Utah Admin. Code R277-700-6 - High School Requirements
(1) The
General Core and Core Standards for students in grades 9-12 are described in
this section.
(2) A student in
grades 9-12 shall earn a minimum of 24 units of credit through course
completion or through competency assessment consistent with Rule R277-705 to
graduate.
(3)
(a) Through recording of credits in a
student's transcripts for grades 9-12, for purposes of high school graduation,
an LEA shall recognize high school credits earned before grade 9.
(b) An LEA may not use high school courses to
replace middle school educational requirements.
(4) The General Core credit requirements from
courses approved by the Board are described in Subsections (4) through
(18).
(5) Language Arts (4.0 units
of credit from the following):
(a) Grade 9
level (1.0 unit of credit);
(b)
Grade 10 level (1.0 unit of credit);
(c) Grade 11 level (1.0 unit of credit);
and
(d) Grade 12 level (1.0 Unit of
credit) consisting of applied or advanced language arts credit from the list of
Board-approved courses using the following criteria and consistent with the
student's Plan for College and Career Readiness:
(i) courses are within the field or
discipline of language arts with a significant portion of instruction aligned
to language arts content, principles, knowledge, and skills;
(ii) courses provide instruction that leads
to student understanding of the nature and disposition of language
arts;
(iii) courses apply the
fundamental concepts and skills of language arts;
(iv) courses provide developmentally
appropriate content; and
(v)
courses develop skills in reading, writing, listening, speaking, and
presentation.
(e) A
student may receive up to a half credit of the students four required Language
Arts credits for a course or school sponsored activity emphasizing verbal
communication during any year between grades 9 and 12.
(6) Mathematics (3.0 units of credit) shall
be met minimally through successful completion of a combination of the
foundation or foundation extended courses, Secondary Mathematics I, Secondary
Mathematics II, and Secondary Mathematics III.
(7)
(a) A
student may opt out of Secondary Mathematics III if the student's parent
submits a written request to the school.
(b) If a student's parent requests an opt out
described in Subsection (6)(a), the student shall complete a third math credit
from the Board-approved mathematics list.
(8) A 7th or 8th grade student may earn
credit for a mathematics foundation course before 9th grade, consistent with
the student's Plan for College and Career Readiness if:
(a) the student is identified as gifted in
mathematics in accordance with the procedures outlined in Rule
R277-707;
(b) the student is
enrolled at a middle school or junior high school and a high school;
(c) the student qualifies for promotion one
or two grade levels above the student's age group and is placed in 9th grade;
or
(d) the student takes the Board
competency test in the summer before 9th grade and earns high school graduation
credit for the course.
(9) A student who successfully completes a
mathematics foundation course before 9th grade shall earn 3.0 units of
additional mathematics credit by:
(a) taking
the other mathematics foundation courses described in Subsection (5);
and
(b) an additional course from
the Board-approved mathematics list consistent with:
(i) the student's Plan for College and Career
Readiness; and
(ii) the following
criteria:
(A) courses are within the field or
discipline of mathematics with a significant portion of instruction aligned to
mathematics content, principles, knowledge, and skills;
(B) courses provide instruction that lead to
student understanding of the nature and disposition of mathematics;
(C) courses apply the fundamental concepts
and skills of mathematics;
(D)
courses provide developmentally appropriate content; and
(E) courses include the Standards for
Mathematical Practice as listed in the Utah secondary mathematics
core.
(10) A student who successfully completes a
Calculus course with a "C" grade or higher has completed mathematics graduation
requirements, regardless of the number of mathematics credits earned.
(11) Science (3.0 units of credit):
(a) shall be met minimally through successful
completion of 2.0 units of credit from two of the following five science
foundation areas:
(i) Earth Science (1.0 units
of credit);
(A) Earth Science;
(B) Advanced Placement Environmental Science;
or
(C) International Baccalaureate
Environmental Systems;
(ii) Biological Science (1.0 units of
credit);
(A) Biology;
(B) Biology: Agricultural Science and
Technology;
(C) Advanced Placement
Biology;
(D) International
Baccalaureate Biology; or
(E)
Biology with Lab Concurrent Enrollment;
(iii) Chemistry (1.0 units of credit);
(A) Chemistry;
(B) Advanced Placement Chemistry;
(C) International Baccalaureate Chemistry;
or
(D) Chemistry with Lab
Concurrent Enrollment;
(iv) Physics (1.0 units of credit);
(A) Physics;
(B) Advanced Placement Physics (1, 2, C:
Electricity and Magnetism, or C: Mechanics);
(C) International Baccalaureate Physics;
or
(D) Physics with Lab Concurrent
Enrollment; or
(v)
Computer Science (1.0 units of credit):
(A)
Advanced Placement Computer Science;
(B) Computer Science Principles; or
(C) Computer Programming 2;
and
(b) one
additional unit of credit from:
(i) the
foundation courses described in Subsection (10)(a); or
(ii) the applied or advanced science list:
(A) determined by the LEA board;
and
(B) approved by the Board using
the following criteria and consistent with the student's Plan for College and
Career Readiness:
(i) courses are within the
field or discipline of science with a significant portion of instruction
aligned to science content, principles, knowledge, and skills;
(ii) courses provide instruction that leads
to student understanding of the nature and disposition of science;
(iii) courses apply the fundamental concepts
and skills of science;
(iv) courses
provide developmentally appropriate content;
(v) courses include the areas of physical,
natural, or applied sciences; and
(vi) courses develop students' skills in
scientific inquiry.
(12) Social Studies (3.0 units of credit)
shall be met minimally through successful completion of:
(a) 2.5 units of credit from the following
courses:
(i) World Geography (0.5 units of
credit);
(ii) World History (0.5
units of credit);
(iii) U.S.
History (1.0 units of credit); and
(iv) U.S. Government and Citizenship (0.5
units of credit);
(b)
Social Studies (0.5 units of credit per LEA discretion); and
(c) a basic civics test or alternate
assessment described in Section
R277-700-8.
(13) The Arts (1.5 units of credit from any
of the following performance areas):
(a)
Visual Arts;
(b) Music;
(c) Dance;
(d) Theatre; or
(e) Media Arts.
(14) Health Education (0.5 units of
credit).
(15)
(a) Physical Education (1.5 units of credit
from each of the following):
(i) Participation
Skills (0.5 units of credit);
(ii)
Fitness for Life (0.5 units of credit); and
(iii) Individualized Lifetime Activities (0.5
units of credit);
(b)
Notwithstanding Subsection (15)(a), a student may earn 0.5 units of credit per
sport for team sport or athletic participation up to a maximum of 1.0 units of
credit with LEA approval to replace participation skills and individualized
lifetime activities requirements.
(16) Career and Technical Education (1.0
units of credit from any of the following):
(a) Agriculture, Food and Natural
Resources;
(b) Architecture and
Construction;
(c) Arts,
Audio/Visual Technology and Communications;
(d) Business, Finance and
Marketing;
(e) Computer Science and
Information Technology;
(f)
Education and Training;
(g)
Engineering and Technology;
(h)
Health Science;
(i) Hospitality and
Tourism;
(j) Human
Services;
(k) Law, Public Safety,
Corrections and Security;
(l)
Manufacturing; or
(m)
Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics.
(17) Digital Studies (0.5 units of
credit).
(18) Library Media Skills,
integrated into the subject areas.
(19) General Financial Literacy (0.5 units of
credit).
(20) Electives (5.5 units
of credit).
(21) An LEA shall use
Board-approved summative assessments to assess student mastery of the following
subjects:
(a) language arts through grade
11;
(b) mathematics as defined in
Subsection (6); and
(c) science as
defined in Subsection (11).
(22) An LEA board may require a student to
earn credits for graduation that exceed the minimum Board requirements
described in this rule.
(23) An LEA
board may establish and offer additional elective course offerings at the
discretion of the LEA board.
(24)
(a) An LEA may modify a student's graduation
requirements to meet the unique educational needs of a student if:
(i) the student has a disability;
and
(ii) the modifications to the
student's graduation requirements are made through the student's individual
IEP.
(b) An LEA shall
document the nature and extent of a modification, substitution, or exemption
made to a student's graduation requirements described in Subsection (22)(a) in
the student's IEP.
(25)
The Superintendent shall provide a list of approved courses meeting the
requirements of this rule.
(26) An
LEA may modify graduation requirements for an individual student to achieve an
appropriate route to student success if the modification:
(a) is consistent with:
(i) the student's IEP; or
(ii) SEOP or Plan for College and Career
Readiness;
(b) is
maintained in the student's file;
(c) includes the parent's signature;
and
(d) maintains the integrity and
rigor expected for high school graduation, as determined by the
Board.
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