IC 20-30-5-2: Constitutions; interdisciplinary course; competency based requirements

Sec. 2. (a) Each public and nonpublic high school shall provide a required course that is:

(1) not less than one (1) year of school work; and

(2) in the:

(A) historical;

(B) political;

(C) civic;

(D) sociological;

(E) economical; and

(F) philosophical;

aspects of the constitutions of Indiana and the United States.

(b) The state board shall:

(1) prescribe the course described in this section and the course's appropriate outlines; and

(2) adopt the necessary curricular materials for uniform instruction.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) and IC 20-32-4-13, a high school student may not receive an Indiana diploma unless the student has successfully completed the interdisciplinary course described in this section.

(d) If the state board establishes competency based requirements as part of a diploma established under IC 20-19-2-21 that cover the course content described in subsection (a), a student may satisfy the requirement under subsection (c) by obtaining the diploma.