For Grades 11 and 12, a minimum of five subjects per semester, excluding traffic safety, are required. At least one of the two credits in science must be laboratory science. One semester of Global and Pacific Northwest Issues may be waived if the student enrolls in School District No. 81 in Grade 12 or has had a course in regional history in Grades 7 - 11 which parallels the Washington State and District curriculum. Professional-Technical education includes, but is not limited to, family and consumer sciences, applied technology, business education, agriculture, horticulture, trade and industrial education, marketing education, health occupations, and diversified occupations. One of the elective credits must be selected from fine, visual, or performing arts or any of the subject areas listed above.
Some universities require fine, visual, or performing arts credits for entrance.
Additionally, most institutions require a minimum of two years of a world language.