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Table 158. | State requirements for a standard high school diploma: 2006 |
State | Total required credits for standard diploma, all courses | Required credits in subject areas |
High school exit exam required for standard diploma | Characteristics of required exit exams |
High school completion credentials | |||||||||||||||
English/ language arts | Social studies | Science | Mathe-matics | Other credits | Subjects tested1 | Exam type2 | Exam based on stand-ards for 10th grade or higher | Appeals or alternative route to standard diploma if exam failed | Advanced recognition for exceeding standard requirements | Alternative credential for not meeting all standard require-ments | ||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||||||
Alabama | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | Yes | EMSH | SB | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |||||||
Alaska | 21 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | Yes | EM | MC | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |||||||
Arizona | 20 | 4 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 | 9.5 | Yes | EM | SB | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||||||
Arkansas | 21 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | No | † | † | † | † | No | No | |||||
California | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Yes | EM | SB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||
Colorado | † | 4 | † | 4 | † | 3,4 | † | 3 | † | 4 | † | 4 | No | † | † | † | † | No | No | |
Connecticut | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | No | † | † | † | † | No | No | |||||||
Delaware | 22 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | No | † | † | † | † | Yes | Yes | ||||
District of Columbia | 23.5 | 4 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | No | † | † | † | † | No | Yes | |||||
Florida | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | Yes | EM | SB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
Georgia | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | Yes | EMSH | SB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||
Hawaii | 22 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | No | † | † | † | † | Yes | Yes | ||||||
Idaho | 21 | 3 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | Yes | EM | SB | Yes | Yes | No | No | ||||
Illinois | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | No | † | † | † | † | No | No | ||||
Indiana | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | Yes | EM | SB | No | Yes | Yes | No | |||
Iowa | † | 3 | † | 3 | 1.5 | † | 3 | † | 3 | 1 | No | † | † | † | † | No | No | |||
Kansas | 21 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | No | † | † | † | † | No | No | |||||
Kentucky | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | No | † | † | † | † | Yes | Yes | |||||||
Louisiana | 23 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | Yes | EMSH | SB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||
Maine | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | No | † | † | † | † | No | No | |||||||
Maryland | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Yes | 5 | — | — | — | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||
Massachusetts | † | 4 | † | 4 | † | 4 | † | 4 | † | 4 | † | 4 | Yes | EM | SB | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
Michigan | † | 3,4 | † | 3,4 | 0.5 | 3 | † | 3,4 | † | 3,4 | † | 4 | No | † | † | † | † | No | Yes | |
Minnesota | † | 3,4 | † | 3,4 | † | 3,4 | † | 3,4 | † | 3,4 | † | 4 | Yes | EM | MC | No | No | No | No | |
Mississippi | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Yes | EMSH | EOC | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ||||
Missouri | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 3 | No | † | † | † | † | Yes | No | |
Montana | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | No | † | † | † | † | No | No | |||||||
Nebraska | 200 hrs | 6 | † | 4 | † | 4 | † | 4 | † | 4 | † | 4 | No | † | † | † | † | No | No | |
Nevada | 22.5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11.5 | Yes | EM | SB | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |||||||
New Hampshire | 19.75 | 3 | 4 | 2.5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9.25 | No | † | † | † | † | Yes | Yes | |||
New Jersey | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Yes | EM | SB | Yes | Yes | No | No | |||||||
New Mexico | 23 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | Yes | EMSH | MC | No | Yes | No | Yes | ||||
New York | 22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Yes | EMSH | EOC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||
North Carolina | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | Yes | EMT | SB | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||
North Dakota | 21 | 3 | † | 4 | † | 4 | † | 4 | † | 4 | † | 4 | No | † | † | † | † | No | No | |
Ohio | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Yes | EMSH | SB | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||||||
Oklahoma | 23 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | Yes | 5 | — | — | — | No | Yes | No | ||||||
Oregon | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | No | † | † | † | † | Yes | Yes | |||
Pennsylvania | † | 4 | † | 4 | † | 4 | † | 4 | † | 4 | † | 4 | No | † | † | † | † | Yes | No | |
Rhode Island | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | No | † | † | † | † | No | Yes | ||||
South Carolina | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | Yes | EM | SB | Yes | No | No | Yes | |||||||
South Dakota | 22 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 10 | No | † | † | † | † | Yes | No | |||||||
Tennessee | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Yes | EMS | EOC | Yes | No | No | Yes | |||||||
Texas | 22 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | Yes | EMSH | SB | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||
Utah | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5.5 | No | † | † | † | † | No | Yes | |||
Vermont | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | No | † | † | † | † | No | No | |||||||
Virginia | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Yes | EMSH | EOC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||
Washington | 19 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 | 9.5 | Yes | 5 | — | — | — | No | No | No | ||||||
West Virginia | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | No | † | † | † | † | No | Yes | |||||
Wisconsin | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | No | † | † | † | † | No | No | |||||||
Wyoming | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | No | † | † | † | † | Yes | Yes |
— Not available. † Not applicable. 1 Exit exam subjects tested: E = English (including writing), M = Mathematics, S = Science, H = History/social studies, and T = Technology. 2 Exit exam types: EOC = End-Of-Course, MC = Minimum Competency, and SB = Standards Based. 3 Number of required credits scheduled to change for classes graduating in 2007 or later. 4 Graduation requirements are determined locally. 5 Takes effect for classes graduating in 2007 or later. 6 Credit hours for graduating classes for Nebraska are not expressed in Carnegie units. NOTE: Local school districts frequently have other graduation requirements in addition to state requirements. The Carnegie unit is a standard of measurement that represents one credit for the completion of a 1-year course. SOURCE: Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, Education Week, "What It Takes to Graduate for the Class of 2007," retrieved June 19, 2007, from www.edweek.org/media/ew/dc/2007/40policy-1.pdf; Education Commission of the States, StateNotes, retrieved September 24, 2007, from http://mb2.ecs.org/reports/Report.aspx?id=735; and supplemental information from several state education agencies. (This table was prepared September 2007.) |