Indiana § 20-30-5-2 Constitutions; interdisciplinary course; competency based requirements

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-30-5-2 — Constitutions; interdisciplinary course; competency based requirements

Indiana § 20-30-5-2

Title 20EDUCATION

Art. 30CURRICULUM

Ch. 5Mandatory Curriculum

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Ind. Code § 20-30-5-2 (2026).

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(a)Each public and nonpublic high school shall provide a required course that is:

(1)not less than one (1) year of school work; and

(2)in the:

(A)historical;

(B)political;

(C)civic;

(D)sociological;

(E)economical; and

(F)philosophical; aspects of the constitutions of Indiana and the United States.

(b)The state board shall:

(1)prescribe the course described in this section and the course's appropriate outlines; and

(2)adopt the necessary curricular materials for uniform instruction.

(c)Except as provided in subsection (d) and IC 20-32-4-13, a high school student may not receive an Indiana diploma unless the student has successfully completed the interdisciplinary course described in this section.

(d)If the state board establishes competency based requirements as part of a dipl

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(a) Each public and nonpublic high school
shall provide a required course that is:
(1) not less than one (1) year of school work; and
(2) in the:
(A) historical;
(B) political;
(C) civic;
(D) sociological;
(E) economical; and
(F) philosophical;
aspects of the constitutions of Indiana and the United States.
(b) The state board shall:
(1) prescribe the course described in this section and the course's
appropriate outlines; and
(2) adopt the necessary curricular materials for uniform
instruction.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) and IC 20-32-4-13, a high
school student may not receive an Indiana diploma unless the student
has successfully completed the interdisciplinary course described in
this section.
(d) If the state board establishes competency based requirements as
part of a diploma established under IC 20-19-2-21 that cover the course
content described in subsection (a), a student may satisfy the
requirement under subsection (c) by obtaining the diploma.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4-2.]