Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 24 - Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards 2023 › ACCREDITATION POLICIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Appendix 7-24-B-2

Current through June 25, 2024
REQUIRED COURSES IN THE CURRICULUM OF EACH SECONDARY
				  SCHOOL STANDARD 26
Effective Beginning in School Year
				  2021-2022
CURRICULUM
								AREA
COURSES
UNITS
TOTAL UNITS
English
English I
English II
English III
English IV
Essentials for College
								Literacy
1
1
1
1
1
5
MATHEMATICS
Algebra I
Geometry
Algebra II
Essentials for College Math
Elective Mathematics
								Courses
1
1
1
1
1
5
SCIENCE
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Elective Science
								Courses1
1
1
1
3
6
SOCIAL STUDIES
U.S. History
U.S. Government
Mississippi Studies
World History
Economics
1
1/2
1/2
1
1/2
31/2
TECHNOLOGY OR COMPUTER
								SCIENCE2
Any one (1) credit Technology or Computer
								Science
1
1
HEALTH/PHYSICAL
								EDUCATION
Contemporary Health Physical
								Education
1/2
1/2
1
THE ARTS3
Any approved Arts
								course
1
1
COLLEGE AND CAREER
								READINESS4
College and Career
								Readiness
1
1
CAREER & TECHNICAL
Any combination of CTE
								courses
4
4
ADVANCED PLACEMENT
								COURSES5
At least one (1) advanced placement course in
								each of the four (4) core areas.
AP Course in Mathematics
AP Course in Science
AP Course in English Language
								Arts
AP Course in Social
								Studies
4
4
ELECTIVES
Any other Advanced Elective defined by the
								IHL College Preparatory Curriculum, as noted in Appendix
								C
2
2
TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED
33 1/2
33 1/2
1For approved Career and Technical
				  course substitutions see Appendix A-12.
2For approved course substitutions
				  see Appendices A-12 and A-13.
3The Arts refers to Dance, Media
				  Arts, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts. The following dual credit classes: Music
				  Appreciation, Theatre Appreciation, or Art Appreciation may be accepted in lieu
				  of the art requirement for students. For approved Career and Technical course
				  substitutions see Appendix A-12.
4The purpose of the College and
				  Career Readiness Course is to provide planning and instruction for
				  postsecondary transition. The following courses are approved substitutions for
				  the CCR course:
1. One-credit of Career and Technical Work-Based
				  Learning
2. Dual Credit SmartStart
3. JROTC III
4. Advanced Placement Seminar or equivalent International
				  Baccalaureate or Cambridge International Courses
5. Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior MS College and
				  Career Readiness Seminar course for Early College High Schools.
The CCR course may be taught in one (1) of the following
				  sequences:
a. One (1) Carnegie unit Senior year only
b. One (1) Carnegie unit Junior year only
c. One-half (1/2) Carnegie unit in either freshman,
				  sophomore, or junior year with the remaining one- half (1/2) Carnegie unit
				  taught in either junior or senior year
d. One-fourth (1/4) Carnegie unit per year beginning with the
				  freshman year
5A school offering the
				  International Baccalaureate Diploma Program and Cambridge (AICE) is exempt.
				  Distance learning approved on-line vendor courses, or approved Mississippi
				  Online Course Approval (MOCA) courses may be used as an appropriate alternative
				  for the delivery of these required Advanced Placement (AP)
				  courses.