Indiana Administrative Code
Title 511 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Article 6 - DRIVER EDUCATION; GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS; NONSTANDARD PROGRAMS; HIGH ABILITY STUDENTS; POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT
Rule 7 - Graduation Requirements
Section 7-1 - Definitions

Universal Citation: 511 IN Admin Code 7-1

Current through March 20, 2024

Authority: IC 20-19-2-8

Affected: IC 20-26-5-1; IC 20-30-5-7

Sec. 1.

(a) The definitions in this section apply throughout this rule.

(b) "Academic honors diploma" means a certificate of graduation issued by the governing body of the school corporation certifying that the student has satisfied requirements as specified in section 6.5 of this rule.

(c) "Area of study" means a curriculum area under which course titles are grouped in the Indiana state approved course titles and descriptions.

(d) "Credit" means demonstration of proficiency against the academic standards in a course that meets the following requirements:

(1) The course is an approved course and complies with the approved course description.

(2) For those courses for which Indiana academic standards are defined, the course is consistent with Indiana academic standards.

(3) For those courses for which there is a Core 40 end of course assessment, the required proficiency is at or greater than that required to pass the assessment.

Multiple credit may not be awarded for the same course unless the approved course description permits multiple credits to be awarded.

(e) "High school diploma" means a certificate of graduation issued by the governing body of a school corporation certifying that the student has satisfied the minimum requirements for graduation from a high school of the school corporation.

(f) "Major" means six (6) or more credits earned in the same area of study.

(g) "Minor" means four (4) or more credits earned in the same area of study.

(h) "Semester" means one-half (1/2) of a regular school year.

(i) "State board" means the Indiana state board of education.

Transferred from the Commission on General Education (510 IAC 9-1-1) to the Indiana State Board of Education (511 IAC 6-7-1) by P.L. 20-1984, SECTION 206, effective July 1, 1984.

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