Table 5.5. State high school exit exams, by exam characteristics and state: 2017

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State	End-of-course assessment subjects	Exit exam	Percent of exam score factored into final grade
Alabama	†	†	†
Alaska	†	†	†
Arizona	Algebra I Algebra II English 9 English 10 English 11 Geometry	No	0
Arkansas	†	†	†
California	†	†	†
Colorado	†	†	†
Connecticut	†	†	†
Delaware	†	†	†
District of Columbia	†	†	†
Florida	Algebra I Biology Civics¹ Geometry U.S. history	Yes, for algebra I only	30
Georgia	9th grade literature and composition Algebra I or coordinate algebra American literature and composition Biology Economics/business/free enterprise Geometry or analytic geometry Physical science U.S. history	No	20
Hawaii	Algebra I Algebra II Biology I U.S. history	No	0
Idaho	Biology Chemistry	No	0
Illinois	†	†	†
Indiana	Algebra I English 10	Yes, through class of 2018	0
Iowa	†	†	†
Kansas	†	†	†
Kentucky	Algebra II U.S. history Biology English 10	No	Determined by district or school council policy²
Louisiana	Algebra I Biology English II English III Geometry U.S. history	Yes, students must pass three end-of-course exams English II or III, algebra I or geometry, biology or U.S. history.	Percentage must be 15-30 percent of final course grade, to be determined by local education agency (LEA)
Maine	†	†	†
Maryland	Biology Government	Yes, for government	0
Massachusetts	Biology Chemistry Introductory physics Technology/engineering	Yes, students must earn minimum score on one of the science end-of-course exams.	0
Michigan	†	†	†
Minnesota	†	†	†
Mississippi	Algebra I Biology I English II U.S. history	Yes, through class of 2018	Beginning school year 2018–19: 25 percent for all end-of-course exams
Missouri	Algebra I Biology English II Government Administered at district option: Algebra II English I Geometry Physical science U.S. history	No	0
Montana	†	†	†
Nebraska	†	†	†
Nevada	English language arts (ELA) Math I emphasis on algebra I Math II emphasis on geometry Integrated math I Integrated math II	Yes, effective class of 2019, students must pass ELA I and II and math I and II; effective class of 2020: students must pass end-of-course exam in science.	2017–18: district option, 2018–19: 10 percent of course grade, 2019–20: 15 percent of course grade, 2020–21: 20 percent of course grade
New Hampshire	†	†	†
New Jersey	Biology	No	0
New Mexico	25 end-of-course exams available across 5 subject areas: reading, writing, math, science, and social studies	Yes, for social studies	0
New York	Algebra I Algebra II ELA Geometry Global history and geography Global studies Living environment Physical setting/chemistry Physical setting/earth science Physical setting/physics U.S. history and government	Yes, students must pass a Regents exam in: ELA, math, science, social studies, pathways (or meet all the requirements of the Career Development and Occupational Studies Commencement Credential).	0
North Carolina	Biology English II NC math I	No	Per LEA policy, at least 25 percent of final course grade
North Dakota	†	†	†
Ohio	Algebra I American government U.S. history Biology (or physical science for class of 2018 only) English I English II Geometry or integrated math I Integrated math II	Effective class of 2018, one of three exit exam options for students to fulfill graduation requirements beyond Carnegie units³	0
Oklahoma	†	†	†
Oregon	†	†	†
Pennsylvania	Algebra I Biology Literature	Yes, effective class of 2019	0
Rhode Island	†	†	†
South Carolina	Algebra I Biology I English I U.S. history and the Constitution	No	20
South Dakota	†	†	†
Tennessee	Algebra I Algebra II Biology Chemistry English I English II English III Geometry Integrated math I Integrated math II Integrated math III U.S. history/geography	No	25
Texas	Algebra I Biology English I English II U.S. history Administered at district option: Algebra II English III	Yes	0
Utah	Biology Chemistry Earth science Language arts 9 Language arts 10 Language arts 11 Physics Secondary math I Secondary math II Secondary math III	No	0
Vermont	†	†	†
Virginia	Algebra I Algebra II Biology Chemistry Earth science Geometry Reading Virginia & U.S. government Virginia & U.S. history World geography World history & geography to 1500 World history & geography 1500-present Writing	Yes, students must pass two end-of-course exams in English, and one each in math, lab science and history & social sciences, plus one student-selected subject (total of six end-of-course exams). This will reduce to five exams (no student-selected subject) effective class of 2022.	0
Washington	Algebra I/integrated math I Geometry/integrated math II	Yes, through class of 2018. Students must pass either algebra I/integrated math I or geometry/integrated math II.	0
West Virginia	†	†	†
Wisconsin	†	†	†
Wyoming	†	†	†

† Not applicable. State does not offer end-of-course assessments.
¹ Must be taken in grades 6 to 8 for a student to be promoted to high school (West's F.S.A. § 1003.4156(1)(c)).
2 If the district or school council's policies do not include end-of-course exam grades in the grading policy or if the end-of-course examination grade percentage is under 20 percent, the district must submit an annual report to the Commissioner of Education that provides justification for not using end-of-course examinations for at least 20 percent of a student's final course grade. (703 Ky. Admin. Regs. 5:200, Section 4, (d)(3)).
3 To earn a high school diploma, students in Ohio must complete courses and other requirements before choosing one of three pathways and passing its corresponding required test. See https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Ohio-s-Graduation-Requirements/Earning-an-Ohio-High-School-Diploma-for-the-Cl-1 for more details.
SOURCE: Education Commission of the States, State Information Request: End-of-Course Exams, retrieved June 6, 2018 from https://www.ecs.org/wp-content/uploads/State-Information-Request_End-of-Course-Exams.pdf. Data Source.

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