2005 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, 
 encompassing at least United States history, geography, 
 government and citizenship, world history, and economics or 
 three credits of social studies encompassing at least United 
 States history, geography, government and citizenship, and world 
 history, and one-half credit of economics taught in a school's 
 social studies or business department; 

    (5) one credit in the arts; and 

    (6) a minimum of seven elective course credits. 

    A course credit is equivalent to a student successfully 
 completing an academic year of study or a student mastering the 
 applicable subject matter, as determined by the local school 
 district. 

    HIST: 2003 c 129 art 1 s 6; 2004 c 294 art 2 s 4