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Committee debates how science and computer-science credits count toward graduation
Summary
Members examined a draft that requires 6 science credits with 4 required from at least two content areas and discussed language preventing a single course from counting simultaneously as a math and a science credit.
The committee focused on how the draft handles science and math credit totals, particularly a line that reads: four of the six science credits are required to be from at least two content areas, and two credits may include applied science, engineering, or computer science. "Four credits are required to be from at least 2 of the following content areas, physics, chemistry, earth and space, or life science," a staff member read for clarity.
Members also confirmed the rule prohibiting a single computer-science or engineering course from being counted as both a mathematics and a science credit. A staff member read the language: "Students who choose to take computer science or engineering courses may not concurrently count such courses as both mathematics and science for the same course." The group agreed the restriction is already stated elsewhere in the policy and recommended moving or consolidating the clause for clarity so it appears with the mathematics section where appropriate.
