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Nebraska
88,508 high school students
State Profile
As states work to raise their
academic standards, several national high school reform initiatives are
assisting them in their efforts to strengthen their high schools so that they
provide students with a 21st century education and skills.
Through the profile provided here, the National High School Center offers (a) a snapshot of the state’s graduation requirements and college entrance requirements (see table below) and (b) summaries of national reform initiatives active in the state (see list below table).
High School and College Alignment in the State
The following table shows the state’s alignment between high school
graduation requirements and minimum state college entrance requirements,
providing a quick source for determining whether there is a gap between what
students must know to graduate and what they are expected to have mastered in
order to enter college.
| High School Graduation Requirements* | College Admission Requirements | |
|---|---|---|
|
English Units |
40 credit hours |
4 |
| Includes composition, verbal communication, literature, research skills, and technical reading and writing |
||
|
Mathematics Units |
30 credit hours |
3 |
|
|
Includes algebraic, geometric, data analysis, and probability concepts |
Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II |
|
Social Studies Units |
30 credit hours |
3 |
|
|
Includes civics/government, geography, United States and world history, and economic concepts |
American or World History (1); history, US Government or Geography (1) |
|
Science Units |
30 credit hours |
3 |
|
|
Includes biological, earth/space, and physical science concepts with corresponding science inquiry skills and laboratory experience |
2 from biology, physics, chemistry, earth sciences, 1 science w/lab |
|
Foreign Language Units |
N/S |
2 |
|
Art Units |
N/S |
N/S |
|
Additional Units |
N/S |
1 |
|
Total Units |
200 credit hours, for which at least 80 percent shall be from the core curriculum |
16 |
|
Tests |
N/S |
SAT or ACT |
Source |
*These requirements will be in effect for the students who will graduate in 2015; students who are 8th graders in the 2010-11 year.
** Nebraska does not have statewide minimum admission requirements
for its public universities and colleges. These admission requirements are for
University of Nebraska System.
National High School Improvement Initiatives at Work in the State As states work to ready high school students for postsecondary success, many are partnering with national organizations to undertake high school improvement efforts. The following list includes national improvement initiatives at work in the state. National initiatives are defined as significant programs, projects, technical assistance, or key information clearinghouses dedicated to high school improvement. For information about and related to research on these initiatives, please click on the name of the initiative to link to a synthesis:
Nebraska State High School Improvement
Initiatives
For information on high school improvement initiatives
launched at the state level visit the Nebraska Department of Education.
Nebraska ARRA Information
For information on Nebraska's ARRA efforts as it relates to education, please visit the state Web page.
