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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Computer science is listed in a different grouping than math:

https://coursebulletin.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/CourseLists/Index/163/#Computer_Science_Courses

https://coursebulletin.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/CourseLists/Index/234/#Mathematics_Courses

Has anyone asked their school?[/quote]
Saw the question in the other locked thread about state requirements and MCPS graduation requirements.

The state law was based on ensuring college readiness for the University System of Maryland:
"Please note the Mathematics Admissions requirements for schools in the University System of Maryland below.
The University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents in December 2009 approved an academic policy that requires incoming freshman undergraduates to have completed four years of high school math. The coursework must include Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II. Students who complete Algebra II before their
senior year must also complete the fourth-year math requirement. They can do so by taking a course during their senior year that utilizes non-trivial algebra. Examples of courses meeting this requirement include Algebra II, Trigonometry, Precalculus, Calculus and successor courses, Statistics, and College Algebra. [b]An important feature of any such course is that it utilizes algebra in a substantive way, so the student does not lose the algebraic and numerical skills achieved in earlier courses.[/b]"

From the MDSE FAQ with Univ. System of MD answers: 
https://marylandpublicschools.org/about/Documents/DCAA/Math/MMGR/FAQsMathEveryYearEnrollmentRequirements.pdf

[b]12. If a student earns four mathematics credits by the end of his/her junior year, does he/she still need
to take a mathematics class in the senior year?[/b]
• MSDE Response
Yes, COMAR 13A.03.02.03 states “a student shall enroll in a mathematics course in each year of
high school that the student attends, up to a maximum of 4 years of attendance, unless in the 5th
or 6th year a mathematics course is needed to meet a graduation requirement.”
• USM Response
Yes, a student must stay engaged in mathematics instruction in each year of high school that the
student attends.

[b]8. Can enrollment in a computer science course count?[/b]
• MSDE Response
Yes, enrollment in a computer science course satisfies the mathematics every year requirement.
Computer Science is listed in COMAR 13A.04.12.01 as a mathematics- related course that satisfies
the mathematics every year requirement.
• USM Response
Computer Science may be one of the four required courses, [u]but NOT the final course[/u].

The graduation charts from MCPS at https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/graduation-requirements have a note saying: 
[i]STATE REQUIREMENT FOR STUDENTS GRADUATING IN 2018 AND LATER: Students graduating in 2018 and later must be enrolled in a math course in each year of high school. This may result in students earning more than 4 credits in math for graduation[/i].
The requirement has applied since 2018. 
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