| Table 1-6 |
| State graduation requirements for mathematics and science, by number of years required: Selected years, 1987–2008 |
| (Number of states) |
| |
| |
Mathematics |
|
Science |
| State/local standard |
1987 |
1996 |
2006 |
2008 |
|
1987 |
1996 |
2006 |
2008 |
| |
| Local decisiona |
6 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
|
6 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
| 1–2 yearsb |
33 |
26 |
12 |
6 |
|
40 |
33 |
16 |
13 |
| 3 years |
10 |
15 |
26 |
25 |
|
3 |
8 |
27 |
27 |
| 4 years |
0 |
2 |
6 |
12 |
|
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
| |
aLocal decision means that graduation requirements are set by local districts and may vary within a state.
bIn 2008, all states with statewide requirements required ≥2 years of mathematics courses; only one state (Illinois) required 1 year of science.
NOTES: Data include Washington, DC. Column totals do not add to 51 because certain states did not participate in Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) survey that year or used a different credit reporting system.
SOURCES: CCSSO, Key State Education Policies on PK-12 Education: 2008 (2009); Snyder TD, Digest of Education Statistics 1988, NCES 88-600 (1988); and Snyder TD, Digest of Education Statistics 1998, NCES 1999-036 (1999).
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