Mississippi Diploma Options-Graduation Requirements

Mississippi Traditional Pathway
24 Credits

Mississippi Career Pathway
21 Credits minimum
MS Code 37-16-17
Does not meet IHL requirements

District Option
21 Credits
Does not meet IHL requirements

Beginning school year 2008-2009 and
ending with school year 2017-2018

Entering eleventh graders 2010-2011 ending with incoming ninth graders in 2016-2017

Graduation
Requirements

Required
Subjects

Graduation
Requirements

Required
Subjects

Graduation
Requirements

Required
Subjects

English

4 units
Must include:
English I, II

English

4 units
Must include:
English I, II

English

4 units
Must include:
English I, II 

Math

4 units
Must include:
Algebra I

Math

3 units
Must include:
Algebra I

Math

4 units
Must include:
Algebra I

Science

4 units
Must include:
Biology

Science

3 units
Must include:
Biology

Science

3 units
Must include:
Biology

Social
Studies

4 units
Must include:
1 World History
1 U.S. History
½ Geography
½ U.S. Government
½ Economics
½ Mississippi Studies

Social
Studies

3 units
Must include:
1 – U.S. History
½ - U.S. Government
½  - Mississippi
Studies

Social
Studies

4 units
Must include:
 1 World History
1 U.S. History
½ U.S. Government
½ Mississippi Studies

Health

0.5 unit
Must include:
Comprehensive Health or Family & Individual Health or Allied Health I/Health Science I or 
JROTC I or JROTC II

Health  and
Physical
Science

0.5 unit
Must Include:
Comprehensive
Health or Family &
Individual Health or Allied Health I;
Health Science I or
JROTC I and JROTC II or Physical
Education

Health/
Physical
Education

Business &
Technology

1.0 units
Must include:
Computer Application and Keyboarding or
ICT II

Business &
Technology

1.0 units
Must include:
Computer
Applications and
Keyboarding or
ICT II

Business &
Technology

The Arts

1 unit
Must include:
Any

Physical
Education

0.5 unit
May include
participation in band,
dance, JROTC,
interscholastic athletics

Physical
Education

See Health and
Physical Education

Electives

5.0 units

4 units of
Career and
Technical
Education
Electives and
2 ½ units of
electives

From student's 
program of study

4 units of Career and
Technical Education
Electives or 540 hours of
successful, paid
employment

TOTAL

24

TOTAL

21 Units

TOTAL

21 Units

TESTING

Must pass
MAAP Assessments:
U. S. History, English II
with Writing, Biology I,
Algebra I

TESTING

Must pass
MAAP assessments:
U. S. History, English II with Writing,
Biology I, Algebra I

TESTING

MAAP assessment testing in subject-area is
dependent upon IEP.