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New Jersey: High School Diploma Requirements
New Jersey
Subject Areas
Visual & Performing Arts
1 unit
Subject Areas
Mathematics
3 unitsScience
3 unitsEnglish
4 unitsSocial Studies
3 unitsWorld Languages
1 unitPhysical Education
4 unitsHealth Education
0.5 unitsFinancial, Economic, & Business Literacy
0.5 unitsVisual & Performing Arts
1 unit21st Century Life & Careers
1 unit
Source:
New Jersey Department of Education, more info more info here.
Course Requirements
Requirement:
1 unit of Visual & Performing Arts, can be music, theater, dance, or visual arts.
Course Sequence
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
1 Visual & Performing Art
Not required
Not required
Not required
Year 1
1 Visual & Performing Art
Year 2
Not required
Year 3
Not required
Year 4
Not required
Equivalent Exams
No equivalent exams found
Last updated 9/3/2025