RELATES TO: KRS 151B.403, 151B.408
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 151B.403 requires the
Office of Adult Education (Kentucky Skills U Program) within the Education and
Workforce Development Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to
establish programs aligned with the College and Career Readiness Standards for
Adult Education, or any other similar standards adopted by the federal Office
of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, which upon successful completion,
shall result in the issuance of a High School Equivalency Diploma. This
administrative regulation establishes the criteria and conditions for the
issuance of a high school equivalency diploma upon successful completion of
credit hours at Kentucky Community and Technical College institutions in
certain content areas.
Section 1.
Definitions.
(1) "Credit for prior learning"
means college credit:
(a) For the
college-level knowledge and skills gained from non-college instructional
programs or life experiences, including credit awarded pursuant to
13 KAR 2:025 and
KRS 164.2951(2)(e), employment, military experience, civic activities, and
volunteer service; and
(b) That is
evaluated through nationally standardized exams in specific disciplines,
challenge exams for specific courses at individual institutions, evaluations of
non-college training programs, and individualized assessments.
(2) "Eligible candidate" means an
individual that:
(a) Has reached his or her
19th birthday;
(b) Has not obtained
a high school diploma or its equivalent;
(c) Meets the admission and placement
requirements of
13 KAR 2:020; and
(d) Maintains a Kentucky address.
(3) "KCTCS" means the Kentucky
Community and Technical College System as defined in KRS 164.001(13).
(4) "KYSU" means the Kentucky Skills U
program within the Education & Workforce Development Cabinet.
(5) "OCTAE" means the U.S. Department of
Education Office of Career Technical and Adult Education.
(6) "Successful completion" means:
(a) Passing with a course grade greater than
or equal to "C" constituting a 2.0 on a 4.0 scale; or
(b) Being awarded credit for prior learning
as indicated on an official KCTCS transcript.
Section 2. Course Requirements.
(1) An eligible candidate shall qualify for a
Commonwealth of Kentucky High School Equivalency Diploma upon successful
completion of a minimum of three (3) credit hours in each of the following
content areas as certified with an official KCTCS transcript:
(a) Written communication;
(b) Quantitative reasoning;
(c) Natural sciences; and
(d) Social and behavioral sciences.
(2) KCTCS and KYSU shall review
the competencies gained in entry-level courses in these content areas. Those
entry-level courses with competencies that meet or exceed the skills
demonstrated through passing the GED® exam at college ready level shall be
eligible for the program and published in a list on the KYSU Web
site.
Section 3.
Issuance of Commonwealth of Kentucky High School Equivalency Diploma. An
eligible candidate shall provide the following to Kentucky Skills U for the
High School Equivalency Diploma to be issued:
(1) Legal name, date of birth, social
security number, phone number, email address, home address, list of eligible
courses, and signature;
(2) A
twenty-five (25) dollar non-refundable application and processing fee;
and
(3) An official KCTCS
transcript documenting successful completion of the qualifying credit
hours.
