• APS Graduation Requirements

    The Atlanta Board of Education shall offer programs of study that permit students to earn unit credit in grades 9 through 12. Curriculum will be offered for the required college preparatory with distinction, college preparatory, technology/career preparation, and technology/career preparation with distinction programs of study. To participate in any graduation exercises or ceremonies, Atlanta Public Schools seniors must meet the requirements of at least one or more of the following programs/courses of study and pass all of the "Exit Exams" required by the Georgia Department of Education and the Georgia Board of Education. Students enrolled in Programs for Exceptional Children (PEC) whose Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) indicate that they are unable to meet these requirements will be exempt from the terms outlined in the preceding statement.

    Only units earned after a student enters ninth grade will satisfy unit requirements towards graduation.

2022-2023 School Year Graduation Clearance Timeline

  • January
    • Counselors review the High School Credit Check Dashboard for Students Missing Credits and make any needed schedule changes 01/09/23-01/13/23
    • Counselors review list of potential graduates from Research + Evaluation 01/24/23-01/31/23
    • Counselors ensure Seniors have completed at least 20 hours of community service by pulling list from MyVoluntier. Students need 40 hours to graduate. Deadline: 01/31/23
    • Submission deadline for Academic Waivers. Deadline: 01/31/23
    February
    • Division of Academics and/or Office of Schools reviews all Academic Waivers. 02/01/23-02/28/23
    • Registrars update Intent to Graduate Flagging in Infinite Campus and review tagged students via the Cohort Tracker Dashboard in APS Graphs. Deadline: 02/10/23
    • Schools review the High School Credit Check Dashboard for School Summary and Student Missing Credits. Ongoing
    • Schools should ensure they are submitting and following up on Grade Change Requests. Ongoing
    March
    • Deadline for Division of Academics and/or Office of Schools to deny Academic Waivers. Deadline: 03/01/23
    • Schools should review preliminary Graduation Lists in APS Graphs to make sure all schedules meet requirements for Spring graduations. Deadline: 03/09/23
    • Enrollment deadline for Initial AVA Credit Courses. Deadline: 03/10/23
    April
    • Enrollment deadline for AVA Credit Recovering courses. Deadline: 04/12/23
    • Counselors ensure students have completed at least 40 hours of community service by pulling list from MyVoluntier. Students need 40 hours to graduate. 04/10/23–04/21/23
    • Deadline to post community service in Infinite Campus. Deadline: 04/28/23
    • Submission deadline for Community Service Waivers Deadline: 04/28/23
    • Submission deadline for Grade Change Requests for Term 3 or earlier courses. Deadline: 04/28/23
    May
    • Deadline for Teachers to post grades in Infinite Campus for Spring Graduating Senior participating in May Graduation. Deadline: 05/15/23
    • Completion deadline for AVA/GAVS courses. Deadline: 05/15/23
    • Deadline for posting grades to transcripts (including AVA, Dual Enrollment, GAVS, Phoenix). Deadline: 05/17/23
    • Deadline for Teachers to post grades in Infinite Campus for Spring Graduating Senior participating in May Graduation. Deadline: 05/15/23
    • Completion deadline for AVA/GAVS courses. Deadline: 05/15/23
    • Deadline for posting grades to transcripts (including AVA, Dual Enrollment, GAVS, Phoenix). Deadline: 05/17/23
    • Schools receive final list of students academically cleared to graduate. Deadline: 05/19/23
    • Schools ensure all graduating students are tagged in Infinite Campus. Deadline: 05/19
    • Graduation begins May 23rd
    • Deadline to post grades for courses of Spring Graduating Seniors not participating in May Graduation. Deadline: 05/26/23