General Guidelines for Post High School Planning
College admission High School Credit Example Guidelines
| English Credits | Math Credits (starting with Algebra I) |
Science Credits | Social Studies Credits | World Language Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highly Selective Colleges Examples: Harvard, Northwestern, Washington University, Vanderbilt, University of Chicago, NYU, Stanford, Rice, Notre Dame, Military Academies, etc. |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Moderately Selective Colleges Examples: Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Tulsa, Boston University, Elon, Illinois, Marquette, Tulane, Purdue, Michigan, etc. |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| University of Missouri System Examples: Missouri S&T, UMSL, UMKC, UM-Columbia |
4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Other State Schools Examples: Missouri State University, University of Arkansas, Ole Miss, Indiana University, University of Kansas, Southeast MO State University, University of Central Missouri, Truman State University, University of Alabama, etc. |
4 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 |
| Community College Examples: STLCC, Jefferson College, Mineral Area College |
4 | 3-4 | 3 | 3 | 0-2 |
| Technical Colleges Examples: Ranken Tech, State Technical College of Missouri |
4 | 3-4 | 3 | 3 | 0-2 |
| Military Examples: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, National Guard |
4 | 3-4 | 3 | 3 | 0-2 |
Check with each college or your College Counselor to understand specific requirements.