2003 Minnesota Statutes

     120B.024 Graduation requirements; course credits. 

    Students beginning 9th grade in the 2004-2005 school year 
 and later must successfully complete the following high school 
 level course credits for graduation: 

    (1) four credits of language arts; 

    (2) three credits of mathematics, encompassing at least 
 algebra, geometry, statistics, and probability sufficient to 
 satisfy the academic standard; 

    (3) three credits of science, including at least one credit 
 in biology; 

    (4) three and one-half credits of social studies, including 
 at least one credit of United States history, one credit of 
 geography, 0.5 credits of government and citizenship, 0.5 
 credits of world history, and 0.5 credits of economics; and 

    (5) a minimum of eight elective course credits, including 
 at least one credit in the arts. 

    A course credit is equivalent to a student's successful 
 completion of an academic year of study or a student's mastery 
 of the applicable subject matter, as determined by the local 
 school district. 

    HIST: 2003 c 129 art 1 s 6