Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-2 - DIVISION OF GENERAL INSTRUCTION › Rule 160-4-2-.47 - High School Graduation Requirements for Students Enrolling in the Ninth Grade for the First Time in the 2002-03 School Year and Subsequent Years

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Purpose.
This rule specifies programs of study that shall be offered by local
				boards of education for students enrolling in the ninth grade for the first
				time in the 2002-03 School Year and for subsequent years.
(2)
Definitions.
(a)
Core Courses
- courses
				identified as "c" or "r" in Rule
				160-4-2-.03 List of State-Funded K-8
				Subjects and 9-12 Courses for the specified program of study. For diploma seals
				with distinction, fine arts courses are also considered core.
(b)
Elective Courses
- any
				courses identified as "e" in Rule
				160-4-2-.03 List of State-Funded K-8
				Subjects and 9-12 Courses that a student may select beyond the core
				requirements to fulfill the unit requirements for graduation.
(c)
Program of study
- selected
				courses as specified by the State Board of Education that, when successfully
				completed, will result in a specific seal of endorsement on the High School
				Diploma.
1.
College Preparatory (CP)
				Program
- a program of study requiring 22 units. Completion of this
				program is signified by a High School Diploma with a College Preparatory
				Seal.
2.
College Preparatory
				with Distinction (CP+) Program
- a program of study requiring 24 units
				and a grade-point average in the core courses of 3.0 or above on a four-point
				scale or 80 numeric grade-point average or above. Completion of this program is
				signified by a High School Diploma with a College Preparatory Seal of
				Distinction.
3.
Technology/Career-preparatory (TC) Program
- a program of study
				requiring 22 units. Completion of this program is signified by a High School
				Diploma with a Technology/Career-preparatory Seal.
4.
Technology/Career-preparatory with
				Distinction (TC+) Program
- a program of study requiring 24 units and a
				grade point average in the core courses of 3.0 or above on a four point scale
				or 80 numeric grade point average. Completion of this program is signified by a
				High School Diploma with a Technology/Career-preparatory Seal of
				Distinction.
(d)
Required courses
- specific courses identified as "r" in Rule
				160-4-2-.03 List of State-Funded K-8
				Subjects and 9-12 Courses that each student in a program of study shall pass to
				graduate from high school.
(e)
Seal
- an attachment placed on a high school diploma indicating
				the successful completion of one or more programs of study.
(f)
Secondary School Credential
- a document awarded to students at the completion of the high school
				experience.
1.
High School Diploma
- the document with appropriate seal(s) awarded to students certifying
				that they have satisfied attendance requirements, unit requirements and the
				state assessment requirements as referenced in Rule
				160-3-1-.07 Testing Programs -
				Student Assessment.
2.
High
				School Certificate
- the document awarded to pupils who do not complete
				all of the criteria for a diploma or who have not passed the state assessment
				requirements as referenced in Rule
				160-3-1-.07 Testing Programs -
				Student Assessment, but who have earned 22 units.
3.
Special Education Diploma
-
				the document awarded to students with disabilities assigned to a special
				education program who have not met the state assessment requirements referenced
				in Rule 160-3-1-.07
				Testing Programs - Student Assessment or who have not completed all of the
				requirements for a high school diploma but who have nevertheless completed
				their Individualized Education Programs (IEP).
(g)
Unit
- one unit of credit
				awarded for a minimum of 150 clock hours of instruction or 135 hours of
				instruction in an approved block schedule.
(h)
Unit, Summer School
- one
				unit of credit awarded for a minimum of 120 clock hours of
				instruction.