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Kansas: High School Diploma Requirements
Kansas
Subject Areas
Social Studies
3 units
Subject Areas
Mathematics
4 unitsScience
3 unitsEnglish
4 unitsSocial Studies
3 unitsWorld Languages
2 unitsAdditional Requirements
Source:
Kansas Department of Education, more info here.
Course Requirements
Requirement:
3 units of Social Studies. Including 1 unit of U.S. History, at least 0.5 unit of U.S. Government and 0.5 unit selected from: World History, World Geography or International Relations, and 1 unit selected from : Psychology, Economics, U.S. Government, U.S. History, Current Social Issues, Sociology, Anthropology, and Race and Ethnic Group Relations. Half unit courses may be combined to make a whole unit.
Course Sequence
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
1 Unit U.S. Histor
1 Unit Social Studies
0.5 Unit World History
or
0.5 World Geography
or
0.5 International Relations
0.5 Unit Social Studies
Year 1
1 Unit U.S. Histor
Year 2
1 Unit Social Studies
Year 3
0.5 Unit World History
or
0.5 World Geography
or
0.5 International Relations
Year 4
0.5 Unit Social Studies
Equivalent Exams
No equivalent exams found
Last updated 9/3/2025