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    The document outlines 4 rigorous secondary school programs of study that satisfy eligibility requirements for students graduating from high school in Mississippi in 2005 or 2006: 1) Mississippi Scholars program requiring credits in English, math, science, social studies, foreign language, and state graduation requirements. 2) A similar program requiring passing grades in English, math, science, social studies, and foreign language. 3) Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses and minimum passing exam scores of 3 or higher for AP and 4 or higher for IB. 4) Mississippi Dual Enrollment requiring completion of two dual enrollment courses in core subjects with a grade of C or higher.

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    The document outlines 4 rigorous secondary school programs of study that satisfy eligibility requirements for students graduating from high school in Mississippi in 2005 or 2006: 1) Mississippi Scholars program requiring credits in English, math, science, social studies, foreign language, and state graduation requirements. 2) A similar program requiring passing grades in English, math, science, social studies, and foreign language. 3) Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses and minimum passing exam scores of 3 or higher for AP and 4 or higher for IB. 4) Mississippi Dual Enrollment requiring completion of two dual enrollment courses in core subjects with a grade of C or higher.

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    The document outlines 4 rigorous secondary school programs of study that satisfy eligibility requirements for students graduating from high school in Mississippi in 2005 or 2006: 1) Mississippi Scholars program requiring credits in English, math, science, social studies, foreign language, and state graduation requirements. 2) A similar program requiring passing grades in English, math, science, social studies, and foreign language. 3) Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses and minimum passing exam scores of 3 or higher for AP and 4 or higher for IB. 4) Mississippi Dual Enrollment requiring completion of two dual enrollment courses in core subjects with a grade of C or higher.

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    Mississippi

    Recognized Rigorous Secondary School Programs of Study

    The eligibility options for a student graduating from secondary school in Mississippi
    during the 2005 or 2006 calendar years are:

    • Mississippi Scholars. This program, part of the national State Scholars Initiative
    currently offered in Mississippi and twenty-one other States and patterned after
    the recommendations of the National Commission on Excellence in Education,
    requires at least:
    o Four credits in English (English I, II, III and IV)
    o Three credits in mathematics (Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry)
    o Three credits of science (one credit in Biology I; one credit in Chemistry I;
    one credit in Physics or one credit or two half credits from MDE-approved
    lab-based science courses)
    o Four credits in social studies (one credit each of World History and U.S.
    History, and ½ credits in World Geography, Mississippi Studies, U.S.
    Government, and Economics)
    o Two credits in a language other than English (Foreign Language I and II)
    o Completion of any remaining state-mandated high school graduation
    requirements.

    • A set of courses similar to the State Scholars Initiative. This program of study
    requires passing grades in the following:
    o Four years of English;
    o Three years of math (including Algebra I and a higher level course such as
    Algebra II, geometry, or data analysis and statistics);
    o Three years of science (including at least two courses from biology,
    chemistry or physics);
    o Three years of social studies; and
    o One year of a foreign language.

    • Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses and test


    scores. This program requires a minimum of two Advanced Placement (AP) or
    International Baccalaureate (IB) courses in high school and a minimum passing
    score on the exams for those classes. Students must score 3 or higher on AP
    exams and 4 or higher on IB exams.

    • Mississippi Dual Enrollment Program of Study. This program of study requires


    a student to complete two dual enrollment/dual credit courses (3 semester hours
    per course) in the core academic subjects of English, mathematics, science,
    foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and
    geography with a grade of C or higher.

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