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Nevada
Nevada: High School Diploma Requirements
Subject Areas
Social Studies
3 units
Subject Areas
Social Studies — 3 units required
Source:
Nevada Department of Education, more info more info here.
Requirement:
3 units of Social Studies, including 1 unit of American History, 1 unit of World History or Geography, 0.5 unit of American Government, and 0.5 unit of Economics and Financial Literacy.
Typical course sequence
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
1 Unit World History
or
1 Unit Geograph
1 Unit American History
0.5 Unit American Government
and
0.5 Unit Economics & Financial Literacy
Not required
Year 1
1 Unit World History
or
1 Unit Geograph
Year 2
1 Unit American History
Year 3
0.5 Unit American Government
and
0.5 Unit Economics & Financial Literacy
Year 4
Not required
Equivalent exams
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Last updated 9/3/2025