4 AAC 43.030 - Curriculum requirements
(a) For a student graduating from high school
in 2011, the curriculum requirements for all levels of the Alaska performance
scholarship are completion of
(1) the subject
matter requirements for high school graduation under
4
AAC 06.075(b); and
(2) one additional unit of credit from any of
the following:
(A) mathematics - one unit of
credit;
(B) science - one unit of
credit;
(C) mathematics and science
- one-half unit of credit in mathematics and one-half unit of credit in
science.
(b)
For a student graduating from high school in 2012, the curriculum requirements
for the Alaska performance achievement scholarship and Alaska performance
opportunity scholarship are completion of either the 2012 mathematics and
science curriculum or the 2012 social studies and language curriculum. The
required courses are as follows:
(1) for the
2012 mathematics and science curriculum,
(A)
either of the following:
(i) mathematics -
four units of credit, and science - three units of credit;
(ii) mathematics - three units of credit, and
science - four units of science;
(B) language arts - four units of
credit;
(C) social studies - four
units of credit; however, one unit of a world language, fine arts, or cultural
heritage may substitute for one of the four units of credit of social
studies;
(2) for the
2012 social studies and language curriculum,
(A) mathematics - three units of
credit;
(B) science - three units
of credit;
(C) language arts - four
units of credit;
(D) social studies
- four units of credit; and
(E)
world language - one unit of credit.
(c) For a student graduating from high school
in 2012, the curriculum requirements for the Alaska performance honors
scholarship are completion of either, as described in (d) of this section,
(1) the 2013 and after mathematics and
science curriculum;
(2) the 2013
and after social studies and language curriculum.
(d) For a student graduating from high school
in 2013 and 2014, the curriculum requirements for all levels of the Alaska
performance scholarship are completion of either the mathematics and science
curriculum or the social studies and language curriculum described in this
subsection. The required courses are,
(1) for
the 2013 and 2014 mathematics and science curriculum,
(A) mathematics - four units of
credit;
(B) science - four units of
credit;
(C) language arts - four
units of credit;
(D) social studies
- four units of credit; however, one unit of a world language, fine arts, or
cultural heritage may substitute for one of the four units of credit of social
studies;
(2) for the
2013 and 2014 social studies and language curriculum,
(A) mathematics - three units of
credit;
(B) science - three units
of credit;
(C) language arts - four
units of credit;
(D) social studies
- four units of credit;
(E) world
language - two units of credit.
(e) The curriculum requirements described in
this section do not excuse a student from compliance with the high school
graduation requirements in
4
AAC 06.075 or graduation requirements imposed by the
student's district.
(f) For a
student graduating from high school in and after 2015, the curriculum
requirements for all levels of the Alaska performance scholarship are
completion of either the 2015 and after mathematics and science curriculum or
the 2015 and after social studies and language curriculum described in this
subsection. The required courses are
(1) for
the 2015 and after mathematics and science curriculum,
(A) four units of credit in mathematics,
consisting of either four units selected from the following courses or a
combination of three units selected from the following courses and an
additional course approved by the department:
(i) algebra I;
(ii) algebra II;
(iii) geometry;
(iv) trigonometry;
(v) pre-calculus;
(vi) calculus;
(vii) calculus II;
(viii) statistics;
(B) four units of credit in science,
consisting of either four units selected from the following courses or a
combination of two units selected from the following courses and two additional
courses approved by the department:
(i)
physical science;
(ii) earth
science;
(iii) biology;
(iv) chemistry;
(v) physics;
(vi) marine biology;
(vii) anatomy and physiology;
(C) four units of credit in
language arts, consisting of either four units selected from the following
courses or a combination of three units selected from the following courses and
an additional course approved by the department:
(i) composition;
(ii) American literature;
(iii) world literature;
(iv) speech and debate;
(v) advanced composition;
(vi) creative writing;
(vii) British literature;
(D) four units of credit in social
studies; however, one unit of credit in a world language, fine arts, or
cultural heritage may substitute for one of the four units of credit of social
studies; at least two units of credit must be from the following courses, with
any remaining credits from courses approved by the department:
(i) world history;
(ii) American history;
(iii) geography;
(iv) American government/civics;
(v) economics;
(vi) Alaska history;
(vii) western or eastern
civilization;
(viii)
psychology;
(ix)
sociology;
(2) for the 2015 and after social studies and
language curriculum,
(A) three units of
credit in mathematics, consisting of either three units selected from the
following courses or a combination of two units selected from the following
courses and an additional course approved by the department:
(i) algebra I;
(ii) algebra II;
(iii) geometry;
(iv) trigonometry;
(v) pre-calculus;
(vi) calculus;
(vii) calculus II;
(viii) statistics;
(B) three units of credit in science,
consisting of either three units selected from the following courses or a
combination of two units selected from the following courses and an additional
course approved by the department:
(i)
physical science;
(ii) earth
science;
(iii) biology;
(iv) chemistry;
(v) physics;
(vi) marine biology;
(vii) anatomy and physiology;
(C) four units of credit in
language arts, consisting of either four units selected from the following
courses or a combination of three units selected from the following courses and
an additional course approved by the department:
(i) composition;
(ii) American literature;
(iii) world literature;
(vi) speech and debate;
(v) advanced composition;
(vi) creative writing;
(vii) British literature;
(D) four units of credit in social
studies, consisting of either four units selected from the following courses or
a combination of three units selected from the following courses and an
additional course approved by the department;
(i) world history;
(ii) American history;
(iii) geography;
(iv) American government/civics;
(v) economics;
(vi) Alaska history;
(vii) western or eastern
civilization;
(viii)
psychology;
(ix)
sociology;
(E) two units
of credit in the same world language.
(g) A course does not satisfy the
requirements of this section, regardless of the course name, unless the course
(1) is a college or industry preparatory
course; and
(2) meets or exceeds
the standards and grade-level expectations for a high school course established
in the department's publication Alaska Standards: Content and
Performance Standards for Alaska Students, adopted by reference in
4
AAC 04.140.
(h) An advanced placement course meets the
curriculum requirements of this section and is considered an approved course
for the subject area covered by the course. In this subsection, "advanced
placement course" means a course that has been authorized to use the "Advanced
Placement" designation by the College Board. An international baccalaureate
course meets the curriculum requirements for this section and is considered an
approved course for the subject area covered by the course. In this subsection
"international baccalaureate course" means a course that has been authorized to
use the "International Baccalaureate" designation by the International
Baccalaureate Organization.
(i) The
department may conduct a desk audit of the curriculum of a district that
determines under
AS
14.03.113 that students are eligible for a
scholarship award. A desk audit determines whether the district's curriculum
meets the requirements of this section. A desk audit may include an examination
of the
(1) content being taught;
(2) district's course performance standards;
and
(3) district's collection of
information on and documentation of student performance.
(j) A district that offers a course of study
that meets the requirements of this section but does not clearly fall within
the course names used in this section may request approval from the department
that the course or courses meet the requirements by completing a form provided
by the department.
(k) In
determining a student's eligibility for a scholarship, in addition to a
qualifying unit of credit earned in grades 9 - 12, a school district shall
include the student's completion of a high-school level course in an earlier
grade if the course
(1) meets the content
standards for a grade 9 - 12 course;
(2) meets the appropriate curriculum
requirement described in (a) - (d) of this section; and
(3) appears on the student's high school
transcript.
Notes
Authority:AS 14.07.060
AS 14.43.810
Sec. 8, ch. 14,
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