High School Diploma Program

Adults may earn the CCSF High School Diploma at the John Adams and Mission Campuses. For admission information, click HERE.

This program provides an opportunity for adults to earn the CCSF High School Diploma. Additionally, the classes that begin after 4:00 p.m. are open to students who are still enrolled in the 11th or 12th grades and wish to earn high school credits to transfer to their regular high school. All high school students are strongly encouraged to enroll early since classes may not be available after the first few weeks of the term.

Students may also choose to take the GED without enrolling in the diploma program.

High School Diploma Requirements

The CCSF High School Diploma program requires 160 high school credits:

Subject Areas                Credits Required

Natural Sciences            20 credits
Social & Behavioral Sciences  30 credits
Humanities                10 credits
English                    30 credits
Mathematics                20 credits
Flexible/Elective            50 credits

Flexible/Elective credit is earned through coursework or by passing the GED examination. Each passing score of the five GED subtests earns 10 high school credits.

Residency Requirements
At least 20 credits must be earned in the Transitional Studies Department, including at least one high school level English class and one high school level mathematics class. Prior high-school or college work that has been completed may be counted toward the City College High School Diploma, pending approval by our department.

CCSF degree applicable college credit courses in the English & Mathematics Departments may be transferred to meet these residency requirements.

Transitional Studies High School Diploma Courses

(Not all courses are offered every term)

To view/print the high school courses available in this department, click HERE.

To view/print the Transitional Studies programs in the CCSF Catalog, click HERE