Does Computer Science Count in Your State?

Computer science only counts as a graduation credit (usually in either math or science) in 15 states. In most states a computer science class can be an elective but nothing more. That means that a lot of students who could take computer science don’t take it because they can’t fit it in and still graduate on time. In other places schools don’t even offer computer science because they don’t expect students to want to take it. I found a bunch of online petitions at Change.Org asking various states to correct this problem.
I have listed the ones I found at Make Computer Science Courses Count toward Graduation Credits. If you know of others let me know and I will add them.
If you live in one of these states please sign the petition for your state. Thanks.

• Make Computer Science Count for college admission in California

• Florida State Board of Education : Please help us make computer science satisfy existing high school graduation requirements for math or science.

• NY Education Leaders: Please help us make computer science satisfy existing high school graduation requirements for math or science.

• PA State System of Higher Education: Make Computer Science Courses Count toward Graduation Credits

• New Jersey State Board of Education : Please help make Computer Science count towards high school graduation requirements in math or science.

• Ohio Department of Education: Computing is a foundational skill for K-12 students. Please help us make computer science satisfy existing high school graduation requirements for math or science.

• Minnesota Department of Education: Please help us make computer science satisfy existing high school graduation requirements for math or science in Minnesota.

• Tennessee Higher Education Commission: Please help us make computer science count!

• Utah State Board of Regents: Please make computer science count as a science requirement for Utah's Regents Scholarship

• Kansas Board of Education: Allow computer science to count towards high school math or science credits

• Alabama State Department of Education: Make Computer Science Courses Count toward Graduation Credits

• Connecticut State Department of Education: Please help us make computer science satisfy existing high school graduation requirements for math or science.

• New Mexico Public Education Commission : Make Computer Science Courses Count toward Graduation Credits Please help us make computer science satisfy existing high school graduation requirements for math or science.

• Arkansas State Board of Education: Please help us make computer science satisfy existing high school graduation requirements for math or science.

• New Hampshire State Board of Education: Please help us make computer science satisfy existing high school graduation requirements for math or science.

• Texas State Board of Education: Make Computer Science Courses Count Toward Graduation Credits in Texas

• Department of Higher Education in Massachusetts: Let computer science count toward a math or science entrance requirement for all Massachusetts public higher education institutions

• Department of Higher Education in Massachusetts: Let computer science count toward a math or science entrance requirement for all Massachusetts public higher education institutions

• Illinois State Board of Education- Please help us make computer science satisfy existing high school graduation requirements

• Georgia Higher Education Alliance- Make Computer Science Courses Count toward Graduation Credits

• Arizona State Board of Education- Make Computer Science Courses Count toward Graduation Credits

• COLORADO State Board of Education and COLORADO School Districts- Make Computer Science Courses Count towards graduation credits

• Oregon University System State Board of Higher Education- Help us make rigorous computer science courses count as a math or science requirement at Oregon colleges and universities

• NEBRASKA- Make Computer Science Courses Count toward Graduation Credits

• Maine State Board of Education- Please help us make computer science satisfy existing high school graduation requirements for math or science

• Michigan Department of Education- Make Computer Science Courses Count toward Graduation Credits

• South Carolina State Board of Education - Help give every student in South Carolina an opportunity-to-create-not-just-consume-software-as-they-work-toward-completing the existing high school graduation requirements in computer science