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Utah: High School Diploma Requirements
Utah
Subject Areas
Social Studies
3 units
Subject Areas
Mathematics
3 unitsScience
3 unitsEnglish
4 unitsSocial Studies
3 units
Source:
Utah State Board of Education, more info here.
Course Requirements
Requirement:
3 units of Social Studies, including 2.5 units from the following list: World History, World Geography, U.S. History, and U.S. Government. The remaining 0.5 unit can come from any Social Studies course.
Course Sequence
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
1 Unit World History
or
1 Unit World Geography
1 Unit U.S. History
0.5 Unit U.S. Government
and
0.5 Unit Social Studies
Not required
Year 1
1 Unit World History
or
1 Unit World Geography
Year 2
1 Unit U.S. History
Year 3
0.5 Unit U.S. Government
and
0.5 Unit Social Studies
Year 4
Not required
Equivalent Exams
No equivalent exams found
Last updated 9/3/2025