Welcome To The Language Arts Department

    Welcome to the Language Arts Department. The goal of the Gwinnett County Language Arts program is to develop effective users of language. For this reason, students will have an opportunity to practice reading, writing, speaking and listening skills in every language arts course. Academic Knowledge and Skills have been adopted by the GCPS Board of Education as the essential curriculum. Primary emphasis will be on developing students' abilities to apply these skills effectively.

All students in Gwinnett County must pass four units of language arts as part of their graduation requirements. Course selections should be made on the basis of post-graduation plans as well as students' abilities to apply these skills effectively.


Until 12th grade, students may not take two English classes at the local school to make up a failure, and then only on a space-available basis. Opportunities to make up failure before then include summer school, Phoenix High school, online cllasses, or community school classes.