# Miami-Dade County Graduation Requirements — What Florida Actually Requires (2027 Rules)

> Graduation requirements in Miami-Dade County are Florida’s requirements — credits, EOCs and designations are set in state statute and identical district to district. Here is the full list, plus the parts Miami schools genuinely control.

**Source:** https://www.floridacapprep.com/blog/miami-dade-county-florida-graduation-requirements  
**Published:** 2026-10-18

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**The short answer: graduation requirements in Miami-Dade County are Florida’s requirements.** Credits, EOCs and diploma designations are set in state statute and apply identically in every district. Miami-Dade County Public Schools is the largest district in Florida. What a district controls is scheduling, course offerings and local support — not what it takes to graduate.

That matters because it means a guide written for Miami families and a guide written for the rest of Florida say the same thing about the rules. Here they are, and then the part that genuinely is local.

## The state requirements, which apply in Miami-Dade County

| Requirement | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| **24 credits** | 4 ELA, 4 Math (including Algebra 1 and Geometry), 3 Science (including Biology 1), 3 Social Studies, 1 PE, 1 Fine Arts, 0.5 Personal Financial Literacy, 7.5 Electives. |
| **Algebra 1 EOC** | Must reach Level 3, or use a concordant SAT or ACT score. This is the only EOC that is itself a graduation gate. |
| **Grade 10 ELA** | Must reach Level 3 on the FAST ELA assessment, or use a concordant score. |
| **Personal Financial Literacy** | 0.5 credit, required for students who entered grade 9 in 2023–24 or later — the class of 2027 onward. |
| **GPA** | A 2.0 unweighted cumulative GPA. |
| **Other EOCs** | Geometry, Biology 1 and U.S. History count toward the course grade (typically 30%) but are not graduation gates on their own. |

The full breakdown, including the Scholar and Merit designations and the concordant-score route, is in the [complete Florida graduation requirements guide](https://www.floridacapprep.com/blog/florida-high-school-graduation-requirements-explained). The new financial literacy half-credit has [its own guide](https://www.floridacapprep.com/blog/florida-personal-financial-literacy-graduation-requirement).

## What Miami-Dade County actually decides

- **When EOCs are administered.** The state sets the testing windows; the district picks the days inside them. Your school’s testing calendar is the source for this, not the state’s.
- **Which courses are offered where.** Acceleration options, AP and dual enrolment availability, and which campuses teach which electives vary across Miami-Dade County.
- **Credit recovery and retake scheduling.** How a student retakes the Algebra 1 EOC, and when, is a district and school arrangement.
- **Local scholarship and recognition programmes**, which sit on top of state requirements rather than replacing them.

## If your student is behind on the Algebra 1 EOC

This is the single requirement that most often puts a diploma at risk anywhere in Florida, Miami-Dade County included. Two routes stay open:

- **Retake the EOC.** There is no cap on attempts, and retake windows run in fall, spring and summer.
- **Use a concordant score.** An accepted SAT or ACT score substitutes for the Algebra 1 EOC requirement. Cut scores change, so confirm the current figure with FDOE or your counselor — [our guide to the concordant route](https://www.floridacapprep.com/blog/florida-algebra-1-eoc-concordant-sat-act-scores) explains how it works.

Practice helps with the first of those. Our [free Algebra 1 EOC practice test](https://www.floridacapprep.com/eoc-practice-test/algebra-1) puts ten questions with worked explanations on one page, no sign-in needed.

## Related guides

- [Florida high-school graduation requirements — complete guide](https://www.floridacapprep.com/blog/florida-high-school-graduation-requirements-explained)
- [The 0.5-credit financial literacy requirement, class of 2027 onward](https://www.floridacapprep.com/blog/florida-personal-financial-literacy-graduation-requirement)
- [What happens if a student does not pass an EOC](https://www.floridacapprep.com/blog/what-happens-if-you-fail-florida-eoc)
- [Free EOC practice tests, every subject](https://www.floridacapprep.com/eoc-practice-test)

*Independent guide, accurate as published in October 2026. Florida CAP Prep™ is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the Florida Department of Education, Miami-Dade County, or any Florida school district. Requirements are set in state statute and change by legislation; confirm your student’s own cohort with their school counselor.*