Graduation Requirements

Colorado does not have State-specific requirements, but Colorado has established a minimum set of guidelines.  Each school district in the state establishes its own requirements.

This page identifies both Elbert County School District C-2 requirements as well as provides information for the HEAR or Higher Education Academic Requirements that Colorado Colleges and Universities follow. 

Kiowa High School Requirements through the class of 2020

Kiowa High School Requirements 2021 and beyond

The Menu for Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness or Graduation Guidelines FACT sheet can be found here.

Please note this is the most recent list and changes as assessments are updated, in this case, the Accuplacer was recently updated. 

See the Presentation to the Accountability Committee here about the change in graduation requirements. 

Please note, there are two handouts I refer to attached here and here. 

The first part of the presentation, I could not record, so here is what was said. 

This is about Graduation guidelines and I have presented information to the School Board about them with the possibility of updating our graduation requirements. (has now been approved)  I created a committee group, that has teachers, parents, and students on it.  We have met several times. 

 (New) We will begin meeting in September 2019 again to finalize the Demonstration of readiness in English and Math

Colorado Higher Education Admissions Requirements

The following requirements are recommended for students to obtain especially if planning on attending colleges in Colorado.

It is important to check out the admissions requirements for any institution you are considering.   Please see their webpage as linked below. 

New in 2019

                                                                      First-time freshmen admission standards

Your formula for success

As the above icons explain, Colorado public colleges and universities consider the following in making freshman admission decisions:

• High School GPA
• Test Scores—either SAT and/or ACT (if taking the SAT, visit the Khan Academy to prep for the exam)
• Academic course mix and rigor (see below for more information)
• Extracurricular activities and other considerations (includes internships, work, sports, leadership, etc.)

Private colleges and universities set their own admission standards, so students should contact those institutions directly for information regarding their enrollment policies. Additionally, public two-year colleges have open enrollment policies, meaning that students applying to these schools do not need to meet the following admissions requirements.

(From http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Admissions/coursecompletion.html)