To earn a UNHS diploma, students must complete at least 200 credit hours (20 units) and must also take a minimum of five courses with UNHS. Request a transcript evaluation and one of our advisers will develop a program of study for you.

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Subject Credit Hours Carnegie Units Number of Courses Courses that Fulfill Requirement 
Language Arts 40 4  (7 if option 2 below is chosen)  Option 140 credit hours of English alone
Option 2: 30 credit hours of English plus 10 credit hours of a World Language
English
(Option 1)
Recommended
40 4 8 Any English (ENGH) course
English plus
(Option 2)
30 3 6 Any English (ENGH) course
World Language
(Option 2)
10 1 1 (1 year) Plus any French (FREH), Spanish (SPNH), Latin (LATH) or Chinese (CHIN) course or German (GERM) course
Social Studies 30 3 6  
American History 10 1 2 American History 1 and 2
(SSTH 033 and 034) or
AP® U.S. History 1 and 2
(SSTH 071 and 072)
American Government 5 .5 1 Civics (SSTH 001), American Gov't: Theories, Policies and Politics
(SSTH 037) or American Gov't: National Level (SSTH 038)
Social Studies 15 1.5 3 Any Social Studies (SSTH) course
Math 30 3 6 Any Math (MTHH) course
Science 30 3 6 Any Science (SCIH) course
Multicultural Studies 5 .5 1 World Cultures 1 or 2
(SSTH 053 or 054), Multicultural Literature (ENGH 015) or AP® Comparative Gov't and
Politics (SSTH 073)
Financial Skills 5 .5 1 Business Math 1 or 2 (MTHH 009 or 010), Personal Finance (BUSH 033), Economics (BUSH 035) or Financial Algebra (MTHH 047)
Career Education  5 .5 1 Career Planning (CPLH 003), Entrepreneurship (BUSH 037), Introduction to Business Management (BUSH 040), Introduction to Marketing (BUSH 042) or Introduction to Health Care (HLTH 025)
Electives  55 5.5 11 See suggested programs of study