Core 40 requires six credits from Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II or beyond. Starting with the Class of 2010, Academic Honors Diploma students must show eight Core 40 Math credits on their high school transcript. Starting with the Class of 2007, all students must take one math class their senior year and all students must pass Algebra I. Starting with the Class of 2012, Algebra I taken in middle school is included on the high school transcript. Students are required to earn 6 mathematics credits while in grades 9 through 12 per the Indiana Department of Education.