This site will provide you with information regarding the Texas high school graduation requirements.
Announcements
The proposed revisions to the graduation requirements are now available for public comment. Following the official public comment period, the SBOE will take action to approve these changes in January 2012. Please visit http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=2386 to view the proposed revisions and submit public comments.
An updated set of dual credit frequently asked questions is now available.
Information Regarding Minimum High School Program (MHSP)
On May 21, 2010, the State Board of Education adopted an amendment to the graduation requirements to allow students to substitute certain two- to three-credit work-based training courses taken prior to the start of the 2011-12 school year for the P.E. graduation requirement.
Information regarding automatic college admission
The State Board of Education adopted changes to the high school graduation requirements in January 2010. The new requirements are effective beginning in the 2010-11 school year.
Correspondence to Districts
2011-12 Side by Side Graduation Program Requirements
Frequently Asked Questions - Volume One (Volume Two coming soon)
House Bill 3
House Bill (HB) 3, passed by the 81st Texas Legislature, includes changes to graduation requirements effective Sept. 1, 2009. The legislation does not permit the State Board of Education to designate a specific course or a specific number of credits in the enrichment curriculum as requirements for the recommended program, except as explicitly allowed in statute.
Text of House Bill 3
Official State Board of Education Administrative Rules Regarding Graduation Requirements
Graduation Requirements for Students Entering Grade 9 in 2007-08 and thereafter
Graduation Requirements for Students Entering Grade 9 in 2004-05, 2005-06, or 2006-07
Graduation Requirements for Students Entering Grade 9 in 2001-02, 2002-03, and 2003-04
Graduation Requirements for Students Entering Grade 9 in 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, and 2000-01
For additional information, contact:
Curriculum Division Staff
curriculum@tea.state.tx.us
Texas Education Agency
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78701-1401
(512) 463-9581