Indiana
Indiana is a Launch Years Initiative state. They are working across many areas of math pathways alignment, including a focus on educator preparedness.
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Dual Credit Teacher Requirements
Indiana is revising dual credit teacher requirements to strengthen educator preparedness.
Governing authority: Indiana State Board of Education
State education agency: Indiana Department of Education (IDOE)
Chief state school officer: Indiana Secretary of Education
Indiana Commission for Higher Education
Indiana Math Policy Highlights
Explore Illinois policies shaping math pathways, developmental education reform, and transferable general education math.
Indiana's new diploma requires seven math credits, including Personal Finance.
See IDOE's Final Diploma Rule and IC 20-19-2-21. Beginning with the class of 2029, students earn seven math credits: Algebra I, Personal Finance, and four additional approved math credits.
Aligns college math to technical, quantitative reasoning, and calculus pathways.
See Ivy Tech Math Pathways. Students follow a Tech, Quantitative Reasoning, or Algebra/Calculus pathway based on their program, with corequisite support available in Quantitative Reasoning.
Ivy Tech uses multiple measures and corequisite options for math placement.
See Ivy Tech Course Placement and CHE's Resolution to Redesign Remediation. Ivy Tech uses test scores, GPA, prior credit, assessment, or corequisite enrollment to determine readiness for college math.
Indiana College Core is a 30-credit block that includes quantitative reasoning.
See IC 21-42-3 and Indiana College Core guidance. The 30-credit general education block includes Quantitative Reasoning and transfers as a block among Indiana public higher education institutions.
Indiana's PRIME pilot course preps seniors for college-level math transitions.
See IDOE Course 2595, PRIME Math, and HB 1001 funding. PRIME prepares seniors for credit-bearing college math; beginning in 2026–27, it replaces Indiana’s former CCR Bridge–Math Ready course.
Tracks college-going trends for Indiana high school graduates entering college.
See Indiana CHE College-Going Data. Annual dashboards follow Indiana high school graduates into college, with breakouts by student group and institution to inform college-readiness and student-success policy.
Launch Years Initiative
States across the country are building math pathways that align student goals, classroom learning, and career opportunities.
Key Action Implementation
Indiana is further in their math pathways implementation than most states.
Implemented at Scale
Indiana has fully implmented math pathways in high school and earned a full adoption score for Key Action 1.
Launching a Two-Year Data Science Math Pathway Pilot
The Indiana Department of Education is designing a two-year Data Science pilot: Algebra 2 through a data-science lens, then a new advanced Data Science course.
Where They Started
Indiana needed a plan meeting state criteria while aligning with IDOE's math mission, and the right higher ed partners to weigh in.
What They Worked Through
IDOE connected with states and partners already running Data Science pathways, and brought all 7 public higher-ed institutions to the table.
What They Did
The Chief Academic Officer presented the Data Science Pathway to the Secretary of Education, who approved it for implementation.
What Changed, What’s Next
Indiana is now refining its pilot design and turning to curriculum development, instructional planning, and professional learning.