When Gainesville school officials approved decreasing the number of credits needed to graduate from 24 to the state-mandated 23 in April, it wasn’t without conversation. Some saw it as a way to ensure more students can graduate within that four-year time period, while others suggested it was a way of decreasing academic expectations. But school officials now want to help people understand the change isn’t in what type of classes are being offered, but rather in how credit is awarded.