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The Department is pleased to release the Success Ready Pathway Guide for the 2025-2026 school year.
The guide has been updated for the 2025-2026 school year. The updates include the following changes:
- Addition of the two NEW Success Ready Pathways:
- Arkansas Military and Security Services Pathway
- JROTC Pathways
- Updated Success Ready Pathway Names in Computer Science:
- Computer Science Data Analytics and Machine Learning
- Computer Science Information Technology and Security
- Computer Science Robotics and Automation Systems
- Computer Science Software Development
- Updated Success Ready Pathway Name:
- From “General Bachelor's Degree Preparation” to “Concurrent Credit”
- Demonstration of Readiness Changes for Merit:
- Requirement Change with Postsecondary Credit
- New requirement language: 12 hours of postsecondary credit
- ASVAB score of 31 with Approved enlistment Pathway
- Seal of Biliteracy as a stand alone requirement (No World Language pathway needed).
- Demonstration of Readiness Changes for Distinction:
- ASVAB score of 31 and enlisted in the Armed Forces
As a reminder this guide outlines Success Ready Pathways and identifies the necessary demonstration factors needed for a student to achieve Merit or Distinction as a Success Ready Graduate. The class of 2026 and 2027 will achieve Merit or Distinction through Transition Business Rules for school accountability and that information can be found here.