What to teach in Texas
Which courses here cover the required subjects, which subjects they do not, and roughly how many hours they account for.
What Texas specifies
- Subjects
- Yes — 5 required subjects
- Hours or days
- Not specified.
- Assessment
- Not required.
The subjects Texas requires
- reading
- spelling
- grammar
- mathematics
- good citizenship
Quoted from the statute or regulation cited on the law page. Requirements for Grades K–5 are listed where the state sets them, but this site teaches Grades 6–12, so only those are matched below.
Courses that cover them
Texas's list touches three of the four subjects taught here — mathematics, English, social studies. It does not name science, which you are free to teach anyway and most families do. Each course below is a full year.
Mathematics
| Grade | Course |
|---|---|
| Grade 6 | Grade 6 Math |
| Grade 7 | Grade 7 Math |
| Grade 8 | Grade 8 Math |
| Grade 9 | Algebra I |
| Grade 10 | Geometry |
| Grade 11 | Algebra II |
| Grade 12 | Precalculus |
English
Social studies
Each is planned as a 36-week year of about 180 sessions, five a week — the year 20 of the 21 course guides set out explicitly. How long a session runs is yours to set.
The four high school years
In most states the parent issues the diploma and writes the transcript, which makes the four-year plan the record — there is no school registrar keeping one for you. A full sequence of these courses looks like this.
| Grade | Mathematics | English | Social studies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | Algebra I | English 9 | Global History & Geography I |
| Grade 10 | Geometry | English 10 | Global History & Geography II |
| Grade 11 | Algebra II | English 11 | United States History & Government |
| Grade 12 | Precalculus | English 12 | Government, Civic Participation & Economics |
Four subjects across four years is 12 full-year courses. Credits, grades and the diploma itself are Texas's business, not this site's — what Texas says about diplomas and transcripts.