Graduation RequirementsAcademic Excellence :

Legislation passed in 2007 changed the graduation requirements for Minnesota students. A summary of all of these changes is contained in the Standards, State Testing and Graduation Requirements Chart. The chart includes standards implementation and state testing implementation dates and requirements as well as student graduation requirements for all subject areas for students graduating in years 2008 through 2015. For more in-depth information about specific language in the legislation, please visit the * Office of the Revisor's Web site.

Would you like to know how Minnesota's high school graduation requirements align with Minnesota's postsecondary requirements and national research-based recommendations? Check out the Postsecondary Expectations and Minnesota Graduation Requirements chart below.

Contact our education specialists at 651-582-8755 for more information about Minnesota’s graduation requirements, or use these links to find out more about Academic Standards or the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA-II).  For standards or information on English Language Learners, please see Related Links at left.

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