How stringent are history requirements?

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<p>I am a white female senior in high school. I would like to go to the University of Delaware (in-state) for chemical engineering, but I will apply to other schools to see if any of them offer me good financial aid. However, I received my senior year schedule today and I was unable to fit World History into my schedule. I have taken APUSH but that was the only history class I have taken in high school. If I am a strong candidate for the school otherwise, will the lack of a second year of history be enough to break my application?</p>

<p>I am in-state. My SAT is ok but high for UD (a 2090, 700 reading, 700 math, 690). I am signed up to retake it, mainly to improve the math score. I will have taken a fairly rigorous course load over my high school career with 10 honors classes, 7 AP's (chem, calc, micro/macro econ(both tests are taught in one class), US history, E.Lang, Stat, and an online Comp Science class), 1 dual enrollment english class with DSU offered at my school(E110), and four other academic electives. I exceed the basic requirements in other areas, and will graduate with 5 math credits (all honors or ap), 6 science credits (3 honors, 1 ap, 2 electives) 3 social studies credits that aren't history (2 honors and 1 ap), 4 English credits (2 honor, 1 ap, and 1 dual enrollment) and 2 foreign language credits. I am in the top 3% of my class as well, and have decent ECs with a lot of dedication to a few things.</p>

<p>Basically I want to know if not having a second year of history is enough to break my application if I am a pretty good candidate for the college otherwise. With my current schedule, it would be impossible to switch into a history class without either giving up one of the AP's that I really want to take, giving up physics which is important for engineering, giving up English, or giving up marching band (which I am a section leader in), or symphonic band (in which I am a first chair and the senior director). The only thing I could gain by switching into history is a favorable view from colleges, so I would like to know how important it really is. </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

[loquatical]

<p>Looks like you’re good for Delaware.</p>

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3.0 Credit Requirements Beginning with the Graduation Class of 2015 (Freshman Class of 2011-2012)</p>

<p>3.1 For the graduating class of 2015, a public school student shall be granted a State of Delaware Diploma when such student has successfully completed a minimum of twenty four (24) credits in order to graduate including: four (4) credits in English Language Arts, four (4) credits in Mathematics, three (3) credits in Science, three (3) credits in Social Studies, two (2) credits in a World Language, one (1) credit in physical education, one half (1/2) credit in health education, three (3) credits in a Career Pathway, and three and one half (3 ½) credits in elective courses.</p>

<p>“Social Studies” means those components of civics, economics, geography, and history that are included in the State Content Standards for high school social studies as required in 14 DE Admin. Code 501 either through integrated courses or in course titles such as United States History, World History, Geography, Economics, and Civics.

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<p><a href=“505 High School Graduation Requirements and Diplomas”>http://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title14/500/505.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;