Several states count at least one computing course as a math or science course for high school graduation. As of August 2014, 25 states and the District of Columbia count AP CS A as a math or science. For more details see the notes for each state below.
A quick run-down from Code.org is available. And in more detail, this document has a list of states that count computing as a credit for high school graduation, as well as nine other policies.
Read also, Code.org blog post on counting CS as a foreign language.
Suggested action items: Use the projected job openings that can be filled by a person with a computing background from NCWIT. And the stats from code.org. You can also check out the AP CS A data by state over several years and the detailed data by gender and race.
Code.org compiles a list of computer science quotes from industry leaders and trendsetters.
Updated report from the Education Commission of the States (ECS): Computer Science in High School Graduation, Sept. 2016
| States where Computer Science satisfies HS Graduation Requirement | |||
| State | Math | Science | Notes |
| Arkansas | X | X | |
| Alabama | X | AP CS A and or CSP count as math as of 12/12/2013. Contact Jeff Gray for details | |
| Arizona | X | legislation signed 4/22/14 | |
| California | X | AB 1764 allows school districts to award students credit for math with computing as a math credit, but not computer science with math | |
| Connecticut | Chinma Uche and Eric Lozaw have put together a petition to get CS to count as a science or math | ||
| District of Columbia | X | (AP CS A) | |
| Florida | X | X | Article: Florida is encouraging high school students to take computer science classes. Contact: Maria Charters and Jan Yates |
| Georgia | X | Science for HS graduation; math or science for entry in GA colleges and universities (AP CS A). Article: Why doe CS count toward high school graduation on GA? Contact: Barbara Ericson | |
| Idaho | X | X | |
| Illinois | X | ||
| Indiana | X | ||
| Kentucky | X | From code.org: "Local control state that added a public FAQ explicitly listing CS as able to count as a mathematics credit" | |
| Maryland | X | 12/16/13 - state board emergency regs | |
| Massachusetts | X | Contact Rick Adrion to get AP CS A and CSP to count as science and computing in 8th grade as required course | |
| Michigan | X | ||
| Minnesota | X | X | Contact Jennifer Rosato to get CS to count as science |
| New Jersey | X | X | |
| New York | X | Math or science | |
| North Carolina | X | ||
| Ohio | X | ||
| Oklahoma | X | ||
| Oregon | X | ||
| Rhode Island | X | X | Math or science |
| South Carolina | X | X | Contact: Duncan Buel to get AP CS A to count as math/science for HS graduation or math for entry into SC colleges and universities |
| Tennessee | X | ||
| Texas | X | ||
| Utah | X | X | Math or science (see chart) |
| Vermont | X | ||
| Virginia | X | X | Math or science |
| Washington | X | X | Math or science (AP CS A) |
| West Virginia | X | ||
| Wisconsin | X | ||