Wis. Admin. Code Department of Public Instruction PI 5.02 - Definitions
In this chapter:
(1)
"Certificate of general educational development" means the certificate granted
to a person who has achieved a passing score on the general educational
development test.
(2) "College" or
"university" means an institution which is accredited on a degree granting
level by an accrediting agency which is listed by the United States department
of education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency.
(3) "Community-based organization" means a
private nonprofit organization which is representative of a community or a
significant segment of a community and which provides educational and job
training services.
(4) "Course"
means study which has the fundamental purposes of developing the knowledge,
concepts, and skills in a subject; and evaluation of the degree of attainment
of the knowledge, concepts and skills.
(5) "Department" means the Wisconsin
department of public instruction.
(6) "General educational development test"
means the test developed by GED Testing Service and administered in Wisconsin
at testing sites approved by the state superintendent and GED Testing
Service.
(6m) "Graduated from high
school" for purposes of compulsory attendance under s.
118.15(1) (a), Stats., means having received a diploma
in satisfaction of school board requirements under s.
118.33,
Stats., or a high school equivalency diploma under s.
115.29(4) (a), Stats.
(7) "High school credit" means the credit
given for successful completion of a school term of study in one course in the
high school grades that meets daily for a normal class period or the equivalent
in time, or a high school level correspondence course, or a high school level
course offered in a TCS district or college or university program.
(8) "High school diploma" means the diploma
granted by a public or private high school to a person who has successfully
completed the program of study required by the public school board or private
high school.
(9) "High school
equivalency diploma" means the diploma granted by the state superintendent
under s.
115.29(4) (a), Stats., and this chapter.
(10) "Post-secondary credit" means the credit
given for successful completion of a course in a college, university, or TCS
district which meets requirements for the institution's post-secondary
certificate, diploma, or associate, bachelors' or advanced degree.
(10m) "Residential program" includes any of
the following:
(a) The Challenge Academy
program under s.
321.03(1) (c), Stats.
(b) A federal job corps program under
29
USC 3193.
(c) A secure residential facility for
youth.
(11) "State
superintendent" means the Wisconsin state superintendent of public
instruction.
(11m) "Subtest" means
one of the 4 content area tests given under the general educational development
test.
(11n) "TCS district" means a
technical college system district established under s.
38.02,
Stats.
(11p) "Test" means the
entire battery of 5 subtests given under the general educational development
test.
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