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 13 - Standards for Accreditation of Career and Technology Schools
Part 7 - STANDARD IV: INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM
Section 210:35-13-45 - Instructional programs
Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) Students shall be provided the opportunity to acquire occupational competency needed for employment and shall receive high school credit for the course work where competency is attained.
(b) Programs using the cooperative method of instruction shall follow guidelines described in the Rules for Career and Technology Education.
(c) High School credit shall be given for programs listed in current OCAS coding. Technology Center courses in which secondary students are enrolled may count toward the 38 required units of credit which must be offered by a high school. Some courses such as Aviation Maintenance Technology may require additional course work prior to the student being certified or employed. Requests for approval of courses not listed must be submitted in writing to the Oklahoma Department of Education Accreditation Section prior to offering the course. Written approval to offer these courses must be kept on file in the administrative offices. In accordance with standard 210:35-9-31, Program of Studies, (e), secondary Career Technology courses may be designed to offer sets of competencies integrated within the curriculum to provide the teaching and learning of the skills and knowledge in the Priority Academic Students Skills. Appropriate academic credit may be awarded for student mastery of these sets of competencies.
(d) The math/science waiver shall be used only for extenuating circumstances for students classified as at-risk, potential drop-outs, and/or with special needs.
(e) The career practicum shall be a planned program of work-site learning experiences that are relevant to the student's career major, coordinated with the academic/school-based curriculum and includes work site mentoring. Units of credit for the career practicum may be granted according to the guidelines described in the Rules for Career and Technology Education.
Added at 8 Ok Reg 2159, eff 5-17-91 (emergency); Added at 9 Ok Reg 2371, eff 7-13-92; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 356, eff 10-13-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2306, eff 6-11-98; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 20, eff 9-17-01 (emergency); Amended at 19 Ok Reg 982, eff 5-13-02
