Table 1.11. State high school exit exams, by exam characteristics and state: 2007-08

State	Current exam		Consequences begin/began for class of	Subjects tested	Type of test	Grade level of alignment	Grade test first administered	Prior exit exam or exit exam being phased out
Table 1.11. State high school exit exams, by exam characteristics and state: 2007-08

Alabama ¹	Alabama High School Graduation Exam (AHSGE) Third Edition		2001	Reading, language, math, science, social studies	Comprehensive	11	10	Alabama High School Graduation Exam (AHSGE) 1st and 2nd Editions
Alaska	Alaska High School Graduation Qualifying Exam (HSGQE)		2004	Reading, writing, math	Comprehensive	8–10	10	None
Arizona	Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS)		2006	Reading, writing, math	Comprehensive	10	10	None
Arkansas	Arkansas Comprehensive Assessment Program		2010	Literacy, algebra I and II, geometry, and biology	End-of-Course	Literacy (grade 11), math and biology (varies)	Varies	None
California	California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE)		2006	English/language arts, math	Comprehensive	English/ language arts (through grade 10), math (grades 6–7 and algebra I)	10	None
Colorado	No current exit exam		†	†	†	†	†	†
Connecticut	No current exit exam		†	†	†	†	†	†
Delaware	No current exit exam		†	†	†	†	†	†
District of Columbia	No current exit exam		†	†	†	†	†	†
Florida	Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT)		2003	Reading, math, writing (2010)	Comprehensive	10	10	High School Competency Test (HSCT)
Georgia	Georgia High School Graduation Tests (GHSGT)		1994	English/ language arts, writing, math, science, social studies	Comprehensive	9–11	11	Basic Skills Test
Hawaii	No current exit exam		†	†	†	†	†	†
Idaho	Idaho Standards Achievement Test (ISAT)		2006	Reading, language usage, math, science	Comprehensive	10	10	None
Illinois	No current exit exam		†	†	†	†	†	†
Indiana	End-of-Course Assessments (ECAs)	²	2000	English/language arts, math	Comprehensive	9, including pre-algebra and algebra I	10	Graduation Qualifying Exams (GQE)
Iowa	No current exit exam		†	†	†	†	†	†
Kansas	No current exit exam		†	†	†	†	†	†
Kentucky	No current exit exam		†	†	†	†	†	†
Louisiana	Graduation Exit Examination (GEE)		2003	English/language arts, math, science, social studies	Comprehensive	9–12	10	Graduation Exit Exam
Maine	No current exit exam		†	†	†	†	†	†
Maryland	Maryland High School Assessment (HSA)		2009	English II, algebra/data analysis, biology, government	End-of-Course	10	Varies	Maryland Functional Tests
Massachusetts	Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS)		2003	English/language arts, math, science (2010), U.S. history (2012)	Comprehensive plus End-of-Course exams in science (2010) and U.S. history (2012)	10, high school standards	10; science and history will vary	None
Michigan	No current exit exam		†	†	†	†	†	†
Minnesota	Graduation Required Assessment for Diploma (GRAD)	²	2010	Reading, writing, math	Comprehensive	High school standards	Writing (grade 9), reading (grade 10), math (grade 11)	Basic Skills Test (BST)
Mississippi	Mississippi Subject Area Testing Program (SATP)		2006	English II (with writing component), algebra I, biology I, U.S. history from 1877	End-of-Course	Aligned to course content	Varies	Functional Literacy Examination (FLE)
Missouri	No current exit exam		†	†	†	†	†	†
Montana	No current exit exam		†	†	†	†	†	†
Nebraska	No current exit exam		†	†	†	†	†	†
Nevada	High School Proficiency Examination (HSPE)		2003	Reading, writing, math, science (2008)	Comprehensive	9–12	10, writing (grade 11)	High School Proficiency Examination (earlier version based on 1994 curriculum)
New Hampshire	No current exit exam		†	†	†	†	†	†
New Jersey	High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA)		2003	Language arts literacy, math; starting 2010, End-of-Course exam in biology	Comprehensive, plus End-of-Course in biology (2010)	11	11; biology will vary	High School Proficiency Test (grade 11)
New Mexico	New Mexico High School Competency Examination (NMHSCE)	²	1990	Reading, language arts, written composition, math, science, social studies	Minimum competency	8	10	New Mexico High School Competency Examination (NMHSCE)
New York	Regents Examinations		2000	English/language arts, math, science, global history and geography, U.S. history and government	End-of-Course	9–12	Varies	Regents Competency Tests
North Carolina	North Carolina Competency Tests and Tests of Computer Skills	²	1982 (math/reading); 2001 (computer skills); 2010 (End-of-Course exams)	Reading comprehension, math, computer skills; starting in 2010, End-of-Course exams in algebra I, English I, U.S. history, civics, economics, biology	Comprehensive, plus five End-of-Course exams beginning in 2010	8, End-of-Course exams (course-specific)	8; End-of-Course exams will vary	North Carolina Competency Tests and Tests of Computer Skills
North Dakota	No current exit exam		†	†	†	†	†	†
Ohio	Ohio Graduation Tests (OGT)		2007	Reading, writing, math, science, social studies	Comprehensive	10	10	Proficiency Tests (grade 9)
Oklahoma	Oklahoma End-of-Instruction (EOI) Exams		2012	English II, English III, algebra I, algebra II, geometry, biology I, U.S. history	End-of-Course	High school standards	Varies	None
Oregon	No current exit exam		†	†	†	†	†	†
Pennsylvania	No current exit exam		†	†	†	†	†	†
Rhode Island	No current exit exam		†	†	†	†	†	†
South Carolina	High School Assessment Program (HSAP)		2006	English/ language arts, math, science (2010)	Comprehensive, plus two End-of-Course exams in science(2010)	Through grade 10	10; End-of-Course exams will vary	Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP)
South Dakota	No current exit exam		†	†	†	†	†	†
Tennessee	Gateway Examinations		2005	English II, algebra I, biology I	End-of-Course	10	Varies	Tennessee Competency Test
Texas	Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS)	²	2005	English/language arts (reading/writing), math, science, social studies	Comprehensive	Aligned to course content	11	Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS)
Utah	No current exit exam		†	†	†	†	†	†
Vermont	No current exit exam		†	†	†	†	†	†
Virginia	Standards of Learning (SOL) End-of-Course Exams		2004	English (reading/writing), algebra I, algebra II, geometry, biology, earth science, chemistry, world history to 1500, world history from 1500 to present, Virginia and U.S. history, world geography	End-of-Course	Aligned to course content	Varies	Literacy Passport Test
Washington	Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL)		2008	Reading, writing, math (2013), science (2013)	Comprehensive, plus End-of-Course exams	10	10	None
West Virginia	No current exit exam		†	†	†	†	†	†
Wisconsin	No current exit exam		†	†	†	†	†	†
Wyoming	No current exit exam		†	†	†	†	†	†
† Not applicable. State does not currently have an exit exam. ¹ Alabama currently administers the Alabama High School Graduation Exam (AHSGE), 3rd Edition, for which consequences began for the class of 2001. The exam assesses reading, language, math, science, and social studies, and is considered by the state to be a comprehensive exam aligned to 11th-grade standards. The exam is administered for the first time in 10th grade. The current test replaced the Alabama High School Graduation Exam, 1st and 2nd editions. ² Indiana, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Texas will transition to new exams. Please see their complete state profiles online at http://www.cep-dc.org/ for detailed information. NOTE: This table uses the term "comprehensive" to refer to exit exams that are aligned to state standards in several subject areas and are generally targeted to the 9th-or 10th-grade level. Previous tables from the Center on Education Policy referred to these exams as "standards-based". SOURCE: State High School Exit Exams: A Move Toward End-of-Course Exams, Center on Education Policy, 2008. Data Source.

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