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Kentucky: High School Diploma Requirements
Kentucky
Subject Areas
Other Credits
6 units
Subject Areas
Mathematics
4 unitsScience
3 unitsEnglish
4 unitsSocial Studies
3 unitsOther Credits
6 unitsOther Requirements
Source:
Kentucky Department of Education, more info here.
Course Requirements
Requirement:
6 units of Other Credits. Including 0.5 unit of Health and 0.5 Unit of Visual/Performing Arts.
Course Sequence
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
See text
Not required
Not required
Not required
Year 1
See text
Year 2
Not required
Year 3
Not required
Year 4
Not required
Equivalent Exams
No equivalent exams found
Last updated 9/3/2025