Academic Paths
Illinois
Illinois: High School Diploma Requirements
Subject Areas
English
4 units
Subject Areas
English — 4 units required
Source:
Illinois State Board of Education, more info here.
Requirement:
4 units of Language Arts. Including 2 units of writing-intensive coursework, one of which must be in an English Language Arts course.
Typical course sequence
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
1 Unit Writing-Intensive English
1 Unit Writing-Intensive English
1 Unit English
1 Unit English
Year 1
1 Unit Writing-Intensive English
Year 2
1 Unit Writing-Intensive English
Year 3
1 Unit English
Year 4
1 Unit English
Equivalent exams
No equivalent exams found
Last updated 9/3/2025
