Credit by Exam

If A Student Has Taken The Course:
A student who has previously taken a course or subject—but did not receive credit for it—may, in circumstances determined by the teacher, counselor, principal, or attendance committee, be permitted to earn credit by passing an exam on the essential knowledge and skills defined for that course or subject. Prior instruction may include, for example, incomplete coursework due to a failed course or excessive absences, homeschooling, correspondence courses, or independent study supervised by a teacher.
 
The counselor or principal would determine if the student could take an exam for this purpose. If approval is granted, the student must score at least 70 on the exam to receive credit for the course or subject.
 
The attendance review committee may also offer a student with excessive absences an opportunity to earn credit for a course by passing an exam.
 
A student may not use this exam, however, to regain eligibility to participate in extracurricular activities.
 
[For further information, see the counselor and policies EEJA.]
 
If A Student Has Not Taken The Course
A student will be permitted to take an exam to earn credit for an academic course for which the student has had no prior instruction.
 
A student will earn credit with a passing score of at least 90 on the exam.
 
If a student plans to take an exam, the student (or parent) must register with the principal no later than 30 days prior to the scheduled testing date. The district will honor a request, by a parent, to administer a test on a date other than the published dates. If the district agrees to administer a test other than the one chosen by the district, the parent must purchase a test from a university approved by the State Board of Education.
 
[For further information, see EEJB(LOCAL).]