Graduation 2025

Find out about graduation commencement schedules, graduation requirements, exit exam requirements and alternatives, and credit requirements.

2025 Commencement Ceremony

Thousands of students will walk across the stage in May of 2025 to pick up their high school diplomas on their way to the next stretch of life’s journey. Our hope is that we prepared them well. Our wish is that they enjoyed the ride. Our prayer is that they are successful and happy, that they are lifelong learners, and that they look back with fond memories of their days in Albuquerque Public Schools. Go on and make us all proud, Class of 2025!

2025 Graduation Ceremonies

As graduation ceremony recordings become available, videos will be added to the Class of 2025 graduation page.

Class of 2025 Graduation Ceremonies

2025 High School Graduation Schedule

The comprehensive high school graduations will be held during the week of May 19 through May 23, 2025.

Graduations at Tingley Coliseum

Monday, May 19: Cibola High School 9:30 a.m., Valley High School 2:00 p.m., West Mesa High School 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 20: La Cueva High School 9:30 a.m., Rio Grande High School 2:00 p.m., Albuquerque High School 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 21: Volcano Vista High School 9:30 a.m., eCADEMY High School 2:00 p.m., Manzano High School 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 22: Sandia High School 9:30 a.m., Highland High School 2:00 p.m., Eldorado High School 6:30 p.m.
Friday, May 23: Atrisco Heritage Academy High School 9:30 a.m., Del Norte High School 2:00 p.m.

Graduations at Berna Facio

Friday, May 2: College and Career High School 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 15: Transition Services 9:00 a.m., School on Wheels 12:30 p.m., Freedom High School 3:30 p.m.
Friday, May 16: New Futures High School 9:00 a.m., Nex+Gen Academy High School 12:30 p.m., Early College Academy High School 3:30 p.m.

Earning a Diploma

To earn a New Mexico high school diploma, students are expected to complete 25 credits and demonstrate competency in the five areas of reading, math, writing, science, and social studies. All seniors should meet with their school counselor to make sure they are on track to graduate.

Credit Requirements

Required courses and credits are based on the year a student entered high school as a 9th grader for the first time. Ninth grade starting year determines the student’s Graduation Standard Year (GSY).

Students entering high school as freshmen in 2009 and later must have 25 units* to include:

English: 4 Units
Math: 4 Units. One unit must be Algebra II or higher.
Science: 3 Units
Social Studies: 3-1/2 Units. Selected from:
- United States History and Geography: 1 Unit
- World History and Geography: 1 Unit
- Government: 1/2 Unit
- Economics: 1/2 Unit
- New Mexico History: 1/2 Unit
Health: 1/2 Unit
Physical Education: 1 Unit
Career or Workplace Readiness or Language other than English: 1 Unit. Selected from:
- Language other than English
- Business Management and Finance
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Automotive Technologies
- Culinary Arts
- Manufacturing and Construction Trades
- Technology / Media Technologies
- Computer Science
- The Arts:
  - Music
  - Visual Arts
  - Drama
  - Yearbook or Newspaper
Electives: 8 Units

At least 1 of the required units listed above must be an Honors or Advanced Placement course, a Dual Enrollment, or an online (distance learning) course.

*Students entering high school as freshmen in 2025 will have new credit requirements.

APS Graduate Profiles

Learn about the students graduating from APS High Schools this year.

Transcripts

District Imaging and Archive Center (DIAC) provides High School transcripts for alumni students who have attended APS. Find out how to request a high school transcript or education verification.

Graduation Video Archives

To request a graduation video from the Class of 2013 to the Class of 2018, visit our archived graduation playlist. Please email communityrelations@aps.edu if you run into any issues accessing our archive.

This page was last updated on: August 8, 2019.