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High School Diploma Information by State

Number of Number State Verified Credits Additional Diploma Comments Diplomas of Credits High School Advanced Academic Emphasis on more challenging Alabama 1 20 Graduation Exam Endorsement courses for each subject Alaska High School Graduation Qualifying State identifies 12 credits and Alaska 1 21(or more) NA Exam – reading, writing, & LEAs set the remaining 9 or more math competency Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards Students earn 8.5 credits in Arizona 1 20 NA (AIMS) reading, writing, & approved courses mathematics 18 of the credits must be Arkansas 1 22 NA NA academic All public high school If attending college, required to students pass the 1 13 NA take certain courses outside basic California High School Exit state requirements for admission Exam (CHSEE) State’s minimum standards for Colorado 1 12 NA NA graduation State’s minimum requirements Connecticut 1 22 NA NA for diploma Minimum requirements – 1 for Delaware 1 19 NA NA computer literacy and three in career pathway District of 1 23.5 NA NA Minimum requirements Columbia Traditional program, a three-year college In both three-year programs, Florida 3 24 NA preparatory program, & students must maintain a three-year career weighted GPA of at least 3.0 preparatory program Georgia 1 22 NA NA Scholarship program called HOPE

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High School Diploma Information by State

Number of Number State Verified Credits Additional Diploma Comments Diplomas of Credits – Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally Students will exercise the rights and rights and responsibilities of Hawaii 1 22 NA NA citizenship and pursue post- secondary education and/or careers without remediation *In addition to the 12 credits, student will earn varying elective Idaho 1 12* NA NA credits to be determined by counselors. In addition to the 13 courses, students are required to take one semester of , daily , nine 1 13* NA NA weeks of consumer education, conservation of natural resources, and . Computers or career area Indiana 2 40/48 NA Academic Honors Diploma required for regular diploma but not Academic Honors Four English, three social studies, Iowa 1 10 NA NA and three mathematics (averages for the state) Created Kansas Education Resource Center to assist Kansas 1 21 NA NA educators who use the standards of Kansas high school Kentucky 2 21.5/23.5 NA Pre-College Curriculum Two credits of foreign language

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High School Diploma Information by State

Number of Number State Verified Credits Additional Diploma Comments Diplomas of Credits English I, II, III, followed by either Louisiana 1 23 NA NA English IV or Business English Maine Department of Education authorized the North Atlantic Maine 1 17.5 NA NA Regional Schools (NARS) program. HAS includes Algebra/Data Maryland High School Maryland 1 19 Analysis, Biology, Government, Assessments (HAS) English According the Massachusetts Department of Education, Massachusetts 1 16 NA NA minimum graduation requirements vary from one district to the next All students must complete at Michigan Merit Exam or least one of the online credit or Michigan 1 19 the MI-ACCESS (students NA non-credit course or learning with disabilities) experiences prior to graduation. Health & Physical Education, vocational & technical education, 1 14.5 NA NA world languages and are under local school discretion. Mississippi does have Mississippi 1 22 NA NA recommended college prep courses. English requirements are called Communication Arts (including Missouri 1 22 NA NA grammar, composition, reading, speaking, and interpreting literature)

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High School Diploma Information by State

Number of Number State Verified Credits Additional Diploma Comments Diplomas of Credits Montana has an AP Incentive Montana 1 13 NA NA Program Require graduation credits in health, physical education, fine Nebraska 1 11 NA NA arts, and electives are approved locally All graduation credits are Nevada 2 22.5 Nevada Proficiency Exam Honors Diploma determined by local divisions. Requires one credit of physical New 1 19.25 NA NA education and .75 credits of Hampshire health Core Curriculum Content CCCS test is taken by students in New Jersey 1 102.5 NA Standards (CCCS) March of the junior year State proficiency test includes New Mexico 1 24 State wide assessment NA English, reading, writing, math, , and Regent diploma students Regents Diploma (Regular must pass exams in math, diploma plus courses in If all scores are above 90 percent, 2 17.5 English, science, and foreign language and Regents diploma with Honors social studies. language arts electives. Art Education is recommended College or Prep 2 24/20 NA with at least one course in an arts program discipline North Dakota 1 19 NA NA One credit in Global Education Ohio 1 20 Ohio Graduation Test NA Recommend AP courses 1 23 NA NA Students get eight electives Students planning on attending one of the states four year Oregon 1 13 NA NA colleges should complete additional math, English, and

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High School Diploma Information by State

Number of Number State Verified Credits Additional Diploma Comments Diplomas of Credits science courses as well as take foreign language courses It is recommended that students Pennsylvania 1 14 NA NA going to college should take two years of a Foreign Language Students should be able to demonstrate the balance of knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to meet the four major goals of the Island's Common Rhode Island 1 20 NA NA Core of Learning for a New Century requirements. These include: communication, problem solving, body of knowledge, personal/social responsibility. Students must demonstrate South Carolina Exit South Carolina 1 24 NA computer literacy before Examination graduation Students planning on attending an in-state college must take half South Dakota 1 22 NA NA year of Computer Science or demonstrate ability There are ten EOC exams, three End of Course (EOC) of which, Algebra I, Biology I, and Tennessee 1 14 Exams and Gateway NA English II are designated Gateway Exams Exams. Students must pass these Gateway exams to graduate Assessment of Distinguished Achievement Both graduation paths require Texas 2 17.5/21.5 Knowledge and Skills High School Program Technology Applications Students must also complete a Utah 1 13 NA NA Computer Technology Course

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High School Diploma Information by State

Number of Number State Verified Credits Additional Diploma Comments Diplomas of Credits There are sixteen requirements Vermont 1 20 NA NA that must be met is attending an in state college Six verified credits for the Virginia 2 22/26 Verified SOL Assessments Advanced Standard Diploma and nine for the Advanced. One elective must come from Washington 1 13.5 Culminating Project NA visual or performing arts Two units of Foreign language are West Virginia 1 13 NA NA optional High School Graduation Wisconsin 1 16 NA Test (HSGT) Must pass the examination on the principles of the constitution of the and the state of Wyoming. Wyoming 1 13 Must show minimum NA proficiency on the uniform student content and performance standards for core knowledge and skills.

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