 Foreign language course credits are not generally required for graduation but 2 credits are required for admission to a UNC system university.The state offers foundations, for academically lacking students, standard classes, honors and seminar classes, for academically advanced students, and AP classes which allow academically gifted and motivated students to obtain college credit while in high school.The state has 9 Early College high school's which allows students to graduate high school with an associate degree in a career of their choosing offered by the college which is offering said college courses, or to transfer as juniors to a NC university or possibly earn transferable credit to an out of state or private university.