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1st |
03/13/07 |
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New |
X |
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2nd |
04/03/07 |
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Revised |
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Approved |
04/03/07 |
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Substitute |
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006.0060 CREDIT ACCEPTANCE
1.0
Credit for
classes taken in
1.1.
For each class
which runs two semesters for one period per day (or the equivalent under an
alternate scheduling system) a student will
earn 1.0 unit of credit.
1.2.
A class taken for
one semester for one period per day will earn .5 units of credit.
2.0
A unit of credit
or fraction thereof shall be given upon satisfactory completion of a course or
learning experience in compliance with state course standards.
3.0
Students may also
complete a course on a performance basis in which case assessment of mastery
will be determined by a course level competency assessment approved by the
school administration and the board of education. Credit may be
earned through:
3.1.
Successful
completion of course
3.2.
Demonstrated
proficiency via assessments as tools become available
3.3.
Demonstrated
mastery of approved courses outside of school day or year
3.4.
Concurrent
enrollment in approved post-secondary training institutions
3.4.1.
A three (3)
semester hour college course earns 1.0 unit of high school credit.
3.4.2.
College classes
of more or less than three semester hours will earn high school credit on a
prorated scale based on the 1.0 unit description in 3.4.1.
3.5.
Demonstrated
mastery of approved correspondence or extension courses
3.6.
Upon application,
demonstrated mastery in special experimental programs
4.0
Credit can be
awarded only once for a specific required course with the same content during
the secondary school experience. (R277-700-6).
5.0
6.0
District schools
shall accept student credit at face value from a nonpublic school if the school
was evaluated by Northwest consistent with the following credit approval
criteria:
6.1.
The accreditation
was by a regional or national organization representing the appropriate
category of the applicant school;
6.2.
The school’s
accreditation team included a Utah State Office of Education representative;
6.3.
The accreditation
included the school’s written self-evaluation;
6.4.
The accreditation
required a listing of the school’s course offerings; and
6.5.
The accreditation
required a description of the process for appointment, qualifications and
evaluation of school faculty and administrators; and
6.6.
The credits
designated for acceptance by the school includes a description or
explanation of the nonpublic school’s credits’ comparability to
7.0
Credit for
courses completed in home school will not be accepted except as consistent with
section 3.0 of this policy.
8.0
All documentation
of transfer and/or demonstrated mastery credit must be submitted to the school
from which the student plans to graduate no later than 30 days prior to
graduation exercises. This is required to allow the school time to evaluate the
credits and determine whether they are appropriate and acceptable under