GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
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HOUSE BILL 415
Short Title: Split Math Courses and Change Math Grad. Reqs. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Willis, Biggs, Cotham, and Rhyne (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
March 18, 2025
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO REQUIRE TH E STATE BOARD OF EDU CATION TO ADOPT RULE S 2
MODIFYING HIGH SCHOO L MATHEMATICS GRADUA TION REQUIREMENTS 3
AND TO PROVIDE FOR A MATHEMATICS INSTRUC TION PATHWAY TO PROVIDE 4
MATHEMATICS INSTRUCT ION OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD AND TO REQUIRE 5
THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT EM ERGENCY RULES FOR TH E 6
PURPOSES OF THIS ACT. 7
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 8
SECTION 1.(a) The State Board of Education shall adopt a rule to modify the high 9
school graduation requirements to require completion of NC Math 1 and 2 or equivalent courses 10
and two additional math courses that align with the student's postsecondary plans and to require 11
that NC Math 3 and all other existing math courses shall continue to be offered by all high schools 12
to the extent that there is sufficient student interest. 13
SECTION 1.(b) The State Board of Education shall adopt a rule to require 14
completion of an end-of-course test for NC Math 2 and not require completion of an 15
end-of-course test for NC Math 3. 16
SECTION 2.(a) Part 1 of Article 8 of Subchapter IV of Chapter 115C of the General 17
Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: 18
"ยง 115C-81.37. Extended courses in mathematics. 19
(a) The State Board of Education shall develop a course of study for high school 20
mathematics courses that spread the content standards of NC Math 1 and NC Math 2 into four 21
separate courses as follows: 22
(1) NC Math 1 shall be divided into Extended Math 1 and Extended Math 2. The 23
end-of-course test for NC Math 1 shall be given at the conclusion of Extended 24
Math 2. 25
(2) NC Math 2 shall be divided into Extended Math 3 and Extended Math 4. The 26
end-of-course test for NC Math 2 shall be given at the conclusion of Extended 27
Math 4. 28
(3) Completion of Extended Math 1 and 2 with a passing grade satisfies the NC 29
Math 1 graduation requirement and Extended Math 2 is an equivalent course 30
to NC Math 1. 31
(4) Completion of Extended Math 3 and 4 with a passing grade satisfies the NC 32
Math 2 graduation requirement and Extended Math 4 is an equivalent course 33
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(5) Completion of Extended Math 1, 2, 3, and 4 shall satisfy all mathematics 1
graduation requirements established by the State Board of Education. 2
(b) Standards developed pursuant to this section shall not change the existing standards 3
for NC Math 1 or 2. 4
(c) Students shall be enrolled in high school math courses as follows: 5
(1) Students scoring below proficient on the eighth grade mathematics 6
end-of-course test shall be enrolled in Extended Math 1 and 2 to satisfy the 7
NC Math 1 graduation requirement. 8
(2) Students scoring below proficient on the NC Math 1 end-of-course test given 9
at the end of Extended Math 2 shall be enrolled in Extended Math 3 and 4 to 10
satisfy their NC Math 2 graduation requirement. 11
(3) Students scoring at or above proficient on the NC Math 1 end-of-course test 12
given at the end of Extended Math 2 may choose to enroll in Extended Math 13
3 and 4 or NC Math 2 to satisfy their NC Math 2 graduation requirement." 14
SECTION 2.(b) Courses shall be offered pursuant to G.S. 115C-81.37, as enacted 15
by this act, beginning with the fall semester of the 2025-2026 school year. 16
SECTION 3.(a) Students who completed NC Math 1 with a grade of C or lower or 17
who scored below proficient on the NC Math 1 end-of-course exam prior to the 2025-2026 school 18
year shall take Extended Math 2 as a condition of meeting their NC Math 1 graduation 19
requirement. 20
SECTION 3.(b) Students who completed NC Math 2 with a grade of C or lower 21
prior to the 2025-2026 school year shall take Extended Math 4 as a condition of meeting their 22
NC Math 2 graduation requirement. 23
SECTION 4. The State Board of Education may adopt emergency rules in 24
accordance with G.S. 150B-21.1A to implement the provisions of this act prior to the start of the 25
2025-2026 school year. 26
SECTION 5. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with 27
the 2025-2026 school year. 28