Table J8. Mean credits earned by on-time high school graduates in 1982, 2000 and 2013 (HS&B:80, NAEP HSTS:2000, and HSLS:09)
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| TOTAL SECONDARY SCHOOL COURSE TAXONOMY CREDITS |
22.0 |
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25.9 |
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26.6 |
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| ACADEMIC CREDITS |
14.8 |
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18.8 |
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20.0 |
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| ENGLISH CREDITS |
3.9 |
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4.2 |
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4.3 |
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| MATHEMATICS CREDITS |
2.8 |
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3.5 |
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3.9 |
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| SCIENCE CREDITS |
2.3 |
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3.3 |
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3.7 |
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| SOCIAL STUDIES CREDITS |
3.2 |
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3.8 |
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3.9 |
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| ARTS CREDITS |
1.4 |
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2.0 |
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2.0 |
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| FOREIGN LANGUAGE CREDITS |
1.1 |
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2.0 |
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2.1 |
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| CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION(CTE) CREDITS |
3.6 |
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3.3 |
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2.5 |
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| COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES CREDITS |
0.1 |
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0.3 |
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0.2 |
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| COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES CREDITS |
0.3 |
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0.4 |
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0.3 |
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| BUSINESS, FINANCE, AND MARKETING CREDITS |
1.8 |
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1.1 |
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0.5 |
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| BUSINESS SUPPORT CREDITS |
1.2 |
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0.7 |
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0.2 |
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| BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CREDITS |
0.2 |
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0.2 |
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0.1 |
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| FINANCE CREDITS |
0.2 |
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0.2 |
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0.1 |
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| MARKETING CREDITS |
0.1 |
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0.1 |
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0.1 |
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| ENGINEERING, DESIGN, AND PRODUCTION CREDITS |
0.5 |
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0.4 |
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0.3 |
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| MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY CREDITS |
0.3 |
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0.3 |
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0.2 |
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| ENGINEERING AND DESIGN CREDITS |
0.2 |
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0.2 |
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0.2 |
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| HEALTH CARE CREDITS |
0.0 |
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0.1 |
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0.2 |
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| PUBLIC SERVICES CREDITS |
0.0 |
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0.1 |
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0.2 |
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| PUBLIC SAFETY AND ADMINISTRATION CREDITS |
0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.1 |
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| EDUCATION CREDITS |
0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.1 |
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| CONSUMER SERVICES CREDITS |
0.2 |
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0.3 |
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0.3 |
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| HOSPITALITY CREDITS |
0.0 |
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0.1 |
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0.2 |
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| CHILD AND ELDER CARE CREDITS |
0.1 |
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0.1 |
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0.1 |
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| COSMETOLOGY CREDITS |
0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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| TEXTILES AND FURNISHINGS CREDITS |
0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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| CONSTRUCTION CREDITS |
0.3 |
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0.2 |
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0.2 |
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| AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES CREDITS |
0.2 |
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0.2 |
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0.2 |
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| MECHANICAL REPAIR AND OPERATION CREDITS |
0.2 |
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0.1 |
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0.1 |
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| ENRICHMENT COURSES CREDITS |
3.6 |
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3.8 |
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4.1 |
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| RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CREDITS |
0.2 |
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0.3 |
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0.2 |
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| PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION CREDITS |
2.2 |
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2.1 |
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2.3 |
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| MILITARY EDUCATION CREDITS |
0.0 |
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0.1 |
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0.1 |
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| MISCELLANEOUS CREDITS |
0.4 |
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0.7 |
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1.0 |
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| CAREER EXPLORATION/DEVELOPMENT CREDITS |
0.2 |
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0.2 |
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0.1 |
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| FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES CREDITS |
0.6 |
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0.4 |
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0.4 |
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| ! Interpret data with caution. Estimate is unstable because the standard error represents more than 30 percent of the estimate.
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| ‡ Reporting standards are not met. |
| NOTE: A CSSC to SCED secondary course classification crosswalk was used to convert course classification codes in HS&B and NAEP HSTS studies to the School Courses for the Exchange of Data (SCED) coding system. This coding system is what is used in the Secondary School Course Taxonomy (SSCT) to define secondary subject courses. Table includes data from high school graduates who graduated on-time and with complete transcripts from the following high school populations: HS&B 1980 sophomores in 1982, NAEP HSTS 2000 seniors and HSLS:09 9th graders in 2013. The weights used are TRWT (HS&B), FINSTUWT (HSTS), and W3HSTRANS (HSLS). |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09), Second Follow-up and High School Transcript Data; National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) High School Transcript Study of 2000 (HSTS), High School Transcript Study. |
