Title page
Contents
Executive Summary 3
Introduction 7
Understanding the Results 8
Pathways Through Mathematics and Science 9
Relationships Between Mathematics and Science 22
Technology and Engineering 27
References 31
Technical Notes 33
Appendix A-STEM Course Categories 35
Appendix B-Supplemental Tables 41
Table 1. Percentage distribution of high school graduates who earned credit in various 4-year mathematics course sequences: 2009 13
Table 2. Percentage distribution of high school graduates who earned credit in the five most frequent science course pathways: 2009 19
Table 3. Percentage of high school graduates who earned credit in the three most frequently taken mathematics and science course combinations, by grade: 2009 22
Table 4. Percentage of high school graduates who earned credits in technology or engineering courses, and average credits earned and percent earning given credits: 2009 27
Table 5. Percentage of high school graduates who attended schools that offered courses in technology and engineering and percent of those earning credit: 2009 30
Figure 1. Percentage distribution of high school graduates who earned credits in various mathematics courses, by grade level: 2009 10
Figure 2. Percentage of high school graduates who progressed to selected mathematics courses across grades: 2009 12
Figure 3. Percentage distribution of high school graduates, by ninth grade mathematics course completed and highest level of mathematics course completed: 2009 14
Figure 4. Percentage distribution of high school graduates who earned credits in various science courses, by grade level: 2009 16
Figure 5. Percentage of high school graduates who progressed to selected science courses across grades: 2009 18
Figure 6. Percentage distribution of high school graduates who reached various levels of science, by ninth-grade science course taken: 2009 20
Figure 7. Percentage distribution of high school graduates who reached various levels of science, by ninth-grade mathematics course taken: 2009 24
Figure 8. Percentage distribution of high school graduates who reached various levels of mathematics and science, by highest science level reached: 2009 25
Figure 9. Percentage of high school graduates who earned credits in technology and engineering courses, by ninth-grade mathematics course taken: 2009 28
Figure 10. Percentage of high school graduates who earned credits in technology and engineering courses, by ninth-grade science course taken: 2009 29
Table B-1. Percentage of high school graduates with various mathematics course paths across grades: 2009 41
Table B-2. Percentage of high school graduates with various science course paths across grades: 2009 42
Table B-3. Percentage of high school graduates with various mathematics and science course combinations, by grade: 2009 43