Your state's requirements, already mapped
Every state draws the college-and-career-readiness map differently — ICAPs in Colorado, PGPs in Texas, the High School and Beyond Plan in Washington, FAFSA mandates in a growing list. Atlara's plan frameworks, WBL tracking, and FAFSA dashboards are built to match the state you're in.
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States with a statewide plan mandate
Where the state names the plan — ICAP, PGP, IGP, ILP, HSBP — Atlara ships a matching framework with auto-tracked requirements.
Alabama
Alabama requires every senior to complete the FAFSA (with a waiver) and every student to have a four-year plan; the sta…
See the Alabama guide →Arizona
Arizona requires an ECAP for every student in grades 9–12: academic goals, career goals, postsecondary plans, and extra…
See the Arizona guide →California
California doesn't mandate one statewide plan — instead it measures schools on the College/Career Indicator (CCI) dashb…
See the California guide →Colorado
Colorado requires every student in grades 9–12 to maintain an ICAP (most districts start earlier), and its Postsecondar…
See the Colorado guide →Georgia
Georgia's BRIDGE Act requires an Individual Graduation Plan for every student from grade 8, backed by mandated career a…
See the Georgia guide →Illinois
Illinois' PWR Act created the PaCE framework — grade-by-grade postsecondary and career expectations from 8th grade on —…
See the Illinois guide →Indiana
Indiana's Graduation Pathways require every student to show employability skills and postsecondary-ready competencies —…
See the Indiana guide →Kansas
Kansas expects every student in grades 8–12 to maintain an Individual Plan of Study — a Kansans Can pillar — with caree…
See the Kansas guide →Kentucky
Kentucky requires an Individual Learning Plan for every student in grades 6–12, and its postsecondary readiness account…
See the Kentucky guide →Louisiana
Louisiana — the first state to require senior FAFSA completion — pairs Individual Graduation Plans (grade 8 onward) wit…
See the Louisiana guide →Michigan
Michigan students develop an Educational Development Plan in grade 7 and use it through high school; the Michigan Merit…
See the Michigan guide →Oklahoma
Oklahoma requires every student to complete an ICAP to graduate (starting with the class of 2023) — begun by 9th grade …
See the Oklahoma guide →South Carolina
South Carolina's EEDA requires Individual Graduation Plans built around career clusters, with annual IGP conferences in…
See the South Carolina guide →Texas
Texas pairs Personal Graduation Plans and HB5 endorsements with CCMR accountability — and requires every senior to comp…
See the Texas guide →Utah
Utah requires a Plan for College and Career Readiness for every student in grades 7–12, built and reviewed in student-p…
See the Utah guide →Virginia
Virginia requires an Academic and Career Plan for every student by grade 7, aligned to the Profile of a Virginia Gradua…
See the Virginia guide →Washington
Washington makes the High School and Beyond Plan a graduation requirement: every student starts one by 8th grade, revis…
See the Washington guide →Wisconsin
Wisconsin requires districts to provide Academic and Career Planning services to every student in grades 6–12 (PI-26), …
See the Wisconsin guide →Find your state
Summaries are for planning conversations — requirements change every legislative session. Always confirm details with your state education agency.