Core 40 is the state of Indiana's mandated education expectations for high school students. IU expects that all in-state applicants will have completed the Core 40 curriculum by the time they graduate from high school.
Indiana Core 40 Diploma Requirements
- Academic Core—26–28 credits from the following areas:
English/Language Arts
8 credits in literature, composition, and speech.
Mathematics
6–8 credits in algebra I, geometry, algebra II, trigonometry, calculus, probability and statistics, or discrete mathematics
Social Studies
6 credits distributed as follows:
- 2 credits in U.S. history
- 1 credit in U.S. government
- 1 credit in world history and civilization and/or world geography
- 1 credit in economics
- 1 additional credit from above or other social studies area
Science
6 credits in laboratory science, including:
- 2 credits in biology
- 2 credits in chemistry, physics, or integrated chemistry/physics
- 2 additional credits from chemistry, physics, earth/space science, advanced biology, advanced chemistry, advanced physics, or advanced environmental science.
- Directed Electives—8 credits from the following areas:
Arts
Art, music, or theatre
Computers
Computer applications or computer programming
Career Area
At least 6 credits in a logical sequence from a technical career area
Foreign Languages
Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, or Spanish
- Physical Education, Health & Safety—2 credits from the following areas:
- Electives—2–4 additional credits from any course area at your high school
Note: See the State Board of Education Course and Program Descriptions for approved course titles. See the Department of Workforce Development list of approved career clusters. For more information, contact the Department of Education, Patty Shutt, Director of Office of Career and Vocational Services, at (317) 232-9184. At the Commission for Higher Education, call Karen Rasmussen, Associate Commissioner for Planning and Policy Studies, (317) 464-4400.
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