Taking at least one arts course in high school has been linked to higher school engagement as well as other positive cognitive, behavioral and social outcomes. Many states and local education agencies require arts credits for high school graduation. In 2013, 25 states required that high school students must have completed at least 0.5 credits in arts to graduate. Further, many districts have district-specific requirements for credits earned that may require higher credits than state requirements. This Data Point uses data from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09), a national study of more than 23,000 ninth-graders in 2009. The cohort took follow-up surveys in 2012, 2013, and 2016. This Data Point uses data on high school graduates from the high school transcript collection of the study, conducted in 2013, and the postsecondary transcript collection, conducted in 2017-18. The analysis is based on about 12,900 HSLS:09 ninth-graders who graduated from high school by August 2013 and had complete transcripts.