Arkansas
CurrentArkansas CS standards and course catalog
Maintains a state-approved Artificial Intelligence course within the Data Analytics and Machine Learning pathway, alongside data science and machine-learning coursework.
- Jurisdiction
- Arkansas · State / DC
- Policy status
- Guidance current
- Implementation phase
- Current
- Requirement
- Optional / resource
- Grades
- Grades 8–12 approved pathway
- Audience
- Students
- Learning evidence
- Optional support / resources
- Instrument
- State education agency guidance
Dates & implementation
Current state-approved elective within the Data Analytics and Machine Learning pathway. AI course enrollment is not universal.
A legal effective date can precede school implementation. This record documents policy intent or requirements; it does not independently confirm delivery in every classroom.
Funding & support
Funding details not confirmed
Dedicated funding and current award availability are not established in this collection. This does not mean no funding exists.
Evidence & source location
High-school pathway: Data Analytics and Machine Learning; Artificial Intelligence465430/565790
Course availability is an enable/support action, not a statewide requirement that every student take AI.
Review history
Reviewed against official sources
Source availability checked Oct 4, 2026: Source reopened. This is separate from verification of the policy claim below.
Source review date recorded in database: 2026-10-04
2026-10-03 — Carried forward from the source-linked baseline; topic, grade and evidence-type inventory reviewed. Individual source was not re-opened in this update. 2026-10-04 — Substantive source review: Reviewed official DESE course inventory indexed text: AI465430/565790 is listed in the Data Analytics and Machine Learning pathway. An approved elective is not universal required AI enrollment.
Record ID: AR-2025-AICOURSE-001
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