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Exit Exams: Subjects Tested

Why does it matter? States need to know how well their students can read and write and (and how well they know their history, science, math, etc.)

Highlights:

States are slowly phasing in new subjects to be tested in their exit exams.

Florida, for example, will include a writing component to their exit exam which currently has a reading and math test (eff. class of 2010).

Methodology: This information was collected from state statutes, rules and regulations, and state education agency Web sites, and will be updated as new policies and programs are enacted.

Sources for all data points are available through this link.

Last updated: June 18, 2007

Research conducted by Michael Colasanti. Please contact Jennifer Dounay Zinth at 303.299.3689 or jdounay@ecs.org with comments or questions about this database.

	Subjects tested
Alabama	Reading Language Math Science Social Studies
Alaska	Reading Writing Math
American Samoa
Arizona	Reading Writing Math Science (beginning the 2007-2008 school year and thereafter)
Arkansas	Literacy Algebra I Geometry
California	English Language Arts Math
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida	Reading Writing (eff. Class of 2010) Mathematics
Georgia	English language arts Writing Mathematics Science Social studies
Hawaii
Idaho	Reading Language usage Mathematics
Illinois
Indiana	English/language arts Mathematics
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana	English language arts Mathematics Science Social studies
Maine
Maryland	English Algebra/data analysis Biology Government
Massachusetts	English language arts Mathematics Science (eff. class of 2010) History/social science (eff. class of 2012)
Michigan
Minnesota	Reading Writing composition Mathematics
Mississippi	English II Algebra I Biology I U.S. History from 1877
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada	Reading Writing Mathematics Science (eff. class of 2011)
New Hampshire
New Jersey	Language arts literacy Mathematics Science
New Mexico	Reading Language arts Composition Mathematics Science Social studies
New York	English Mathematics US history and government Science Global history and geography
North Carolina	Reading Mathematics Computer proficiency English I (eff. class of 2010) Algebra I (eff. class of 2010) U.S. History (eff. class of 2010) Biology (eff. class of 2010) Civics and economics (eff. class of 2010)
North Dakota
Ohio	Reading Writing Mathematics Science Social studies
Oklahoma	Eff. class of 2012 English II,III Algebra I,II Geometry Biology I U.S. history (Students must pass English II and Algebra I and any two of the remaining tests)
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina	English language arts Mathematics Science (eff. class of 2010) U.S. history (eff. class of 2010)
South Dakota
Tennessee	English language arts (English II) Mathematics (Algebra I) Science (Biology I)
Texas	Algebra I and II Geometry Biology Chemistry Physics English I, II and III World geography World history U.S. history
Utah
Vermont
Virgin Islands
Virginia	English Algebra I, II Geometry Earth sciences Biology Chemistry Physics U.S. and Virginia history U.S. and Virginia government World history Geography
Washington	Reading (eff. class of 2008) Writing (eff. class of 2008) Mathematics (eff. class of 2008) Science (eff. class of 2010)
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

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