Utah Admin. Code R765-165-5 - Students

5.1. Student Status - Students must be enrolled in, and counted in the average daily membership of, a Utah public school and have high school student status before and throughout enrollment in concurrent enrollment courses. Students must complete contractual basis concurrent enrollment courses prior to their high school graduation or participation in high school graduation exercises. Students who have received a diploma, whose class has graduated from high school, or who have participated in graduation exercises are not eligible to participate in the concurrent enrollment program.

5.2. Eligibility Requirements - USHE institutions and LEAs shall jointly establish student eligibility requirements. To predict a successful experience, institutions and LEAs may require:

5.2.1. students are in grade 9, 10, 11, or 12;

5.2.2. a grade point average, ACT score, or a placement score which predicts success, which is generally considered to be a "B" grade point average or ACT score of 22 or higher;

5.2.3. supportive letters of recommendation;

5.2.4. approval of high school and college officials;

5.2.5. appropriate placement assessments for courses such as mathematics and English;

5.2.6. completion of Secondary Math I, II, and III with a "C" average or better course grade in all three classes to enroll in a CE mathematics course; and

5.2.7. completion of institutionally established prerequisites for a course; and

5.2.8. have on file a completed plan for college and career readiness.

5.3. Concurrent Enrollment Participation Form and Parent Permission to Participate - Before allowing an eligible student to participate in the concurrent enrollment program for the academic year, an institution shall ensure the student has completed the USHE concurrent enrollment participation form, signed an acknowledgement of program participation requirements, and obtained a permission form signed by a parent or guardian.

5.4. Identification of Eligible Students - LEAs have the primary responsibility for identifying students who are eligible to participate in the concurrent enrollment program.

5.5. Advising - USHE institutions and LEAs shall jointly coordinate advising to prospective or current high school students who participate in the concurrent enrollment program. Advising shall include information on general education requirements at USHE institutions and how the students can choose concurrent enrollment courses to avoid duplication or excess credit hours.

5.6. Tracking Student Achievement - USHE institutions and LEAs shall jointly coordinate information technology systems to track individual students' academic achievement through both education systems in accordance with Sections 53B-1-109 and 53E-4-308.

5.6.1. USBE and USHE staff shall coordinate access to the SSID of a public education student who later attends an institution within the Utah System of Higher Education.

5.6.2. USHE information technology systems shall utilize the SSID of all students who have previously been assigned a unique student identifier.

5.7. Advising Report - Twelve weeks after the end of each semester, participating institutions may request from the Commissioner's Office a report listing each public high school student admitted to a USHE institution who was enrolled in 12 or more credit hours of concurrent enrollment courses per year and completed at least six of those credit hours from that institution. The report shall include:

5.7.1. student's name and SSID;

5.7.2. the student's LEA;

5.7.3. the name of each concurrent enrollment course taken by the student;

5.7.4. the institution where the student enrolled to take each concurrent enrollment course; and

5.7.5. the number of college credits the student earned in each concurrent enrollment course with a designation that indicates which credits the student earned at a grade "C" or higher.

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Utah Admin. Code R765-165-5

Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-04, effective 1/28/2021