Delaware high schoolers may apply for arts certificates starting in 2027–28

The Department of Education must set up an arts certificate and adopt minimum requirements with State Board of Education approval. The certificate recognizes Delaware high school graduates who show sustained arts work and achievement. It must be available to students studying performing, media, or visual arts. The State Board of Education must approve the minimum requirements. Those requirements may include arts classes and hands-on learning.

Students may apply through their high schools, which must check applications, send qualifying ones to the Education Department, and award certificates at graduation. The process covers students at Delaware district, charter, and private high schools. A school sends an application to the Education Department only if it finds that the student meets the requirements. It awards the certificate to that student on graduation. Applications and school duties begin with the 2027–28 school year. A qualifying student receives the certificate on graduation.