Community Service Graduation Requirements
Community Service: Graduation Requirements
For students in cohorts 2025 and beyond, earning ½ of a Carnegie unit, or 75 hours of community service, is the requirement for graduation from Atlanta Public Schools. To avoid procrastination, students in cohorts 2025 and beyond are strongly encouraged to complete a minimum of 20 community service hours per school year for three years, and complete 15 community service hours during the fourth and final year of high school (for a total of 75 hours over a four-year period) . Below is an example schedule of how students can remain on track to complete the community service graduation requirement.
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*Students in Cohorts 2025 and beyond must complete 75 hours of community service to meet graduation requirements |
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Freshman year: Complete 20 hrs |
Sophomore year: Complete 20 hrs |
Junior year: Complete Complete 20 hrs |
Senior year: Complete Complete 15 hrs |
Total Hours Completed = 75 hours |
*Students who enroll into APS after their freshman year should discuss a plan of action with their school counselor to meet the community service requirement for graduation.
Upon completion of community service hours, students should contact the organization's point of contact (POC) to have hours approved and uploaded into Tiersphere. For community service opportunities hosted by APS personnel, students should contact the hosting staff member for approval/upload to Tiersphere. Students should have community service hours approved within thirty(30) days of completion.