The Utah State Office of Education has a policy in place to be able to earn credit though demonstrated competency.
Policy
Authority and Purpose
This policy is authorized by the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) Board Rule R277-705-3C. School district or school policies shall provide various methods for students to earn credit from non-accredited sources, course work or education providers. Methods, as designated by the school district or school may include:
Objectives
Assessments for most courses may be divided and administered in sections:
A. The assessments will be available to all high school students.
B. Students can take assessments at any time in their high school career.
C. The assessments will provide students an opportunity to earn required and/or elective credit.
D. The assessments may be used for students to accelerate their education.
E. The use of the assessments, as a means of earning credit toward graduation, may be discussed during the SEOP process.
F. The student is responsible for acquiring and retaining the content knowledge and skills required for passing any assessment.
G. The following assessments are available:
I. Administration of assessments will be coordinated at the district level.
J. Credit for passing assessments will be awarded at the district level and applied to the student’s transcript at the home school location.
K. There is no fee to administer the demonstrated competency tests.
L. A written request for taking an assessment must be submitted by the student to his/her
local school counselor.
M. Assessments may be taken only once per school year.
N. No citizenship credit will be given for passing an assessment.
O. Students will receive a “P” for demonstrated competency on the assessment. No letter grade will be given.
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Policy
Authority and Purpose
This policy is authorized by the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) Board Rule R277-705-3C. School district or school policies shall provide various methods for students to earn credit from non-accredited sources, course work or education providers. Methods, as designated by the school district or school may include:
- Satisfaction of coursework by demonstrated competency, as evaluated at the school district or school level. A school district or school has the final decision-making authority for the awarding of credit and grades from non-accredited sources consistent with state law, due process and this rule.
Objectives
Assessments for most courses may be divided and administered in sections:
- Multiple Choice
- Constructed Response
- Essay and Performance (for some courses)
A. The assessments will be available to all high school students.
B. Students can take assessments at any time in their high school career.
C. The assessments will provide students an opportunity to earn required and/or elective credit.
D. The assessments may be used for students to accelerate their education.
E. The use of the assessments, as a means of earning credit toward graduation, may be discussed during the SEOP process.
F. The student is responsible for acquiring and retaining the content knowledge and skills required for passing any assessment.
G. The following assessments are available:
- Biology
- Computer Technology
- Earth Systems
- Financial Literacy
- Fitness for Life
- Geography for Life
- Health
- Language Arts (Grades 9-11)
- Participation and Skills Techniques
- Secondary Math I, II and III
- US Government and Citizenship
- World Civilizations, World Languages (Spanish, Italian, French, German, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic)
I. Administration of assessments will be coordinated at the district level.
J. Credit for passing assessments will be awarded at the district level and applied to the student’s transcript at the home school location.
K. There is no fee to administer the demonstrated competency tests.
L. A written request for taking an assessment must be submitted by the student to his/her
local school counselor.
M. Assessments may be taken only once per school year.
N. No citizenship credit will be given for passing an assessment.
O. Students will receive a “P” for demonstrated competency on the assessment. No letter grade will be given.
For more information please click here.