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Academic Offerings & Graduation Requirements

For questions and assistance regarding graduation requirements and course offerings, visit the CHS Counseling Department website or contact the department at 618-346-6320 (press option 5). 

  • A total of 21 credit hours are required for graduation

    English (4 credits) 1 writing intensive course

    Mathematics (3 credits) including 1 credit of Geometry and enrollment in math for three full academic years.

    Science (2 credits) – 1 credit in the life sciences and 1 credit in the physical sciences

    Social Studies (2 1/2 credits) including 1/2 credit in Government, 1credit in United States History, and 1credit in World History or World Geography.

    Physical Education (4 credits) 1 credit per year of Physical Education.  Exceptions contingent upon Illinois School Code.

    Consumer Education (1/2 credit)

    Computer Applications (1/4 credit)

    Art/Music/World Language/Vocational (1 credit) any single or combination of classes

ACADEMIC OFFERINGS

  • 2024-25 Course Offering Guide (English)
    2024-25 Course Offering Guide (Spanish)

  • AP gives students the chance to tackle college-level work while they’re still in high school and earn college credit and placement. Students must be recommended for participation in AP courses. To earn college credit, students must pass an AP Exam.  Collinsville High School offers the following AP courses:  

    • AP Biology
    • AP Calculus BC
    • AP Chemistry
    • AP English Language and Composition
    • AP English Literature and Composition
    • AP Physics C
    • AP Statistics
    • AP Studio Art-Drawing Portfolio
    • AP US History
    • AP Music Theory
    • AP Physics I
    • AP Physics II
    • AP US Government & Politics
    • AP Psychology
    • AP Latin Poetry
    • AP Latin Prose

  • Dual Credit courses are offered in partnership with local community colleges and universities.  Through Dual Credit, students begin earning college credit before they graduate from high school.  Courses include rigorous, college-level curriculum.  These Dual Credit courses are offered at Collinsville High School and Collinsville Area Vocational Center:

    • Welding Technology I
    • Welding Technology II
    • CEO-Entrepreneurship
    • Photoshop
    • Personal Finance
    • Building Trades I
    • Building Trades II
    • Electronics I
    • Electronics II
    • Clinical Health Occupations
    • Criminal Justice I
    • Criminal Justice II
    • Precision Machining Technology I
    • Precision Machining Technology II
    • Early Childhood Education
    • Food Service I
    • Food Service II
    • Public Speaking
    • College English I
    • College English II
    • Education Practicum
    • Teaching as a Profession
    • Leadership 101
    • Forensic Science
    • AP Chemistry II
    • AP Physics I
    • AP Physics II
    • Keyboarding

  • Collinsville High School offers four World Languages: 

    • Spanish
    • German
    • French
    • Latin

  • Collinsville High School students have the opportunity to be recognized by the State of Illinois for earning proficiency in English and one additional language. The Illinois State Board of Education’s Seal of Biliteracy program will place an official seal on diplomas and confer official recognition on transcripts of those students who qualify.

    Two honors are available: the Seal of Biliteracy and the Commendation Toward Biliteracy. The Seal of Biliteracy is awarded to those whose proficiency level is equivalent to the Intermediate High scale set by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. The Commendation of Biliteracy is awarded to students whose proficiency level is rated at Intermediate Low or Intermediate Mid in a second language.

ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

Use this link to learn more about the Collinsville Area Vocational Center and vocational education at CHS.

CAVC

  • Running Start allows eligible CHS juniors to earn a high school diploma from CHS while simultaneously earning a transfer degree from Southwestern Illinois College (SWIC).  

  • The Upward Bound program offers pre-collegiate programming at Collinsville High School (CHS), under the direction of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center (ESLC) Upward Bound (UB) program.  Students who meet qualifications can apply.  Participants must be from a low-income family and/or be a first-generation college student, according to the federal guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Education.  

  • CEO is a unique hands-on business class for students attending Collinsville High School, Triad High School, Maryville Christian School and Father McGivney Catholic High School. This dual credit class meets daily from 7 am until 8:20 am at different locations in the area. 

    About Collinsville Triad Maryville CEO
    Entrepreneurship education seeks to prepare people, especially youth, to be responsible, enterprising individuals who become entrepreneurs or entrepreneurial thinkers and contribute to economic development and sustainable communities. The CEO program is much more than a textbook course. Rather, students are immersed in real life learning experiences with the opportunity to take risks, manage the results, and learn from the outcomes.

    For information, visit Collinsville Triad Maryville CEO.