Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Education
Title R277 - Administration
Rule R277-702 - Procedures for the Utah High School Completion Diploma
Section R277-702-4 - Eligibility for HSE Testing

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 277-702-4

Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024

(1) Any individual may take a Utah HSE exam regardless of:

(a) race;

(b) color;

(c) national origin;

(d) gender;

(e) disability; or

(f) state of residency.

(2) A candidate for the HSE exam:

(a) shall be at least 16 years of age; and

(b) may not be enrolled in any Utah k-12 school.

(3) A 1 6 -year-old candidate shall submit a completed state of Utah HSE Candidate and Adult Education Eligibility Form, which shall include:

(a) verification in a manner approved by the Superintendent that the candidate is not enrolled in a school;

(b) verification that the candidate understands and accepts the consequences and educational choices associated with the candidate's withdrawal from a K-12 program of instruction, including the prohibition from returning to a K-12 program anywhere in Utah upon successful passing of an HSE exam; and

(c) signed acknowledgment from the candidate's parent or guardian specifically stating that the candidate and parent or guardian:
(i) understand and accept the consequences and educational choices associated with the candidate's decision to withdraw from a K-12 program of instruction; and

(ii) authorize the candidate to take an HSE exam; and

(d) verification from a representative of a Utah state-sponsored adult education district program that the candidate demonstrates academic competencies to meet with success in passing the HSE exam.

(4) A 16 year-old candidate may provide a marriage certificate in lieu of the requirement of Subsection (3)(c) if the candidate is married.

(5) A 17 or 18 year-old candidate whose cohort has not graduated shall submit a state of Utah HSE Candidate and Adult Education Eligibility Form, which shall include:

(a) verification in a manner approved by the Superintendent that the candidate is not enrolled in school; and

(b) the signature of the candidate's parent or guardian authorizing the test.

(6) A candidate may submit a marriage certificate in lieu of the requirement contained in Subsection (5)(b) if the candidate is married.

(7) An out-of-school youth of school age who has not successfully passed all HSE exam modules shall be allowed to return to a k-12 public school prior to the time his class graduates with the understanding and expectation that all necessary requirements for the traditional k-12 diploma shall be completed prior to issuance of a regular high school diploma.

(8) An out-of-school youth of school age who has received a Utah high school completion diploma is not eligible to return to a k-12 public school unless it is required for provision of a free appropriate public education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C., Chapter 33.

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