Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 74 - CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter B - GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 74.12 - Foundation High School Program

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Credits. A
				  student must earn at least 22 credits to complete the Foundation High School
				  Program.
(b) Core courses. A
				  student must demonstrate proficiency in the following.
(1) English language arts--four credits. Two
				  of the credits must consist of English I and II. (Students with limited English
				  proficiency who are at the beginning or intermediate level of English language
				  proficiency, as defined by §
											74.4(d)
				  of this title (relating to English Language Proficiency Standards), may satisfy
				  the English I and English II graduation requirements by successfully completing
				  English I for Speakers of Other Languages and English II for Speakers of Other
				  Languages.) A third credit must consist of English III, a comparable Advanced
				  Placement (AP) English language arts course that does not count toward another
				  credit required for graduation, or a comparable International Baccalaureate
				  (IB) English language arts course that meets all the requirements in §
											110.33 of this title (relating to
				  English Language Arts and Reading, English III (One Credit), Beginning with
				  School Year 2009-2010). A fourth credit may be selected from one full credit or
				  a combination of two half credits from two different courses, subject to
				  prerequisite requirements, from the following courses:
(A) English IV;
(B) Independent Study in English;
(C) Literary Genres;
(D) Creative Writing;
(E) Research and Technical Writing;
(F) Humanities;
(G) Public Speaking III;
(H) Communication Applications, which must be
				  combined with another half credit from the other courses listed in
				  subparagraphs (A)-(G) and (I)-(S) of this paragraph;
(I) Oral Interpretation III;
(J) Debate III;
(K) Independent Study in Speech;
(L) Independent Study in
				  Journalism;
(M) Advanced Broadcast
				  Journalism III;
(N) Advanced
				  Journalism: Newspaper III;
(O)
				  Advanced Journalism: Yearbook III;
(P) a comparable Advanced Placement (AP)
				  English language arts course that does not count toward another credit required
				  for graduation;
(Q) a comparable
				  International Baccalaureate (IB) English language arts course that meets all
				  the requirements in §
												110.34 of this title (relating to
				  English Language Arts and Reading, English IV (One Credit), Beginning with
				  School Year 2009-2010);
(R) after
				  the successful completion of English I, II, and III, a locally developed
				  English language arts course or other activity, including an apprenticeship or
				  training hours needed to obtain an industry-recognized credential or
				  certificate that is developed pursuant to the Texas Education Code (TEC),
				  §28.002(g-1);
(S) Business
				  English; and
(T) a college
				  preparatory English language arts course that is developed pursuant to the TEC,
				  §
												28.014.