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Florida
Florida: High School Diploma Requirements
Subject Areas
Social Studies
3 units
Subject Areas
Social Studies — 3 units required
Source:
Florida Department of Education, more info here.
Requirements:
3 units of Social Studies. Including 1 unit in World History, 1 unit in U.S. History, 0.5 unit in U.S. Government, and 0.5 unit in Economics.
Typical course sequence
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
1 Unit World History
1 Unit U.S. History
0.5 Unit U.S. Government
and
0.5 Unit Economics
Not required
Year 1
1 Unit World History
Year 2
1 Unit U.S. History
Year 3
0.5 Unit U.S. Government
and
0.5 Unit Economics
Year 4
Not required
Equivalent exams
No equivalent exams found
Last updated 9/3/2025