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This document outlines four options for secondary school programs of study that satisfy eligibility requirements for students graduating in Arkansas in 2005 or 2006. The options include: 1) the Arkansas Academic Challenge Core Curriculum, 2) the Arkansas Scholars program requiring specific coursework and grades, 3) a similar program of study to the Arkansas Scholars, and 4) completing Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses and exams. It also describes the Arkansas Coursework Option requiring passing grades in various subject-specific coursework.

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This document outlines four options for secondary school programs of study that satisfy eligibility requirements for students graduating in Arkansas in 2005 or 2006. The options include: 1) the Arkansas Academic Challenge Core Curriculum, 2) the Arkansas Scholars program requiring specific coursework and grades, 3) a similar program of study to the Arkansas Scholars, and 4) completing Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses and exams. It also describes the Arkansas Coursework Option requiring passing grades in various subject-specific coursework.

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Arkansas

Recognized Rigorous Secondary School Programs of Study

The eligibility options for a student graduating from secondary school in Arkansas during the
2005 or 2006 calendar years are:

• The Arkansas Academic Challenge Core Curriculum

• Arkansas Scholars. This program, part of the national State Scholars Initiative and
patterned after the recommendations of the National Commission on Excellence in
Education, requires at least:
o Four units of English
o Three units of math
o Three units of science
o Minimum state requirements for social studies
o Finish the balance of state mandated high school graduation requirements
o Earn grade of “C” or above in all courses and achieve 95% or better attendance
record (average over 4 years)
o Finish high school in 8 consecutive semesters

• A set of courses similar to the State Scholars Initiative. This program of study requires
passing grades in the following:
o Four years of English;
o Three years of math (including Algebra I and a higher level course such as
Algebra II, geometry, or data analysis and statistics);
o Three years of science (including at least two courses from biology, chemistry or
physics);
o Three years of social studies; and
o One year of a foreign language.

• Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses and test scores.
This program requires a minimum of two Advanced Placement (AP) or International
Baccalaureate (IB) courses in high school and a minimum passing score on the exams for
those classes. Students must score 3 or higher on AP exams and 4 or higher on IB exams.

• Arkansas Coursework Option. This program requires passing grades in the following:
o Four units of English;
o Three units of math (at least one (1) in algebra or its equivalent and one (1) unit of
geometry or its equivalent. All units must build on the base of algebra and
geometry base knowledge and skills. A two-year algebra equivalent and a two-
year geometry equivalent may be counted as two units of the three (3) unit
requirement.);
o Three units of science (at least one (1) in biology or its equivalent and one (1) in a
physical science);
o Three units of social studies (at least one (1) unit of world history, one (1) unit of
U.S. history, and one half (1/2) unit of civics or government); and
o Complete the balance of state mandated high school graduation requirements.

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