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STATISTICS: EDUCATION


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            MINIMUM HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION COURSE
                         REQUIREMENTS, BY STATE-Cont.


                                               Course Requirements*
                     Lan-                                               
                       Effective for
                     guage  Social Mathe-         PE                    
                       Graduating
State                Arts   Studies matics Science Health Electives     
 Other            Total  Class of:
New York
  Local diploma        4       3      1      1     '2     3½     
                          16       **
                   % is health only; 2 non-credit units of PE beyond total.
  Regents diploma      4       3      1     1      ½,4    8½
                               18       **
North Carolina         4       2     2      2      1       9            
                   20      1987
North Dakota           4       3     2      2      1       5            
                   17      1984
Ohio                   3       2     2       1     1       9            
                   18      1988
Oklahoma
  High school grad.    4       2      2     2             10            
                   20      1987
  requirements
  College prep.        4       2      3     2                  4 from: foreign
lang., corn- 15      1988
                                                               puter science,
econ., English,
                                                               geography,
government,
                                                               math, history,
sociology, sci-
                                                               ence, speech,
psychology
Oregon                 3      3½      2     2      2       8    ½
career development; 1 ap- 22      1988
                                                               plied arts,
fine arts or foreign
                                                               lang.
Pennsylvania           4       3      3      3     1           2-arts and
humanities        21      1989
                   Local boards determine remaining 5 units.
Rhode Island
  General              4       1      1      1             9            
                   16      -
  College-bound        4       2      3     2              4   2 foreign
lang.; ½ arts; ½   18      1988
                                                               computer literacy
South Carolina         4       3      3      2     1       7            
                   20      1987
South Dakota           4       3      2      2             8    ½
computer studies ½ fine   20      1989
                                                               arts
Tennessee              4      1½      2     2      1½     
9                                20      1987
Texas
  High school grad.    4      2/½     3     2      2       7    ½
econ./free enterprise     21      1988
  requirements
                   1½ units PE; ½ unit health education for
both programs.
  Requirements in      4     2-/12    3      3     2       3    ½
econ./free enterprise; 2 for- 22  1988
  addition to high                                              eign lang.;
1 computer sci-
  school graduation                                             ence; 1 fine
arts
  requirements
Utah                   3       3      2      2     2       9    1½%arts;l1
voc. educ. ½%com- 24     1988
                                                                puter science
                   The state board makes specific course recommendations
for college entry, vocational, etc.
Vermont                4       3      3      3     1½           1
arts                     15½      1989
Virginia
  Standard diploma     4       3      2      2     2       6    1 additional
science or math 20     1988
  Advanced studies     4       3      3      3     2       4    3 foreign
language          22 1985 (avail-
  diploma                                                               
                       able)
Washington             3      2½      2      2     2      5½
   1 occupational education    18      1989
West Virginia          4       3      2      1     2       7    1 applied
arts, fine or per- 20     1985
                                                                forming arts
or second lang.
WISCONSIN              4       3      2      2     2            ½
computer sci.             13½     1989
                   The state recommends that districts require a total of
22 units.
Wyoming                        1                                        
                   18      1989
                   Local boards determine remaining units to reach minimum
18 units.
District of Columbia
  Comprehensive        4       2      2      2     1½      8    1
foreign language          20½
  Career/vocational    4       2      2      2     1½           1
foreign lang.; 9 specialized 23
                                                                preparation
*Numbers refer to years of instruction.
**Requirements in effect for many years.
Source: Education Commission of the States, ECS Governance Center, Clearinghouse
Notes, "Minimum High School
  Graduation Requirements in the States as of November 1984".

 
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