Adult High School Diploma (Adult High School Diploma) · Santiago Canyon College

Adult High School Diploma High School Subjects: English · Santiago Canyon College · 2025-2026 Catalog

The Adult High School Diploma Program is designed to offer students instruction ranging from the basic skill level to the high school level with the purpose of preparing them to earn a high school diploma and for other higher educational or job opportunities. Each high school course is worth five (5) credits unless otherwise noted.

Program Courses & Requirements

Course	Title	Units
Adult High School Diploma, DIPL: Complete all of the following		2304
ENGLISH - Required courses (credits are in hours). Forty (40) high school credits required (576 hours). Must include one (1) of the following composition courses		72
HSENG 083	Composition 1	72
HSENG 084	Composition 2	72
HSENG 085	Composition 3	72
ENGLISH - electives (credits are in hours). Select seven (7) of the following English electives (504 hours). [A maximum of 10 high school credits (144 hours) from High School Subjects Reading 089, 090		504
HSENG 020	Literature Brought to Life	72
HSENG 052	English Language Arts 1	72
HSENG 053	English Language Arts 2	72
HSENG 066	English Fundamentals 2	72
HSENG 067	English Fundamentals 3	72
HSENG 068	English Fundamentals 4	72
HSENG 070	The Short Story	72
HSENG 072	Poetry	72
HSENG 076	The Novel	72
HSENG 098	Building Vocabulary 3	72
HSRDG 089	Reading Proficiency Development	72
HSRDG 090	Reading Improvement	72
HSRDG 093	Building Reading Skills 1	72
HSRDG 094	Building Reading Skills 2	72
NATURAL SCIENCES - Required courses (credits are in hours). Twenty (20) high school credits are required (288 hours). Must include one (1) of the following biological science course		288
HSSCI 168	Life Science 1	72
HSSCI 169	Life Science 2	72
HSSCI 193	Basic Science 2	72
NATURAL SCIENCES - Must include one (1) one of the following physical science courses
HSSCI 190	Physical Science 1	72
HSSCI 191	Physical Science 2	72
HSSCI 192	Basic Science 1	72
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES - Required courses (credits are in hours). Thirty (30) high school credits required (432 hours). Must include all of the following six (6) courses		432
HSSOC 215	Introduction to Economics	72
HSSOC 218	U.S. History 1: Colonization to Industrialization	72
HSSOC 219	U.S. History 2: The Shaping of Modern America	72
HSSOC 222	Government 1: United States Federal Government and Politics	72
HSSOC 229	World History, Geography, and Culture 1	72
HSSOC 230	World History, Geography, and Culture 2	72
HUMANITIES - Required courses (credits are in hours). Ten (10) high school credits required (144 hours). Select two (2) of the following courses		144
HSART 020	Literature Brought to Life	72
HSART 070	Short Stories	72
HSART 828	Understanding America Through Art	72
HSART 837	The Film As Art	72
MATHEMATICS - Required courses (credits are in hours). Twenty (20) high school credits are required (288 hours). Select four (4) of the following courses		288
HSMTH 156	Essential Mathematics 1	72
HSMTH 157	Essential Mathematics 2	72
HSMTH 159	Math Fundamentals 2	72
HSMTH 163	Algebra 1A	72
HSMTH 164	Algebra 1B	72
HSMTH 167	Geometry A	72
HSMTH 168	Geometry B	72
ELECTIVES - (credits are in hours). Forty (40) high school credits are required (576 hours). Select elective courses from the following		576
ABE 009	Academic Skills	72-288
ABE 023	Adult Basic Education Reading	72
ABE 024	Adult Basic Education Writing	72
ABE 025	Adult Basic Education Mathematics	72
ABE 026	Adult Basic Education Spelling	72
HSOTH 050	Basics of Leadership Part 1	36
HSOTH 202	Basics of Leadership Part 2	36
HSS 338	Workforce Preparation	15
HSS 770	Orientation to College	8
VBUS 118	Introduction to Windows	60
VBUS 260	Introduction to Word Processing using MS Word	60

Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate foundational knowledge and comprehension of the natural sciences, social and behavioral sciences, and humanities.
Demonstrate proficiency in the core concepts from the student's selected mathematics courses.
Demonstrate effective written communication skills.