Amends GS 115C-83.31, concerning high school graduation requirements, to require passing grades in four math courses: NC Math 1; NC Math 2; and two additional courses required as part of one of four listed pathway-aligned options adopted by the State Board of Education (State Board).

Amends GS 115C-158.10 to require the State Board's rules setting forth requirements for career development plans to include pathway-aligned sequences of math courses adopted by the State Board pursuant to GS 115C-83.31, as amended.

Makes the above sections effective July 1, 2028, and apply beginning with students entering the ninth grade during the 2028-29 school year.

Directs the State Board to adopt rules for pathway-aligned sequences of math courses to be offered in high schools in the State by July 1, 2027. Requires consultation with the UNC Board of Governors and State Board of Community Colleges regarding minimum admission standards and workforce and industry needs. Exempts application to children with disabilities whose IEP team has determined cannot satisfy the standard state graduation requirements. Details the four required pathway-aligned sequences of math courses the State Board must adopt: a college preparatory pathway; a career and technical education pathway; a quantitative reasoning and statistics pathway; and a science, technology, engineering, and math pathway. Directs each school administrative unit to submit the number of students following each pathway at the conclusion of each year, beginning with the 2028-29 school year. Directs DPI to to submit a report to the specified NCGA committee by March 15, 2034, with specified data. Appropriates $1 million from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction for 2026-27 to implement the act. Effective July 1, 2026.