19 Tex. Admin. Code § 74.71 - High School Graduation Requirements
(a)
Graduates of each high school program are awarded the same type of diploma. The
transcript or academic achievement record (AAR), rather than the diploma,
records individual accomplishments, achievements, and courses completed and
displays appropriate graduation seals.
(b) All credit for graduation must be earned
no later than Grade 12.
(c) Except
as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a student entering Grade 9 in
the 2012-2013 school year and thereafter shall enroll in the courses necessary
to complete the curriculum requirements for the recommended high school program
specified in §
74.73 of this title (relating to
Recommended High School Program) or the advanced program specified in §
74.74 of this title (relating to
Distinguished Achievement High School Program--Advanced High School Program)
unless the student, the student's parent or other person standing in parental
relation to the student, and a school counselor or school administrator agree
in writing signed by each party that the student should be permitted to take
courses under the minimum high school program specified in §
74.72 of this title (relating to
Minimum High School Program) and the student:
(1) is at least 16 years of age;
(2) has completed two credits required for
graduation in each subject of the foundation curriculum under the Texas
Education Code, §
28.002(a)(1);
or
(3) has failed to be promoted to
Grade 10 one or more times as determined by the school district.
(d) If an admission, review, and
dismissal committee makes decisions that place a student with a disability on a
modified curriculum in a subject area, the student will be automatically placed
in the minimum high school program.
(e) To receive a high school diploma, a
student entering Grade 9 in the 2012-2013 school year and thereafter must
complete the following:
(1) in accordance
with subsection (c) of this section, requirements of the minimum high school
program specified in §
74.72 of this title, the
recommended high school program specified in §
74.73 of this title, or the
distinguished achievement high school program specified in §
74.74 of this title; and
(2) testing requirements for graduation as
specified in Chapter 101 of this title (relating to Assessment).
(f) A maximum of three credits of
reading (selected from Reading I, II, or III) may be offered by districts for
state graduation elective credit for identified students under the following
conditions.
(1) The school district board of
trustees shall adopt policies to identify students in need of additional
reading instruction.
(2) District
procedures shall include assessment of individual student needs, ongoing
evaluation of each student's progress, and monitoring of instructional
activities to ensure that student needs are addressed.
(g) An out-of-state or out-of-country
transfer student (including foreign exchange students) or a transfer student
from a Texas nonpublic school is eligible to receive a Texas diploma, but must
complete all requirements of this section to satisfy state graduation
requirements. Any course credit required in this section that is not completed
by the student before he or she enrolls in a Texas school district may be
satisfied through the provisions of §
74.23 of this title (relating to
Correspondence Courses and Distance Learning) and §
74.24 of this title (relating to
Credit by Examination) or by completing the course or courses according to the
provisions of §
74.26 of this title (relating to
Award of Credit).
(h) Elective
credits in all three graduation programs may be selected from the following:
(1) high school courses not required for
graduation that are listed in the following chapters of this title:
(A) Chapter 110 of this title (relating to
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and
Reading);
(B) Chapter 111 of this
title (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for
Mathematics);
(C) Chapter 112 of
this title (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for
Science);
(D) Chapter 113 of this
title (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social
Studies);
(E) Chapter 114 of this
title (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Languages Other
Than English);
(F) Chapter 115 of
this title (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Health
Education);
(G) Chapter 116 of this
title (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Physical
Education);
(H) Chapter 117 of this
title (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Fine
Arts);
(I) Chapter 126 of this
title (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Technology
Applications);
(J) Chapter 127 of
this title (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career
Development); and
(K) Chapter 130
of this title (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career and
Technical Education);
(2) state-approved innovative courses as
specified in §
74.27 of this title (relating to
Innovative Courses and Programs);
(3) Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
(JROTC)--one to four credits; and
(4) Driver Education--one-half
credit.
(i) College
Board advanced placement and International Baccalaureate courses may be
substituted as appropriate for required courses in all three high school
graduation programs. College Board advanced placement and International
Baccalaureate courses may be used as electives in all three high school
graduation programs.
(j) Courses
offered for dual credit in the core curriculum of an institution of higher
education that provide advanced academic instruction beyond, or in greater
depth than, the essential knowledge and skills for the equivalent high school
course required for graduation may satisfy graduation requirements in the
foundation curriculum and for languages other than English in all three high
school graduation programs.
(k) A
student may not be enrolled in a course that has a required prerequisite
unless:
(1) the student has completed the
prerequisite course(s);
(2) the
student has demonstrated equivalent knowledge as determined by the school
district; or
(3) the student was
already enrolled in the course in an out-of-state, an out-of-country, or a
Texas nonpublic school and transferred to a Texas public school prior to
successfully completing the course.
(l) A district may award credit for a course
a student completed without having met the prerequisites if the student
completed the course in an out-of-state, an out-of-country, or a Texas
nonpublic school where there was not a prerequisite.
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