Table 5.13. Arts education policies, by state: 2012

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State	State defines the arts in statute or code as a core or academic subject	State adopted early learning or pre-kindergarten arts education standards	State adopted elementary and/or secondary arts education standards	State requires districts or schools to offer arts instruction at the elementary school level	State requires districts or schools to offer arts instruction at the middle school level	State requires course credits in the arts for high school graduation	State includes arts courses as an alternative requirement	State requires course credits in the arts for admission to any of its public colleges or universities	State requires state-, district- or school-level assessment of student learning in the arts
Table 5.13. Arts education policies, by state: 2012

United States¹	32	23	49	45	41	27	18	14	18

Alabama	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
Alaska	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Arizona	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Arkansas	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
California	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No

Colorado	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Connecticut	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Delaware	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
District of Columbia	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Florida	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No

Georgia	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Hawaii	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Idaho	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Illinois	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Indiana	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No

Iowa	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Kansas	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Kentucky	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Louisiana	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Maine	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No

Maryland	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Massachusetts	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Michigan	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Minnesota	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Mississippi	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes

Missouri	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Montana	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Nebraska	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Nevada	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
New Hampshire	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes

New Jersey	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
New Mexico	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
New York	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
North Carolina	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
North Dakota	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No

Ohio	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Oklahoma	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Oregon	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Pennsylvania	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Rhode Island	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes

South Carolina	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
South Dakota	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Tennessee	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Texas	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Utah	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No

Vermont	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Virginia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Washington	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
West Virginia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Wisconsin	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Wyoming	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
¹ National total reflects the number of "Yes" responses for the column. SOURCE: State of the States 2012: Arts Education State Policy Summary, Arts Education Partnership, 2012. Data Source.

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