As more states increase the number of credits required for high school graduation, progressively less time is being left for vocational education. To address this problem, many school districts and states are beginning to formulate policies for granting academic credit for basic skills training provided in vocational classrooms. As of 1985, 11 states had a policy of allowing vocational credit to be counted in lieu of science or mathematics, and 16 states gave local school districts jurisdiction over course credit approval. Only three states had policies prohibiting credit allowance for occupational/technical subjects as a substitute for math, science, or other required subjects. Under the New York State Regents Action Plan, state-developed vocational syllabi may be used for credit courses in occupationally related math and science. Virginia's 20-credit hour diploma provides an option whereby completion of a 300-hour instructional sequence in most vocational specialties counts as fulfillment of the state's requirement that high school graduates complete two years of science and two of math. The Great Oaks Joint Vocational District in Cincinnati, Ohio, offers five vocational programs in which vocational and academic subject matter specialists coordinate basic skills and vocational instruction in 3-hour instructional blocks. The 2 + 2 Tech-Prep Associate Degree Program provides for a closely coordinated course of technical study during the last two years of high school and first two years of college. (MN)