Alabama High School Diploma Options (Opelika City Schools)

Alabama High School Diploma*

AHSGE – pass all five parts (Reading, Language, Math, Science/Biology, Social Studies)

Advanced Academic Diploma with Honors*

AHSGE – pass all five parts (Reading, Language, Math, Science/Biology, Social Studies)

Advanced Diploma

AHSGE – pass all five parts (Reading, Language, Math, Science/Biology, Social Studies)

Credit-Based Diploma

AHSGE – pass three parts: Reading, Math, and one other from Language, Biology, Social Studies

Additional Endorsements Available for All Diploma Options

                                                           Career Technical Endorsements 

Students earning a diploma may also receive a Career/Technical endorsement by taking three (3) courses within one of the following areas. 

Business Management and Administration

This program of study prepares students for careers in planning, organizing, directing and evaluating operations to manage a successful business. 

Courses:

Business Technology Applications

Law in Society

Advanced Business Technology Applications

Multimedia Design

Health Science, Therapeutic Service

This program prepares students for a career in the health care field.    

Courses:

     Foundations of Health Science

Therapeutic Services

Health Science Internship

Advanced Health Seminar

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources, Plant Systems

This program prepares students for careers in preserving natural resources. 

Courses:

Horticulture Science (Horticulture I)

Floral Design and Interiorscaping (Flowershop)

Greenhouse Production and Management (Greenhouse I)

Nursery Production and Management (Greenhouse II)

Landscape Design and  Management & Residential Landscape (Horticulture II, 2 credits)

Sports Turfgrass Production and Management & Plant Biotechnology (Horticulture III, 2 credits)

Human Services, Family Studies and Community Services

This program prepares students for careers in helping families and individuals with life services, such as personal care.  

Courses:

Family and Consumer Sciences

Food & Nutrition

Fashion

Parenting

Finance

This program is designed to prepare students in financial and investment planning. 

Courses:

Business Technology Applications

Accounting

Advanced Accounting

Diploma or Exit Options

Alabama Occupational Diploma (AOD)**

Only available to students with disabilities as defined under IDEA—24 required credits. Complete Career/Employment

Portfolio. Prepares students for competitive employment and limited additional post-school options.

Graduation Certificate

Only available to students with disabilities as defined under IDEA—24 required credits or pass the Graduation Exam or

Complete the Individualized Education Program (IEP). Prepares students for their posttransitional goals and may not be accepted

by postsecondary institutions, military recruiters, and some employers.

*Students pursuing the Alabama Occupational Diploma who complete the required AOD coursework and pass all sections of the

Alabama High School Graduation Exam will be awarded the Alabama High School Diploma.

**Students graduating with the AOD or CERTIFICATE are entitled to a free appropriate public education until they exit school with an AHSD or

they reach age twenty-one.

ALL ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA/EXIT OPTIONS DETAILED ABOVE ENTITLES THE RECIPIENT TO ALL

GRADUATION ACTIVITIES AND CEREMONIES.

Please contact the OHS guidance department for further explanation.