Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 35 - Standards for Accreditation of Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Subchapter 25 - Student Entrance and Progression Through the System › Section 210:35-25-2 - Student entrance and progression through the system

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The local board of education shall develop local policies,
				  procedures and requirements for the entrance and progression of students
				  through the educational programs of the local school system. The local board of
				  education shall also determine the local graduation requirements for students
				  which may exceed those of the State Board of Education. Local board of
				  education policies and procedures shall provide, as a minimum, the following
				  provisions:
(1) All children between
				the ages of 5 and 21 on or before September 1 shall be entitled to attend the
				school free of charge in the district in which they reside or are legally
				transferred. Students shall be placed in an appropriate educational level based
				upon documentation of competency in the current Oklahoma curriculum.
(2) Students entering an accredited school
				from a school not accredited by the State Board of Education shall be tested
				for placement. All student placement assessments shall be administered by the
				receiving accredited school and the results shall be kept on file for one
				year.
(3) A student entering an
				accredited school in Oklahoma who previously attended a different accredited
				school in Oklahoma shall receive credit in the receiving school for courses
				completed at the previous school. Completion of a course that satisfied a
				specific graduation requirement in the previous school district or
				State-accredited private school shall apply toward the same requirement in the
				subsequent school district or State-accredited private school.
(4) A student entering an accredited school
				in Oklahoma who previously attended an accredited or similarly qualified school
				outside Oklahoma shall receive credit for courses completed at any previous
				schools that are correlated with the academic content of courses required for
				graduation in Oklahoma. Credit for a course shall only be transcripted as
				elective credit if there is no correlation between the academic content of the
				course and a course required for graduation in Oklahoma.
(5) Students demonstrating competency in a
				curriculum subject shall receive credit. Credit can also be given for the
				successful completion of a Carnegie Unit. A Carnegie Unit is defined as a
				course that meets 40 minutes a day, five days per week for at least 36 weeks,
				or the equivalent of 120 clock hours within the school year, or the equivalent
				in block scheduling. Educational options such as correspondence courses,
				independent study and certain internet instruction will also be considered
				appropriate methods for earning credit. However, correspondence, independent
				study courses and internet instruction shall not be included within the minimum
				38 required units of credit offered at a comprehensive high school.
(6) A student must demonstrate competency in
				or successfully complete at least 21 units of credit which must include the
				state-mandated curriculum and meet all other state and local mandates to be
				eligible for graduation. Beginning in the 2002-2003 school year a student must
				successfully complete 23 units of credit for the Standard Diploma.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 4457,
				  eff 8-5-93 (emergency); Added at 11 Ok Reg 1999, eff 5-26-94; Amended at 12 Ok
				  Reg 3622, eff 7-31-95 (emergency); Amended at 13 Ok Reg 1355, eff 5-13-96;
				  Amended at 15 Ok Reg 366, eff 10-13-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2306,
				  eff 6-11-98; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2910, eff 7-13-00; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 20,
				  eff 9-17-01 (emergency); Amended at 19 Ok Reg 982, eff
				  5-13-02