Prosper ISD graduation requirements

The 26 credits

Prosper ISD doesn't add extra required courses such as health, speech or technology. Health is taught inside the middle school PE courses.

Math and science: the Distinguished Level of Achievement

Prosper ISD students graduate on the Foundation High School Program with an endorsement and the Distinguished Level of Achievement, which needs four math credits including Algebra II and four science credits. It's also what the Texas top 10% automatic admission rule requires.

A typical path: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, then a fourth math; and Biology, Chemistry (or IPC), Physics, then an advanced science. Honors and AP versions are available for many of these.

Social studies by graduating class

• Classes of 2027 to 2029: World Geography (or AP Human Geography), World History (or AP World History), US History (AP or dual credit available), and Government (½ credit) plus Economics (½ credit).
• Class of 2030 and later: the same, but Personal Financial Literacy (½ credit) replaces the Economics half credit. Economics (1 credit) may be taken in place of World History.

PE and fine arts

• PE (1 credit): PE, JROTC, off-campus PE, athletics, dance or drill team, and the first semester of marching band or color guard.
• Fine arts (1 credit): art, band, choir, orchestra, dance, drill team or theatre. Some career & technical courses also count: Floral Design, Digital Arts and Animation, 3D Modeling & Animation, and Introduction to Communication Arts & Media (but they can't be used as prerequisites for art courses).

State tests

• End-of-course (EOC) exams in English I, English II, Algebra I, Biology and US History.
• For the Class of 2030 and later, the state's new Student Success Tool assessments (English I, Algebra I, Biology and US History). The Texas Education Agency is still releasing guidance on how this changes graduation requirements.
• Students who take an EOC course in middle school are expected to take the SAT or ACT before graduating. Prosper ISD gives the SAT to all 11th graders at school in the spring.

Other things you need to graduate

• Submit the FAFSA, the TASFA, or a signed opt-out form (in Skyward Family Access).
• Choose whether to let the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board share your information through My Texas Future.

Earning credit and moving up a grade

• You earn credit with a 70 or higher each semester, or when the two semester grades of a year-long course average 70 or higher in the same school year. If only one semester is passed and the average is below 70, you keep the passed semester and retake the other.
• You must attend at least 90% of the days a class meets to receive credit, unless the attendance committee decides otherwise.
• Grade level comes from credits: 6 to be a sophomore, 12 to be a junior and 18 to be a senior.

Graduating early

Students who finish every requirement can graduate in three or three and a half years. Apply with your counselor before the school year you want to graduate. The state's Texas First program also lets students who show college readiness graduate early.

Performance acknowledgments

Extra recognitions on your diploma and transcript include: 12 or more hours of dual credit with at least a 3.0 GPA (or an associate degree), bilingualism and biliteracy, a 3 or higher on an AP exam (4 or higher on IB), PSAT/NMSQT Commended Scholar or a National Recognition award, an SAT of at least 1350 or an ACT of 29, and a recognized business or industry certification.

Official sources

• Prosper ISD 2026-27 High School Academic Course Guide and Catalog (see “Graduation Information and Requirements”, “Grading and Reporting” and the four-year plan cards)