Technical math is mentioned in the legislation simply as an optional course title. To grant math credit towards the three standards-based credits, a student must be proficient in those standards. Districts are responsible for ensuring that students demonstrate proficiency in Michigan's Mathematics Standards. Therefore, districts decide what mathematics to include in a technical mathematics course, just as they do with any other mathematics course.
Any course or experience awarding credit towards the three standards-based math credits must be aligned to the adopted math standards. Students are required to be proficient in ALL the math standards to be granted the 3 MMC math credits. There are no specified "Algebra II benchmarks" on the state high school assessment. The current Department-prescribed state high school assessment is the SAT, administered in the spring of students' junior year, which does not specify the standards assessed by courses.
Because of the specificity in the legislation regarding the exchange of Algebra II with a formal CTE program, there is no difference between exchanging the Algebra II credit and earning Algebra II credit through the integration of the Mathematics into a CTE program or class. Districts are encouraged to use the Mathematics Credit Guidelines to ensure that students have the opportunity to learn all of the mathematics standards before they graduate, whether they are enrolled in a formal CTE program or not.