High school core curriculum requirements; Opportunity, Performance, Honors; students graduating 2007-2008 through 2012-2013
La. R.S. 17:5025.2
in effect17:5025.2. High school core curriculum requirements; Opportunity, Performance, Honors; students graduating 2007-2008 through 2012-2013
To be eligible for an Opportunity, Performance, or Honors Award pursuant to this Chapter, a student who graduated from high school during or after the 2007-2008 school year but not later than the 2012-2013 school year shall have successfully completed a core curriculum which consists of seventeen and one-half units of high school course work as follows:
(1) English I, II, III, and IV (four units).
(2) Algebra I (one unit) or Applied Algebra 1A and 1B (two units) and Algebra II (one unit).
(3) Geometry, Calculus, or comparable Advanced Mathematics (one unit).
(4) Biology (one unit).
(5) Chemistry (one unit).
(6) Earth Science, Environmental Science, Physical Science, Biology II, Chemistry II, Physics, Physics II, Physics for Technology, or Agriscience I and II (both for one unit) (one unit).
(7) American History (one unit).
(8) World History, Western Civilization, or World Geography (one unit).
(9) Civics and Free Enterprise (one unit combined) or Civics (one unit, nonpublic).
(10) Fine Arts Survey (one unit; or substitute two units of performance courses in music, dance, or theater; or substitute two units of visual art courses; or substitute two units of studio art courses; or substitute one unit as an elective from among the other subjects listed in this core curriculum).
(11) Foreign Language (two units in a single language; however students graduating from high school during the 1996-1997 school year or the 1997-1998 school year are required to have only one unit).
(12) Computer Science, Computer Literacy, or Business Computer Applications (one-half unit; or substitute at least one-half unit of an elective course related to computers that is approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; or substitute at least one-half unit as an elective from among the other subjects listed in this core curriculum).
(13) At least one unit as an elective from among the following math subjects: Geometry, Calculus, or approved advanced math substitute, or the following science subjects: Biology II, Chemistry II, Physics or Physics II.
Acts 2015, No. 227, §1.
Source: Louisiana State Legislature (legis.la.gov)URL: https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=963522Fetched: 10/20/2026