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	RESULTS SUMMARY COURSES TAKEN CREDITS EARNED CURRICULUM GPA NAEP SCORES STUDENT GROUPS RESOURCES UNDERSTANDING HSTS DOWNLOADS AND TOOLS ABOUT NAEP OTHER REPORT CARDS FOR THE MEDIA FOR RESEARCHERS

COURSE TYPES

CORE SUBJECTS

OTHER ACADEMIC SUBJECTS

Increased Number of Credits Earned in Other Academic Subjects

High school graduates in 2005 averaged more credits than 1990 graduates in foreign languages, fine arts and computer-related studies. However, computer-related studies was the only subject among the three other academic subjects to show an increase in the credits earned compared with 2000 graduates.

Trend in credits earned, by other academic subjects

Average course credits earned by all graduates in each other academic field: 1990, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2005

*Significantly different from 2005.
NOTE: View data with standard errors for all graduates.

Learn more about the HSTS reporting groups.