plus competency of 9.0 grade equivalency. Physical Education 30 semester periods or evidence of completion if a transfer student. Students may not sign up for a study hall during a PE period if their PE requirement has not been completed. Participation in two of three varsity sports will count as one semester. Physical education credits may not be taken in summer school, but a student may take classes for two consecutive semesters at a junior college in order to satisfy the requirements of one year of PE.  Physical Education Excuses Students who are unable to participate in PE due to health limitations must bring a note from their physician to avoid losing class credit. For injuries or illnesses that affect participation for more than three days, a note from the attending physician must be provided. In long-term cases where participation will be limited or nearly impossible, the student must meet with the teacher and the registrar to develop an alternate plan for fulfilling the graduation requirements. Practical Arts 10 semester periods The practical arts requirement is met by satisfactory completion of both Computer Applications I and Computer Applications II.  Science 20 semester periods. Service Learning 25 clock hours per year of attendance. Students must complete 100 clock hours of service learning (25 hours for each year of attendance).  Students must keep their hours up to date and must have completed at least 65% of the required number of hours each year to be eligible for student office, varsity, and other extra-curricular activities. Social Studies 30 semester periods. World History, United States History, and Government are required. Work Experience Education 5 semester periods. Work Experience credit is earned at the rate of one credit for every twenty clock hours worked. Up to 20 semester periods of Work Experience credit can be earned. Electives Students should choose enough classes to complete the graduation requirement for 240 semester periods. ESLR Portfolio By definition, the Expected Schoolwide Learning Results (ESLRs) are “what each student should know, understand, and be able to do” upon exit from San Diego Academy. The student’s job, as part of the graduation requirements, will be to create a portfolio demonstrating meaningful learning over time and showing that he/she has accomplished the Expected Schoolwide Learning Results. Students will be supported in this endeavor by their advisors. Should a student transfer in from another school, he/she will fulfill the requirements for his/her grade level at the time of enrollment. The ESLR Portfolio will be part of the graduation requirements with 2.5 semester periods added to the student’s transcript upon successful completion of the requirements.   Freshmen By the end of their freshman year, all freshmen will have five (5) pieces with reflections in their portfolio, one item for each of the five ESLRs. Sophomores By the end of their sophomore year, all sophomores will have eight (8) additional items, one for ESLRs F and I, two for ESLRs A, T, and H. Juniors By the end of their junior year, junior portfolios should show serious evidence of review, corrections, and/or substitutions for early pieces which may not show the level of competency that an upper classman should have achieved.  In addition, juniors will have added five (5) new pieces, one per ESLR. Seniors Seniors will present their completed portfolios to the faculty showing work which demonstrates their accomplishment of the Expected Schoolwide Learning Results.