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2000 High School Transcript Study Tabulations Report
Table 52-B.Number and percentage of high school graduates earning course credits in all secondary subjects, by Classification of Secondary School Courses (CSSC) code: Selected years 1982–2000 (Science)
| CSSC code | Course title | High school graduation year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1998 | 1994 | 1990 | 1987 | 1982 | ||
| ALL SCIENCE COURSES | |||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 2,951,087 | 2,853,331 | 2,397,834 | 2,743,694 | 3,083,766 | 2,765,382 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 99.64 | 99.69 | 99.80 | 99.62 | 99.60 | 97.83 | |
| 140100 | ENGINEERING, OTHER GENERAL | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 214 | — | 199 | — | 99 | 521 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.01 | — | 0.01 | — | # | 0.02 | |
| 140111 | ORIENTATION TO ENGINEERING | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 17,328 | 12,717 | 9,483 | 758 | 102 | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.59 | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.03 | # | — | |
| 140200 | AEROSPACE, AERONAUTICAL, AND ASTRONAUTICAL ENGINEERING, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | 376 | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | 0.01 | — | — | |
| 140211 | AEROSPACE MATERIALS | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 140221 | AEROSPACE ENGINEERING DESIGN | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | 39 | — | 516 | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | # | — | 0.02 | — | |
| 140300 | AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 875 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | — | — | 0.03 | |
| 140400 | ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 528 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 140411 | STRENGTH OF MATERIALS - ARCHITECTURAL | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | 752 | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | 0.03 | — | — | — | — | |
| 140500 | BIOENGINEERING AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | # | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 140600 | CERAMIC ENGINEERING, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | 929 | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | 0.04 | — | — | — | |
| 140700 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 140800 | CIVIL ENGINEERING, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 140900 | COMPUTER ENGINEERING, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 141000 | ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 488 | 137 | — | — | — | 472 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.02 | # | — | — | — | 0.02 | |
| 141100 | ENGINEERING MECHANICS, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 141200 | ENGINEERING RELATED, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | 54 | — | — | 164 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | # | — | — | 0.01 | |
| 141211 | INSTRUMENTATION PHYSICS 1 | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 15,022 | 359 | 830 | — | 382 | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.51 | 0.01 | 0.03 | — | 0.01 | — | |
| 141212 | INSTRUMENTATION PHYSICS 2 | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | 456 | — | — | 221 | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | 0.02 | — | — | 0.01 | — | |
| 141213 | INSTRUMENTATION PHYSICS 3 | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | # | — | — | — | — | |
| 141214 | INSTRUMENTATION PHYSICS 4 /ADVANCED PLACEMENT | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 141300 | ENGINEERING SCIENCE, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 1,285 | — | — | — | — | 41 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | # | |
| 141400 | ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ENGINEERING, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 1,349 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 141500 | GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 141600 | GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 141700 | INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 444 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | — | — | 0.02 | |
| 141800 | MATERIALS ENGINEERING, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | 66 | — | — | — | 1,568 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | # | — | — | — | 0.06 | |
| 141900 | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | 100 | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | # | — | — | — | |
| 141911 | STRENGTH OF MATERIALS, MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 1,956 | 972 | 155 | 1,054 | 331 | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.01 | — | |
| 142000 | METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 343 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | — | — | 0.01 | |
| 142011 | METALLURGY/POWDER METAL BASICS | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 142100 | MINING AND MINERAL ENGINEERING, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 142200 | NAVAL ARCHITECTURE AND MARINE ENGINEERING, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 142300 | NUCLEAR ENGINEERING, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 371 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | — | — | 0.01 | |
| 142400 | OCEAN ENGINEERING, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 118 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | — | — | # | |
| 142500 | PETROLEUM ENGINEERING, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | # | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 142600 | SURVEYING AND MAPPING SCIENCES, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 142611 | CARTOGRAPHY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | 190 | — | — | 291 | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | 0.01 | — | — | 0.01 | — | |
| 142700 | SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 822 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 142800 | TEXTILE ENGINEERING, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 149900 | ENGINEERING, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 92 | — | — | — | — | 506 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | # | — | — | — | — | 0.02 | |
| 260100 | BIOLOGY, OTHER GENERAL | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 120 | — | — | 180 | 1,227 | 24,986 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | # | — | — | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.88 | |
| 260111 | SCIENCE 7 | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | 145 | 127 | 8,983 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | 0.01 | # | 0.32 | |
| 260121 | BIOLOGY, BASIC 1 | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 342,774 | 283,602 | 318,273 | 371,982 | 393,076 | 667,131 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 11.57 | 9.91 | 13.25 | 13.51 | 12.70 | 23.60 | |
| 260122 | BIOLOGY, BASIC 2 | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 18,921 | 5,034 | 1,034 | 1,233 | 1,239 | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.64 | 0.18 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | — | |
| 260131 | BIOLOGY, GENERAL 1 | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 1,992,552 | 2,088,353 | 1,777,223 | 1,995,999 | 2,239,425 | 1,415,573 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 67.28 | 72.96 | 73.97 | 72.47 | 72.33 | 50.08 | |
| 260132 | BIOLOGY, GENERAL 2 | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 223,236 | 199,141 | 223,584 | 160,398 | 162,569 | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 7.54 | 6.96 | 9.31 | 5.82 | 5.25 | — | |
| 260141 | BIOLOGY, HONORS 1 | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 376,038 | 302,167 | 221,731 | 172,491 | 243,254 | 95,175 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 12.70 | 10.56 | 9.23 | 6.26 | 7.86 | 3.37 | |
| 260142 | BIOLOGY, ADVANCED | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 56,171 | 91,045 | 115,749 | 146,903 | 94,718 | 217,817 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 1.90 | 3.18 | 4.82 | 5.33 | 3.06 | 7.71 | |
| 260143 | PRE-IB BIOLOGY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | 12,571 | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | 0.44 | — | — | — | — | |
| 260144 | IB BIOLOGY 2 | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 1,929 | 6,940 | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.07 | 0.24 | — | — | — | — | |
| 260145 | IB BIOLOGY 3 | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 6,372 | 868 | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.22 | 0.03 | — | — | — | — | |
| 260146 | AP BIOLOGY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 134,468 | 127,861 | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 4.54 | 4.47 | — | — | — | — | |
| 260151 | FIELD BIOLOGY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 16,090 | 11,931 | 15,006 | 12,158 | 9,104 | 18,286 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.54 | 0.42 | 0.62 | 0.44 | 0.29 | 0.65 | |
| 260161 | GENETICS | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 12,442 | 10,264 | 11,255 | 6,095 | 16,868 | 17,236 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.42 | 0.36 | 0.47 | 0.22 | 0.54 | 0.61 | |
| 260171 | BIOPSYCHOLOGY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | 3,347 | 318 | — | 2,793 | 2,819 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | 0.12 | 0.01 | — | 0.09 | 0.10 | |
| 260181 | BIOLOGY SEMINAR | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 9,979 | 6,957 | 5,667 | 1,957 | 4,707 | 2,967 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.34 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.10 | |
| 260200 | BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 103 | 315 | 56 | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | # | 0.01 | # | — | — | — | |
| 260211 | BIOCHEMISTRY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 8,041 | 6,103 | 4,475 | 264 | 3,978 | 5,839 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.27 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.01 | 0.13 | 0.21 | |
| 260300 | BOTANY, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2,569 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | — | — | 0.09 | |
| 260311 | BOTANY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 24,659 | 19,375 | 16,105 | 8,548 | 19,777 | 20,520 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.83 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.31 | 0.64 | 0.73 | |
| 260400 | CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 6,055 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 260411 | CELL BIOLOGY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 40,085 | — | 265 | 4,690 | 1,292 | 4,307 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 1.35 | — | 0.01 | 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.15 | |
| 260500 | MICROBIOLOGY, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | 405 | — | — | 402 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | 0.02 | — | — | 0.01 | |
| 260511 | MICROBIOLOGY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 22,254 | 6,048 | 10,206 | 9,957 | 16,287 | 18,069 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.75 | 0.21 | 0.42 | 0.36 | 0.53 | 0.64 | |
| 260600 | MISCELLANEOUS SPECIALIZED AREAS, LIFE SCIENCES, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | 308 | — | — | 648 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | 0.01 | — | — | 0.02 | |
| 260611 | ECOLOGY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 67,955 | 48,308 | 47,896 | 47,499 | 30,588 | 62,713 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 2.29 | 1.69 | 1.99 | 1.72 | 0.99 | 2.22 | |
| 260621 | MARINE BIOLOGY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 73,386 | 107,270 | 52,208 | 56,391 | 40,565 | 36,145 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 2.48 | 3.75 | 2.17 | 2.05 | 1.31 | 1.28 | |
| 260622 | MARINE BIOLOGY, ADVANCED | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 114 | 1,952 | 86 | 343 | 653 | 3,450 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | # | 0.07 | # | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.12 | |
| 260631 | ANATOMY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 6,403 | 846 | 13,892 | 12,804 | 4,867 | 15,062 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.22 | 0.03 | 0.58 | 0.46 | 0.16 | 0.53 | |
| 260700 | ZOOLOGY, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 868 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | — | — | 0.03 | |
| 260711 | ZOOLOGY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 47,459 | 58,082 | 26,899 | 22,867 | 23,022 | 26,996 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 1.60 | 2.03 | 1.12 | 0.83 | 0.74 | 0.96 | |
| 260721 | ZOOLOGY, VERTEBRATE | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 10,636 | 76 | 4,121 | 4,938 | 1,939 | 4,439 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.36 | # | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.16 | |
| 260731 | ZOOLOGY, INVERTEBRATE | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 917 | 66 | 54 | 1,887 | 97 | 1,558 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.03 | # | # | 0.07 | # | 0.06 | |
| 260741 | ANIMAL BEHAVIOR | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 4,993 | 4,075 | 7,775 | 57 | 3,833 | 4,807 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.32 | # | 0.12 | 0.17 | |
| 260751 | PHYSIOLOGY, HUMAN | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 377,384 | 334,672 | 253,992 | 202,234 | 232,714 | 147,925 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 12.74 | 11.69 | 10.57 | 7.34 | 7.52 | 5.23 | |
| 260752 | PHYSIOLOGY, ADVANCED | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 3,973 | 7,870 | 5,520 | 2,206 | 13,603 | 3,128 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.13 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.08 | 0.44 | 0.11 | |
| 260761 | PATHOLOGY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 7,969 | — | 3,029 | 4,024 | 270 | 2,066 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.27 | — | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.01 | 0.07 | |
| 260771 | COMPARATIVE EMBRYOLOGY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 3,114 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 269900 | LIFE SCIENCES, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | 129 | — | — | 624 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | 0.01 | — | — | 0.02 | |
| 300100 | BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | 524 | 391 | 797 | 2,086 | 18,090 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.64 | |
| 300111 | SCIENCE, UNIFIED | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 437,018 | 340,931 | 291,235 | 436,719 | 685,265 | 781,772 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 14.76 | 11.91 | 12.12 | 15.86 | 22.13 | 27.66 | |
| 300112 | COLLEGE PRE-SCIENCE SKILLS | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 30,883 | 14,589 | 7,869 | 7,801 | 5,666 | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 1.04 | 0.51 | 0.33 | 0.28 | 0.18 | — | |
| 300121 | SCIENCE STUDY, INDEPENDENT | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 51,143 | 27,297 | 16,143 | 9,274 | 12,224 | 22,724 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 1.73 | 0.95 | 0.67 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.80 | |
| 300300 | ENGINEERING AND OTHER DISCIPLINES, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 258 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 300311 | ENGINEERING CONCEPTS | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 2,222 | 4,392 | — | — | 1,747 | 1,623 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.08 | 0.15 | — | — | 0.06 | 0.06 | |
| 300623 | IB ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 502 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 400100 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES, OTHER GENERAL | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 367 | 494 | 402 | 148 | 2,417 | 5,300 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.19 | |
| 400111 | SCIENCE 8 | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 2,515 | — | — | — | 2,531 | 11,171 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.08 | — | — | — | 0.08 | 0.40 | |
| 400121 | PHYSICAL SCIENCE | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 1,219,649 | 1,319,062 | 1,084,197 | 997,662 | 1,030,007 | 831,288 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 41.18 | 46.09 | 45.12 | 36.22 | 33.27 | 29.41 | |
| 400131 | CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS LABORATORY TECHNIQUES | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 53,019 | 13,594 | 18,736 | 25,785 | 40,240 | 19,265 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 1.79 | 0.47 | 0.78 | 0.94 | 1.30 | 0.68 | |
| 400141 | PHYSICAL SCIENCE, APPLIED | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 34,618 | 109,979 | 123,949 | 121,892 | 93,457 | 26,842 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 1.17 | 3.84 | 5.16 | 4.43 | 3.02 | 0.95 | |
| 400200 | ASTRONOMY, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | 553 | — | — | 1,501 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | 0.02 | — | — | 0.05 | |
| 400211 | ASTRONOMY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 90,398 | 59,591 | 43,172 | 37,764 | 31,558 | 39,661 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 3.05 | 2.08 | 1.80 | 1.37 | 1.02 | 1.40 | |
| 400300 | ASTROPHYSICS, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 400400 | ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND METEOROLOGY, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 142 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | — | — | 0.01 | |
| 400411 | METEOROLOGY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 14,512 | 5,285 | 10,976 | 2,285 | 9,885 | 17,880 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.49 | 0.18 | 0.46 | 0.08 | 0.32 | 0.63 | |
| 400500 | CHEMISTRY, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | 133 | — | — | 11,095 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | 0.01 | — | — | 0.39 | |
| 400511 | CHEMISTRY, INTRODUCTORY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 203,648 | 159,630 | 208,890 | 183,540 | 270,909 | 188,091 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 6.88 | 5.58 | 8.69 | 6.66 | 8.75 | 6.65 | |
| 400521 | CHEMISTRY 1 | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 1,622,066 | 1,558,550 | 1,174,120 | 1,192,996 | 1,126,442 | 696,816 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 54.77 | 54.45 | 48.87 | 43.31 | 36.38 | 24.65 | |
| 400522 | CHEMISTRY 2 | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 107,861 | 77,387 | 106,752 | 110,172 | 120,163 | 102,056 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 3.64 | 2.70 | 4.44 | 4.00 | 3.88 | 3.61 | |
| 400523 | PRE-IB CHEMISTRY 1 | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 2,541 | 10,257 | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.09 | 0.36 | — | — | — | — | |
| 400524 | IB CHEMISTRY 2 | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 3,254 | 2,027 | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.11 | 0.07 | — | — | — | — | |
| 400525 | IB CHEMISTRY 3 | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 899 | 1,786 | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.03 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | |
| 400526 | AP CHEMISTRY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 89,766 | 79,814 | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 3.03 | 2.79 | — | — | — | — | |
| 400531 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 9,138 | 11,601 | 6,928 | 2,628 | 7,937 | 7,023 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.31 | 0.41 | 0.29 | 0.10 | 0.26 | 0.25 | |
| 400541 | PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 890 | 1,238 | 1,179 | 412 | — | 1,861 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.01 | — | 0.07 | |
| 400551 | CONSUMER CHEMISTRY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 66,040 | 48,204 | 20,105 | 16,258 | 14,163 | 9,339 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 2.23 | 1.68 | 0.84 | 0.59 | 0.46 | 0.33 | |
| 400561 | CHEMISTRY, INDEPENDENT STUDY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 225 | 584 | 461 | 475 | 6,087 | 3,773 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.20 | 0.13 | |
| 400600 | GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 4,800 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | — | — | 0.17 | |
| 400611 | EARTH SCIENCE | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 421,738 | 425,198 | 456,274 | 570,807 | 372,273 | 334,902 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 14.24 | 14.86 | 18.99 | 20.72 | 12.02 | 11.85 | |
| 400621 | EARTH SCIENCE, COLLEGE PREPARATORY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 85,351 | 144,268 | 82,042 | 87,977 | 61,935 | 12,211 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 2.88 | 5.04 | 3.41 | 3.19 | 2.00 | 0.43 | |
| 400622 | AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 19,378 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.65 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 400631 | GEOLOGY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 31,787 | 39,397 | 25,377 | 38,242 | 29,703 | 48,845 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 1.07 | 1.38 | 1.06 | 1.39 | 0.96 | 1.73 | |
| 400632 | GEOLOGY - FIELD STUDIES | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 567 | 4,011 | — | — | 355 | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.02 | 0.14 | — | — | 0.01 | — | |
| 400641 | MINERALOGY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | 940 | 974 | 3,356 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.12 | |
| 400700 | MISCELLANEOUS PHYSICAL SCIENCES, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | # | — | — | — | |
| 400711 | OCEANOGRAPHY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 28,892 | 34,111 | 24,705 | 17,159 | 28,004 | 29,688 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.98 | 1.19 | 1.03 | 0.62 | 0.90 | 1.05 | |
| 400800 | PHYSICS, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 158 | 139 | 1,308 | 711 | — | 5,704 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.01 | # | 0.05 | 0.03 | — | 0.20 | |
| 400811 | PHYSICS, GENERAL | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 161,636 | 114,041 | 87,554 | 75,571 | 93,797 | 93,743 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 5.46 | 3.98 | 3.64 | 2.74 | 3.03 | 3.32 | |
| 400821 | PHYSICS 1 | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 734,855 | 724,335 | 501,798 | 507,973 | 515,543 | 323,715 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 24.81 | 25.31 | 20.88 | 18.44 | 16.65 | 11.45 | |
| 400822 | PHYSICS 2 | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 56,514 | 36,647 | 61,264 | 61,985 | 57,487 | 39,391 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 1.91 | 1.28 | 2.55 | 2.25 | 1.86 | 1.39 | |
| 400823 | IB PHYSICS | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 5,519 | 987 | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.19 | 0.03 | — | — | — | — | |
| 400824 | AP PHYSICS B | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 58,427 | 48,076 | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 1.97 | 1.68 | — | — | — | — | |
| 400825 | AP PHYSICS C: MECHANICS | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 6,122 | 359 | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.21 | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | |
| 400826 | AP PHYSICS C: ELECTRICITY/MAGNETISM | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 1,109 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 400831 | PHYSICS 2 WITHOUT CALCULUS | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | 3,454 | 3,067 | — | 1,454 | 1,192 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | 0.12 | 0.13 | — | 0.05 | 0.04 | |
| 400841 | ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS SCIENCE | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 1,248 | 941 | 261 | 450 | 1,043 | 7,491 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.27 | |
| 400851 | ACOUSTICS | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 400900 | PLANETARY SCIENCE, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 589 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | — | — | 0.02 | |
| 400911 | ROCKETRY AND SPACE SCIENCE | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 3,255 | 2,124 | 2,168 | 5,040 | 2,264 | 11,455 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.07 | 0.41 | |
| 401000 | AEROSPACE SCIENCE, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 401011 | AEROSPACE SCIENCE | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | 1,168 | 3,353 | 1,159 | 1,253 | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | 0.04 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.04 | — | |
| 409900 | PHYSICAL SCIENCES, OTHER | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | — | 1,328 | — | — | 3,431 | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | — | 0.06 | — | — | 0.12 | |
| 410211 | RADIOACTIVITY | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | — | 4,480 | — | 137 | 1,702 | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | — | 0.16 | — | # | 0.05 | — | |
| 5XXXXX | ALL SPECIAL EDUCATION SCIENCE COURSES | ||||||
| Number of graduates earning credits > 0 | 57,621 | 27,479 | 30,897 | 31,136 | 24,734 | — | |
| Percentage of graduates nationwide | 1.95 | 0.96 | 1.29 | 1.13 | 0.80 | — | |
— Data not available.
# Rounds to zero.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), Selected years 1987–2000; High School and Beyond (HS&B), 1982.
Last updated 2 December 2005 (HM)
