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Course requirements at grade 12

Social Studies Requirements
 Civics Requirements

As part of the civics assessment, school principals of twelfth-grade students were asked the following question about course requirements in social studies. Below is the full text of the question and the percentage of students whose principals responded within each category (data are shown only for categories where percentages rounded to a number greater than zero).

For students who will graduate this year, what is the total number of years (or Carnegie-unit equivalents) of coursework that your school or district requires in social studies?

A. None
B. One-half year
C. One year
D. Two years
E. Three years
F. Four years
G. More than four years

Check for Statistical Significance

To further analyze these data, test for significance, or see corresponding average scores, view the complete data in the NAEP Data Explorer. Click on "Find Out" to check for statistical significance. To learn about using the NAEP Data Explorer, view the NAEP Data Explorer tutorial.

Browse the background questionnaires as they were administered as part of the NAEP assessments.

For a definition of Carnegie units, visit the Carnegie Foundation's website.

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2006 Civics Assessment.

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