1. All students
enrolled in one of the four (4) end-of-course Subject Area Test courses
must pass the course and participate in the
applicable end-of-course Subject Area Test in order to earn the Carnegie
Unit.
2. Beginning with school year
2014-2015, students shall graduate by passing the course and meeting
one
(1) of the
following options:
* Passing the applicable end-of-course Subject Area Test,
or
* Using options outlined in Chapter 36, Rule
36.5, or
* Using the end-of-course Subject Area Test score with the
overall course grade based on the Concordance Table for each of the four (4)
end-of-course Subject Area Tests as provided to school districts by the
Mississippi Department of Education. (Students must be enrolled in order to
utilize this option.)
3. Beginning with school year 2015-2016, in
addition to number two (2) above, all students enrolled may achieve a combined
minimum score from the end-of-course Subject Area Tests to meet the requirement
for graduation in lieu of passing the applicable end-of-course Subject Area
Test.
4. Any Mississippi public
school student who fails to pass a required end-of-course Subject Area Test,
prior to school year 2016-2017, will be offered opportunities to retake the
test.
Archived Information Regarding Chapter 36, Rule
36.4 for Students Graduating Prior to
School Year 2014-2015:
Academic end-of-course tests were phased in during the
2001-2002 school year to replace the Functional Literacy Examination (FLE) as a
requirement for graduation.
1.
Students who began 9th grade PRIOR to 1999-2000 must pass the Functional
Literacy Examination (FLE).
2.
Students who began 9th grade in school year 1999-2000 must pass the Functional
Literacy Examination (FLE) plus the Subject Area Test in U.S. History.
3. Students who began 9th grade in
school year 2000-2001 must pass the mathematics section of the FLE plus the
Subject Area Tests in U.S. History and English II.
4. Students who began 9th grade in 2001-2002
must pass the mathematics section of the FLE plus the Subject Area Tests in
U.S. History, English II, and Biology I
5. Students who began
9th grade in 2002-2003 must pass the end-of-course
Subject Area Tests in U. S. History, English II, Biology I, and Algebra I.
Students who began 9th grade in 2003-2004 and each
year thereafter must pass all required end-of-course Subject Area Tests in U.S.
History, English II, Biology I, and Algebra I.
