{ "reviewed": "2026-10-05", "policyCutoff": "2026-10-04", "recordIds": [ "AL-2026-CS-GRAD", "AR-2025-CSGRAD-001", "ID-2025-DIGLIT-GRAD", "IN-2024-CS-GRAD", "LA-2025-CS-GRAD", "NC-2023-CS-001", "ND-2023-CSCYBER-GRAD", "NE-2022-CS-GRAD", "NV-CS-GRAD", "RI-2022-CS-GRAD", "SC-CS-GRAD-001", "TN-2022-CS-GRAD", "WV-2025-CSGRAD-001" ], "definition": "Adopted statewide graduation requirements with computer science content. Includes future cohorts, proficiency routes and approved embedded instruction; not necessarily a standalone course.", "benchmarkSource": "https://advocacy.code.org/stateofcs/", "benchmarkDate": "2025-12-01", "benchmarkCount": 12, "benchmarkNote": "This collection counts graduation requirements with explicit compulsory CS content, including Idaho’s digital-literacy credit. It is a broader measure than the 12-state CS graduation benchmark in Code.org’s 2025 report. The additional classification is not a newly enacted 2026 law. Nationwide amendment review remains open.", "records": [ { "id": "AL-2026-CS-GRAD", "jurisdiction": "Alabama", "jurisdictionType": "State / DC", "state": "Alabama", "abbr": "AL", "districtId": null, "posture": "Teach / require learning", "family": "AI literacy & computer science", "category": "Computer science", "subcategory": "Student instruction required", "name": "Act 2026-507 · CS graduation requirement", "instrument": "Statute / enacted law", "binding": "Required", "status": "Adopted · future cohort", "adoptedDate": null, "effectiveDate": "2026-10-01", "endDate": null, "gradeBand": "High school · class of 2032 onward", "gradesDetail": "High school · class of 2032 onward", "audience": "Students", "summary": "Beginning with the graduating class of 2032, students must complete an approved computer science course or approved embedded CS skills and experiences. 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The distinct CCRI change applies from 2026–27. https://www.alabamaachieves.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/COMM_NR_20241024_Alabama-Takes-Bold-Steps-in-Computer-Science-Education_v1.0.pdf", "implementation": "Law effective October 1, 2026; graduation provision begins with class of 2032. Detailed approved coursework and embedded-standards guidance is to follow.", "evidenceLocator": "ALSDE memorandum FY26-2052, July 30, 2026, pp. 1–2: legal effective date and separate class-of-2032 duty.", "reviewHistory": "2026-10-05 — Source-scoped correction; official source reviewed for duty, timing and classification. Independent review still pending.", "learningType": "Student instruction required", "topics": [ "Computer science", "Digital literacy" ], "phase": "Upcoming", "gradeGroups": [ "High" ], "exceptions": null, "learningConnection": null, "fundingSupport": null, "evidenceLevel": "Official source; scope and timing reviewed", "packageId": null, "referenceDate": null, "referenceDateKind": null, "sourceChecked": "2026-10-05", "sourceCheckStatus": "Primary text and claim reviewed" }, { "id": "AR-2025-CSGRAD-001", "jurisdiction": "Arkansas", "jurisdictionType": "State / DC", "state": "Arkansas", "abbr": "AR", "districtId": null, "posture": "Teach / require learning", "family": "AI literacy & computer science", "category": "Computer science", "subcategory": "One-credit computer-science graduation requirement", "name": "Arkansas Code §6-16-152 / state graduation requirements", "instrument": "Statute / enacted law", "binding": "Required", "status": "Effective", "adoptedDate": "2021-03-23", "effectiveDate": null, "endDate": null, "gradeBand": "9-12", "gradesDetail": "Requirement begins with 2026 graduates", "audience": "Students", "summary": "Requires Arkansas graduates to earn one credit in an approved computer-science or computer-science-related career and technical education course.", "studentUseRestricted": "No", "teachingRequired": "Yes", "teachingRecommended": "No", "schoolIssuedTech": "Not applicable", "aiSpecific": "No", "sourceTitle": "Arkansas Standards for Accreditation — 6 CAR Part 61", "sourceUrl": "https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Files/Standards_for_Accreditation_of_Public_Schools_and_Districts_6CARpt.61_Legal.pdf", "evidenceStatus": "Primary-source scope reviewed", "lastVerified": "2026-10-04", "publicDisplay": "Yes", "supersedes": null, "notes": "The identifier reflects the inventory year, not the 2021 enactment. One approved CS or related CTE credit is required.", "implementation": "Applies to students entering grade 9 in 2022–23 and later; the first standard graduating cohort is 2026.", "evidenceLocator": "Graduation requirements: entering ninth-grade class of 2022–23; DESE memo COM-22-116 corroborates Act 414.", "reviewHistory": "2026-10-03 — Carried forward from the source-linked baseline; topic, grade and evidence-type inventory reviewed. Individual source was not re-opened in this update.\n2026-10-04 — Substantive source review: Resolved the cohort against indexed current DESE accreditation rules and the official implementation memo; direct PDF retrieval was unavailable.", "learningType": "Student instruction required", "topics": [ "Computer science" ], "phase": "Current", "gradeGroups": [ "High" ], "exceptions": null, "learningConnection": null, "fundingSupport": null, "evidenceLevel": "Official rule text indexed; agency implementation memo", "packageId": null, "referenceDate": null, "referenceDateKind": null, "sourceChecked": "2026-10-04", "sourceCheckStatus": "Official-source indexed text reviewed; direct retrieval unavailable" }, { "id": "ID-2025-DIGLIT-GRAD", "jurisdiction": "Idaho", "jurisdictionType": "State / DC", "state": "Idaho", "abbr": "ID", "districtId": null, "posture": "Teach / require learning", "family": "Digital / media literacy", "category": "Digital literacy", "subcategory": "One-credit digital-literacy graduation requirement", "name": "Digital-literacy graduation credit with required CS content", "instrument": "State board rule / policy", "binding": "Required", "status": "Adopted · future graduation cohort", "adoptedDate": null, "effectiveDate": "2025-07-01", "endDate": null, "gradeBand": "High", "gradesDetail": "High-school graduates after January 1, 2028", "audience": "Students", "summary": "One digital-literacy credit is required for students graduating after January 1, 2028. The rule explicitly includes digital citizenship, computational thinking, impacts of computing, algorithms and programming.", "studentUseRestricted": "No", "teachingRequired": "Yes", "teachingRecommended": "No", "schoolIssuedTech": "Not applicable", "aiSpecific": "No", "sourceTitle": "IDAPA 08.02.03 · Rules Governing Thoroughness", "sourceUrl": "https://adminrules.idaho.gov/rules/current/08/080203.pdf", "evidenceStatus": "Primary-source scope reviewed", "lastVerified": "2026-10-05", "publicDisplay": "Yes", "supersedes": null, "notes": "Counted in the explicit broader measure of graduation requirements with compulsory CS content. It is titled digital literacy, not a standalone CS graduation course. Do not infer an AI-literacy mandate from this rule.", "implementation": "Rule effective July 1, 2025; one-credit requirement applies to students graduating after January 1, 2028.", "evidenceLocator": "§105.01(j), page 8; rule notation July 1, 2025.", "reviewHistory": "2026-10-03 — Carried forward from the source-linked baseline; topic, grade and evidence-type inventory reviewed. Individual source was not re-opened in this update.\n2026-10-04 — Substantive source review: Reviewed official Idaho digital-literacy guidance and graduation FAQ indexed text: standalone one-credit requirement applies to graduates after January 1, 2028.\n2026-10-05 — Current rule confirms mandatory CS content; separates legal effective date from the graduation cohort.", "learningType": "Student instruction required", "topics": [ "Computer science", "Digital literacy", "Digital citizenship" ], "phase": "Upcoming", "gradeGroups": [ "High" ], "exceptions": null, "learningConnection": null, "fundingSupport": "Department provides free curriculum resources and aligned online course options. The guidance does not guarantee a local cash award.", "evidenceLevel": "Source-linked baseline record", "packageId": null, "referenceDate": null, "referenceDateKind": null, "sourceChecked": "2026-10-05", "sourceCheckStatus": "Current rule reviewed" }, { "id": "IN-2024-CS-GRAD", "jurisdiction": "Indiana", "jurisdictionType": "State / DC", "state": "Indiana", "abbr": "IN", "districtId": null, "posture": "Teach / require learning", "family": "AI literacy & computer science", "category": "Computer science", "subcategory": "Student instruction required", "name": "Computer science graduation requirement", "instrument": "State education agency guidance", "binding": "Required", "status": "Enacted - not yet effective", "adoptedDate": null, "effectiveDate": null, "endDate": null, "gradeBand": "9-12", "gradesDetail": "9-12", "audience": "Students", "summary": "Students in the graduating class of 2029 and later must complete computer science as a separate subject. IDOE identifies eligible courses and provides course frameworks.", "studentUseRestricted": "No", "teachingRequired": "Yes", "teachingRecommended": "No", "schoolIssuedTech": "Not applicable", "aiSpecific": "No", "sourceTitle": "IDOE: Graduation Requirement; IC 20-32-4-18(b)", "sourceUrl": "https://www.in.gov/doe/students/computer-science/", "evidenceStatus": "Primary source verified", "lastVerified": "10/3/2026", "publicDisplay": "Yes", "supersedes": null, "notes": "Source-scoped finding. An agency description of a legal duty is distinguished from direct review of operative law in the source locator. Policy evidence does not establish classroom delivery.", "implementation": "First graduating cohort: class of 2029. This does not apply to all current graduating students.", "evidenceLocator": "IDOE: Graduation Requirement; IC 20-32-4-18(b)", "reviewHistory": "2026-10-03 — Official source opened for the learning release; duty, grade scope and implementation timing reviewed. Same-agent consistency check; no independent review.", "learningType": "Student instruction required", "topics": [ "Computer science" ], "phase": "Upcoming", "gradeGroups": [ "High" ], "exceptions": null, "learningConnection": null, "fundingSupport": null, "evidenceLevel": "Source-linked baseline record", "packageId": null, "referenceDate": null, "referenceDateKind": null, "sourceChecked": "2026-10-04", "sourceCheckStatus": "Source reopened" }, { "id": "LA-2025-CS-GRAD", "jurisdiction": "Louisiana", "jurisdictionType": "State / DC", "state": "Louisiana", "abbr": "LA", "districtId": null, "posture": "Teach / require learning", "family": "AI literacy & computer science", "category": "Computer science", "subcategory": null, "name": "Computer science — graduation credit", "instrument": "Statute / enacted law", "binding": "Required", "status": "Effective", "adoptedDate": null, "effectiveDate": null, "endDate": null, "gradeBand": "9-12", "gradesDetail": null, "audience": "Multiple", "summary": "Requires one computer-science credit for students entering ninth grade in 2027–28 and later.", "studentUseRestricted": "No", "teachingRequired": "Yes", "teachingRecommended": "No", "schoolIssuedTech": "No", "aiSpecific": "No", "sourceTitle": "Louisiana R.S. 17:280.3 and Act 268 of 2025", "sourceUrl": "https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1388811", "evidenceStatus": "Primary source verified", "lastVerified": "10/3/2026", "publicDisplay": "Yes", "supersedes": null, "notes": "Implementation schedule: https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1425581 . Cohort timing follows the 2025 amendment.", "implementation": "Ninth-grade entrants in 2027–28 and later.", "evidenceLocator": "R.S. 17:280.3(A)(1); Act 268 (2025), §4.", "reviewHistory": "2026-10-03 — Added after primary-source review.", "learningType": "Student instruction required", "topics": [ "Computer science" ], "phase": "Upcoming", "gradeGroups": [ "High" ], "exceptions": null, "learningConnection": null, "fundingSupport": null, "evidenceLevel": "Source-linked baseline record", "packageId": null, "referenceDate": null, "referenceDateKind": null, "sourceChecked": "2026-10-04", "sourceCheckStatus": "Source reopened" }, { "id": "NC-2023-CS-001", "jurisdiction": "North Carolina", "jurisdictionType": "State / DC", "state": "North Carolina", "abbr": "NC", "districtId": null, "posture": "Teach / require learning", "family": "AI literacy & computer science", "category": "Computer science", "subcategory": "High-school graduation requirement", "name": "G.S. 115C-83.31 / 115C-81.90 — Computer Science Graduation Requirement", "instrument": "Statute / enacted law", "binding": "Required", "status": "Effective", "adoptedDate": "9/29/2023", "effectiveDate": null, "endDate": null, "gradeBand": "9-12", "gradesDetail": "Applies beginning with students entering Grade 9 in 2024-25; statutory exemptions and temporary PSU waiver path applied", "audience": "Students", "summary": "Requires a passing grade in an approved computer-science course for covered graduation cohorts. Students enrolling after grade11 and students whose IEP prevents completion are exempt; cohort waivers must be checked separately.", "studentUseRestricted": "No", "teachingRequired": "Yes", "teachingRecommended": "No", "schoolIssuedTech": "Not applicable", "aiSpecific": "Partial", "sourceTitle": "G.S. 115C-83.31 — Exit standards and graduation requirements", "sourceUrl": "https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_115C/GS_115C-83.31.html", "evidenceStatus": "Primary-source scope reviewed", "lastVerified": "2026-10-04", "publicDisplay": "Yes", "supersedes": null, "notes": "Audit: S.L. 2026-41 §7.53 extends the waiver only to Wake and Johnston Counties; do not infer either district actually used it. Current DPI implementation page still says no 2026-27 waivers; the newer enacted local exception controls. Exact academic-year start date not assigned. https://www3.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/HTML/2025-2026/SL2026-41.html", "implementation": "Graduation requirement begins with grade9 entrants in 2024–25. SL2026-41 §7.53 extends implementation-delay notifications forWake/Johnston only through2026–27; affected units must submit a course-offering plan byJanuary 1, 2027. Older DPI pages stating no2026–27 waiver do not reflect this later local exception.", "evidenceLocator": "GS115C-83.31(a)(3), (b); SL2023-132 §2; SL2026-41 §7.53(a)–(c)", "reviewHistory": "2026-10-03 — Carried forward from the source-linked baseline; topic, grade and evidence-type inventory reviewed. Individual source was not re-opened in this update.\n2026-10-04 — Substantive source review: Current GS115C83.31 graduation requirement reviewed alongside later SL2026-41 §7.53. Resolved exception omitted from older DPI summaries: 2026–27 implementation delay is available only inWake/Johnston counties on signed notification.", "learningType": "Student instruction required", "topics": [ "Computer science" ], "phase": "Current", "gradeGroups": [ "High" ], "exceptions": "Enrollment after completion of grade11 or IEP waiver under GS115C83.31(b). SL2026-41 §7.53 permits a2026–27 local course-offering waiver only inWake andJohnston counties on signed notification; associated student cohort waiver follows the amended provision.", "learningConnection": null, "fundingSupport": null, "evidenceLevel": "Source-linked baseline record", "packageId": null, "referenceDate": null, "referenceDateKind": null, "sourceChecked": "2026-10-04", "sourceCheckStatus": "Source reopened" }, { "id": "ND-2023-CSCYBER-GRAD", "jurisdiction": "North Dakota", "jurisdictionType": "State / DC", "state": "North Dakota", "abbr": "ND", "districtId": null, "posture": "Teach / require learning", "family": "AI literacy & computer science", "category": "Cybersecurity literacy", "subcategory": "Computer science or cybersecurity graduation credit", "name": "HB 1398 / North Dakota Century Code", "instrument": "Statute / enacted law", "binding": "Required", "status": "Effective", "adoptedDate": null, "effectiveDate": null, "endDate": null, "gradeBand": "9-12", "gradesDetail": "One full credit; local integration-plan waiver available", "audience": "Students", "summary": "Requires one full credit of computer science or cybersecurity for graduation unless a school-board-approved integration plan satisfies the statutory alternative.", "studentUseRestricted": "No", "teachingRequired": "Yes", "teachingRecommended": "No", "schoolIssuedTech": "Not applicable", "aiSpecific": "No", "sourceTitle": "NDDPI HB1398 bill breakdown", "sourceUrl": "https://www.nd.gov/dpi/sites/www/files/documents/SAO/Credentials/GENERALBill%20BreakdownHB1398.pdf", "evidenceStatus": "Primary source verified", "lastVerified": "10/3/2026", "publicDisplay": "Yes", "supersedes": null, "notes": "Mandatory statewide requirement with a locally approved integration-plan alternative.", "implementation": "Graduation rule: 2025–26, after July 31, 2025. 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No independent review.", "learningType": "Student instruction required", "topics": [ "Computer science", "Cybersecurity literacy" ], "phase": "Current", "gradeGroups": [ "High" ], "exceptions": null, "learningConnection": null, "fundingSupport": null, "evidenceLevel": "Source-linked baseline record", "packageId": null, "referenceDate": null, "referenceDateKind": null, "sourceChecked": "2026-10-04", "sourceCheckStatus": "Source reopened" }, { "id": "NE-2022-CS-GRAD", "jurisdiction": "Nebraska", "jurisdictionType": "State / DC", "state": "Nebraska", "abbr": "NE", "districtId": null, "posture": "Teach / require learning", "family": "AI literacy & computer science", "category": "Computer science", "subcategory": "Student instruction required", "name": "Computer science and technology graduation credit", "instrument": "State education agency guidance", "binding": "Required", "status": "Enacted - not yet effective", "adoptedDate": null, "effectiveDate": null, "endDate": null, "gradeBand": "9-12", "gradesDetail": "9-12", "audience": "Students", "summary": "Nebraska requires at least five high-school credit hours in CS and technology education. A single course or a combination of credit-bearing courses may meet the requirement.", "studentUseRestricted": "No", "teachingRequired": "Yes", "teachingRecommended": "No", "schoolIssuedTech": "Not applicable", "aiSpecific": "No", "sourceTitle": "NDE CST: District Requirements and Qualifying Courses; September 2026 guidance", "sourceUrl": "https://www.education.ne.gov/nce/cst/", "evidenceStatus": "Primary source verified", "lastVerified": "10/3/2026", "publicDisplay": "Yes", "supersedes": null, "notes": "Source-scoped finding. An agency description of a legal duty is distinguished from direct review of operative law in the source locator. Policy evidence does not establish classroom delivery.", "implementation": "Graduation requirement begins in academic year 2027–28.", "evidenceLocator": "NDE CST: District Requirements and Qualifying Courses; September 2026 guidance", "reviewHistory": "2026-10-03 — Official source opened for the learning release; duty, grade scope and implementation timing reviewed. Same-agent consistency check; no independent review.", "learningType": "Student instruction required", "topics": [ "Computer science" ], "phase": "Upcoming", "gradeGroups": [ "High" ], "exceptions": null, "learningConnection": null, "fundingSupport": null, "evidenceLevel": "Source-linked baseline record", "packageId": null, "referenceDate": null, "referenceDateKind": null, "sourceChecked": "2026-10-04", "sourceCheckStatus": "Source reopened" }, { "id": "NV-CS-GRAD", "jurisdiction": "Nevada", "jurisdictionType": "State / DC", "state": "Nevada", "abbr": "NV", "districtId": null, "posture": "Teach / require learning", "family": "AI literacy & computer science", "category": "Computer science", "subcategory": "Student instruction required", "name": "Computer education and technology graduation credit", "instrument": "State regulation", "binding": "Required", "status": "Current", "adoptedDate": null, "effectiveDate": null, "endDate": null, "gradeBand": "High-school graduation; course may be completed in middle school", "gradesDetail": "High-school graduation; course may be completed in middle school", "audience": "Students", "summary": "A half-credit computer education and technology course is required for graduation. State guidance assigns at least half its instruction to computer science and computational thinking; integrated technology is also covered.", "studentUseRestricted": "No", "teachingRequired": "Yes", "teachingRecommended": "No", "schoolIssuedTech": "Not applicable", "aiSpecific": "No", "sourceTitle": "Computer education and technology graduation credit", "sourceUrl": "https://webapp-strapi-paas-prod-nde-001.azurewebsites.net/uploads/Support_Document_CSA_half_credit_grad_course_283774dcf0.pdf", "evidenceStatus": "Primary-source scope reviewed", "lastVerified": "2026-10-05", "publicDisplay": "Yes", "supersedes": null, "notes": "Current regulation: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nac/NAC-390.html#NAC390Sec440 . This half-credit requirement is distinct from the separate duty to offer a fuller CS course.", "implementation": "Current half-credit graduation requirement. The 2023–24 guidance supersedes earlier versions; a qualifying high-school-level course may be completed in middle school.", "evidenceLocator": "NDE August 1, 2023 guidance, pp. 3, 5–9; current NAC 390.440 and NRS 389.072.", "reviewHistory": "2026-10-05 — Source-scoped correction; official source reviewed for duty, timing and classification. 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Qualifying work may occur in middle or high school and must appear on the high-school transcript.", "studentUseRestricted": "No", "teachingRequired": "Yes", "teachingRecommended": "No", "schoolIssuedTech": "Not applicable", "aiSpecific": "No", "sourceTitle": "RIDE January 2025 guidance, pp.2–3, 11; adopted secondary regulations", "sourceUrl": "https://ride.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur806/files/2025-01/Computer_Science_Graduation_Requirement_Guidance_Version_2(1.23.25).pdf", "evidenceStatus": "Primary source verified", "lastVerified": "10/3/2026", "publicDisplay": "Yes", "supersedes": null, "notes": "Source-scoped finding. An agency description of a legal duty is distinguished from direct review of operative law in the source locator. Policy evidence does not establish classroom delivery.", "implementation": "Applies beginning with the graduating class of 2028.", "evidenceLocator": "RIDE January 2025 guidance, pp.2–3, 11; adopted secondary regulations", "reviewHistory": "2026-10-03 — Official source opened for the learning release; duty, grade scope and implementation timing reviewed. Same-agent consistency check; no independent review.", "learningType": "Student instruction required", "topics": [ "Computer science", "Digital literacy", "Cybersecurity literacy", "Data literacy" ], "phase": "Upcoming", "gradeGroups": [ "Middle", "High" ], "exceptions": null, "learningConnection": null, "fundingSupport": null, "evidenceLevel": "Source-linked baseline record", "packageId": null, "referenceDate": null, "referenceDateKind": null, "sourceChecked": "2026-10-04", "sourceCheckStatus": "Source reopened" }, { "id": "SC-CS-GRAD-001", "jurisdiction": "South Carolina", "jurisdictionType": "State / DC", "state": "South Carolina", "abbr": "SC", "districtId": null, "posture": "Teach / require learning", "family": "AI literacy & computer science", "category": "Computer science", "subcategory": "Student instruction required", "name": "Computer science graduation unit", "instrument": "State education agency guidance", "binding": "Required", "status": "Effective", "adoptedDate": null, "effectiveDate": null, "endDate": null, "gradeBand": "9-12", "gradesDetail": "9-12", "audience": "Students", "summary": "South Carolina’s CS FAQ describes the high-school graduation-credit requirement and identifies eligible full-credit courses and teacher credentials. This agency summary is not a direct review of Regulation 43-234.", "studentUseRestricted": "No", "teachingRequired": "Yes", "teachingRecommended": "No", "schoolIssuedTech": "Not applicable", "aiSpecific": "No", "sourceTitle": "SCDE Computer Science Q & A", "sourceUrl": "https://www.ed.sc.gov/instruction/career-and-technical-education/programs-and-courses/career-clusters/information-technology/computer-science-q-a/", "evidenceStatus": "Primary source verified", "lastVerified": "10/3/2026", "publicDisplay": "Yes", "supersedes": null, "notes": "Source-scoped finding. An agency description of a legal duty is distinguished from direct review of operative law in the source locator. Policy evidence does not establish classroom delivery.", "implementation": "Current graduation framework; see the approved course list for the student’s cohort. 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