The Indiana State Board of Education adopts course and credit requirements for earning a high school diploma. Students have the option of earning an Indiana Diploma with the following designation(s). Each diploma includes various course and credit requirements:

• General
• Core 40
• Core 40 with Academic Honors (AHD); or
• Core 40 with Technical Honors (THD).

To earn an Indiana Diploma, beginning with the graduating classes of 2023, students must:

• Satisfy a Graduation Pathway (see Student Services here) by completing:
• Diploma course and credit requirements; and
  • Indiana Diploma with Core 40 and Honors Designation Requirements
  • Indiana Diploma with Core 40 and Honors Designation Requirements – SPANISH
  • Indiana Diploma with General Designation Requirements
  • Indiana Diploma with General Designation Requirements – SPANISH
• Employability Skill requirements, and
• a Post-Secondary Readiness Competency

Indiana’s Core 40 curriculum provides the academic foundation all students need to succeed in college and the workforce. To graduate with less than Core 40, the following formal opt-out process must be completed:

• The student, the student’s parent/guardian, and the student’s school counselor (or another staff member who assists students in course selection) meet to discuss the student’s progress.
• The student’s career and course plan is reviewed.
• The student’s parent/guardian determines whether the student will achieve greater educational benefits by completing the general curriculum or the Core 40 curriculum.

If the decision is made to opt-out of Core 40, the student is required to complete the course and credit requirements for a general diploma and the career/academic sequence the student will pursue is determined.

Opt-out Provision;
Opt-out Provision in Spanish

Additional Resources:

Graduation Pathway 101s

• Graduation Pathways Infographic (English)
• Graduation Pathways Infographic (Spanish)

Indiana’s Academic Standards