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California
California: High School Diploma Requirements
Subject Areas
Social Studies
3 units
Subject Areas
Social Studies — 3 units required
Source:
California Department of Education Diploma Requirements, more info here.
Requirement:
3 units in Social Studies. Including United State History and Geography; World History, Culture, and Geography; and one 0.5 unit course in Economics and one 0.5 unit course in American Government and Civics.
Typical course sequence
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
1 Unit Social Studies
1 Unit Social Studies
Not required
Not required
Year 1
1 Unit Social Studies
Year 2
1 Unit Social Studies
Year 3
Not required
Year 4
Not required
Equivalent exams
No equivalent exams found
Last updated 9/3/2025