Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director
Chapter 3301-16 - High School Graduation
Section 3301-16-05 - Additional assessment options for students required to pass the Ohio graduation tests
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 3301-16-05
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) In addition to satisfying the requirements set forth in section 3313.614 of the Revised Code, a person who began ninth grade for the first time before July 1, 2014, may graduate by meeting one of the following options:
(1) A person who began ninth grade for the
first time before July 1, 2014, shall be eligible to receive a diploma if the
person meets the requirement prescribed by section
3313.618
or section
3313.619
of the Revised Code.
(2) A person
who began ninth grade for the first time before July 1, 2014, may demonstrate
proficiency on an assessment other than one of the Ohio graduation tests and
use their performance on this test as a replacement for the applicable Ohio
graduation test as prescribed by paragraph (B) of this rule.
(B) Beginning on January 1, 2016, any person who meets the description in this paragraph may replace their performance on an Ohio graduation test with the corresponding test described in this paragraph.
(1) A student may use the
assessments listed in this paragraph, with their prescribed level of
performance, to replace the required proficiency on the mathematics Ohio
graduation test:
(a)
At
least a competency score on a state end-of-course examination in algebra
I or at least a proficient score on a state
end-of-course examination in geometry;
(b) A remediation-free score on the
mathematics portion of a nationally standardized assessment selected pursuant
to division (B)(1) of section
3301.0712
of the Revised Code.
(2)
A student may use the assessments listed in this paragraph, with their
prescribed level of performance, to replace the required proficiency on the
reading Ohio graduation test:
(a)
At least a
proficient score on a state end-of-course examination in English language arts
I or at least a competency score on English
language arts II;
(b) A
remediation-free score on the reading portion, or if there is no reading
portion, the English language arts portion, of a nationally standardized
assessment, selected pursuant to division (B)(1) of section
3301.0712
of the Revised Code.
(3)
A student may use the assessments listed in this paragraph, with their
prescribed level of performance, to replace the required proficiency on the
writing Ohio graduation test:
(a)
At least a
proficient score on a state end-of-course examination in English language arts
I or at least a competency score on English
language arts II;
(b) A
remediation-free score on the writing portion, or, if there is no writing
portion, the English language arts portion, of a nationally standardized
assessment selected pursuant to division (B)(1) of section
3301.0712
of the Revised Code.
(4)
A student may use the assessments listed in this rule, with their prescribed
level of performance, to replace the required proficiency on the science Ohio
graduation test:
(a)
At least a
proficient score on the state end-of-course examination in biology;
(b) A grade of "D" or higher in a biology
course completed through the college credit plus program established under
Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code; or
(c)
At least a score equivalent to a proficient score on
the state's biology end-of-course examination on an equivalent advanced
placement exam or equivalent international baccalaureate exam in
biology;
(5) A student
may use the assessments listed in this paragraph, with their prescribed level
of performance, to replace the required proficiency on the social studies Ohio
graduation test:
(a)
At least a
proficient score on the state end-of-course examination in American history or
American government;
(b) A grade of
"D" or higher in either an American history or American government course
completed through the college credit plus program established under Chapter
3365. of the Revised Code; or
(c)
At least a
score equivalent to a proficient score on the state's American history or
American government end-of-course examination on an equivalent advanced
placement exam or equivalent international baccalaureate exam.
(C) The state end-of-course examinations described in this rule are those prescribed by division (B)(2) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code.
(D) The equivalent advanced placement and international baccalaureate exams and their corresponding equivalent scores described in this rule are the same as those designated by the state board of education pursuant to division (B)(4) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code.
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