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For Enrollment Beginning with the Summer of 2012

In Mississippi high schools, credits are referred to as Carnegie Units:
1 Carnegie Unit = 1 year
½ Carnegie Unit = 1 semester (1/2 year)

The table below shows the total number of Carnegie Units required for admission at a public university and the required subjects. These are NOT graduation requirements.

	Carnegie Units	Required Subjects
English	4
Mathematics	4	1 Algebra I 1 Geometry 1 Algebra II 1 Advanced Algebra, Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, Discrete Mathematics, Probability and Statistics, AP Statistics, OR any other math of comparable rigor and content
Science	4	1 Biology I 1 Chemistry I 2 of the following: Biology II, Chemistry II, AP Chemistry, Physics, Physical Science, Physics II, AP Physics B, AP Physics C – Electricity and Magnetism, AP Physics C – Mechanics, Botany, Microbiology, Human Anatomy and Physiology, OR any other science of comparable rigor and
Social Studies	4	1 World History 1 U.S. History ½ Introduction to World Geography ½ U.S. Government ½ Economics ½ Mississippi Studies (credit earned for State/Local Government courses in any other state may stand in lieu of Mississippi Studies)
Arts	1	1 of any visual and/or performing arts course(s) meeting the requirements for high school graduation
Advanced Electives	2	2 Foreign Languages (I and II) OR 1 Foreign Language 1 World Geography OR 2 of the following: any English, Mathematics, or Lab-based Science courses of comparable rigor and content to those required above
Computer Applications	½
Pre-High School Units	Certain courses taken prior to high school will be accepted for admission provided the course content is the same as the high school course.	Algebra I First-Year Foreign Language Mississippi Studies

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