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Arizona: High School Diploma Requirements
Arizona
Subject Areas
Social Sciences
3 units
Subject Areas
Mathematics
4 unitsScience
3 unitsEnglish
4 unitsFine Arts, Career, Technical Education
1 unitLocally Prescribed Courses
7 unitsSocial Sciences
3 units
Source:
Arizona Department of Education, more info here.
Course Requirements
Requirement:
3 units of History & Social Sciences. History and Social Science will minimally consist of 1 unit of American History, including Arizona History, 1 unit of World History/Geography, a 0.5 unit of Government and a 0.5 credit of Economics.
Course Sequence
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
1 Unit History & Social Science
1 Unit History & Social Science
1 Unit History & Social Science
Not required
Year 1
1 Unit History & Social Science
Year 2
1 Unit History & Social Science
Year 3
1 Unit History & Social Science
Year 4
Not required
Equivalent Exams
No equivalent exams found
Last updated 9/3/2025
