Arkansas Department of Education Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Act 242 of 2023: CTE Course Substitution

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Memo Number
CTE-26-006
Memo Date
4/6/2026
Memo Type
Informational
Unit
Leadership
Regulatory Authority
Response Required
NO
Attention
Assistant Principal; Assistant Superintendent; CTE Coordinator (COOPs and regular school districts); Curriculum Coordinators; Gifted & Talented Coordinators; Principals; School Counselors; Superintendents; Teachers

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Memo Text

ACT 242 of 2023 created the process in which a public-school student may substitute comparable elective coursework pertaining to career and technical education for core academic classes that are required for graduation. The courses are identified annually through a crosswalk released by the Department of Education. 

 

You will find the crosswalk for the 2026-2027 school year below. As a reminder, the crosswalk will be updated annually, so the list below is only for the 2026-2027 school year. Courses will be reflected in the course code management system. 


Course Number 

Course Name

Academic Credit Substitution 

ELA Credit 

Math Credit

Science Credit 

History Credit 

Other Credit 

492110

Accounting II


X




492140

Advanced Databases Applications





Computer Science 

491300

Agribusiness II 





Oral Communication: Professional Communication

593040

AP Business with Personal Finance




X


565130

AP Computer Science A


X

X


Computer Science 

565000

AP Computer Science Principles



X


Computer Science 

565210

AP Cybersecurity


X

X


Computer Science 

494710

Architecture and Civil Engineering I





Fine Arts

495440

Architecture and Civil Engineering II


X




465430

Artificial Intelligence


X

X


Computer Science 

492090

Banking and Finance I




X


593640

Business Intelligence





Computer Science 

491630

CASE Ag Power and Technical 


X




491470

CASE  Natural Resources



X



491160

CASE Animal Science



X



491170

CASE Plant Science



X



465770

Cloud Computing and Security


X

X


Computer Science 

465490

Computer Engineering 


X

X


Computer Science

465720

Computing with Data 


X

X


Computer Science 

465930

Computer Science Independent Study - Software Development


X

X


Computer Science 

465290

Cybersecurity 


X

X


Computer Science

465900

Computer Science Independent Study - Data Analytics and Machine Learning


X

X


Computer Science 

465730

Data Science 


X

X


Computer Science

465090

Desktop Application Development 


X

X


Computer Science 

494150

Digital Design I





Fine Art

494170

Digital Design II





Fine Art

494820

Electronics II





Computer Science

493970

Engineering I


X

X



493980

Engineering II 


X

X



490890

Fashion and Interior Design I





Fine Art

492290

Financial Planning 




X


465690

Game Development & Design 


X

X


Computer Science 

495010

Human Body Systems



X



465180

Information Technology & Security


X

X


Computer Science 

565330

International Baccalaureate (IB) Computer Science HL


X

X


Computer Science 

565230

International Baccalaureate (IB) Computer Science SL


X

X


Computer Science 

494700

Introduction to Architecture and Civil Engineering 





Fine Art

465000

Introduction to Computer Science



X


Computer Science 

485950

JROTC Physical Education





Physical Education

465390

Mobile Application Development 


X

X


Computer Science 

465190

Networking 


X

X


Computer Science 

493130

Nutrition Science II



X



465580

Physical Computing with Embedded Systems 


X

X


Computer Science 

593650

Precision Agriculture





Computer Science 

465590

Robotics 


X

X


Computer Science 

465080

Software Development 


X

X


Computer Science 

465630

Web Development


X

X


Computer Science 


All course substitutions can only be utilized for one credit substitution. 

All Math credits substitute for the 4th Math Graduation Requirement. 

All Science credits substitute for the 3rd Science Graduation Requirement. 

All History credits substitute for the Personal and Family Finance Standard - A.C.A.6-16-135.

 

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