Students entering grade 9 in school year 2001-2002 and thereafter must complete one of the following programs for graduation:
Exhibit A: Minimum High School Program
Exhibit B: Recommended High School Program
Exhibit C: Distinguished Achievement Program
(Advanced High School Program)
EXHIBIT A
MINIMUM HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM
(For students who enter the ninth grade in 2000-01 and thereafter)
Core Courses:
Students must demonstrate proficiency in the following:
English Language Arts
Must consist of English I, II, and III. (English I for Speakers of Other Languages and English II for Speakers of Other Languages may be substituted for English I and II only for immigrant students with limited English proficiency.) The fourth credit may be English IV, Research/Technical Writing, Creative/Imaginative Writing, Practical Writing Skills, Literary Genres, Business Communication, journalism, or concurrent enrollment in a college English course.
Mathematics
Must include Algebra I and Geometry.
Science
Must consist of biology and Integrated Physics and Chemistry (IPC). A student may substitute chemistry or physics for IPC and then must use the second of these two courses as the academic elective credit identified below.
Social Studies
Must consist of World History Studies or World Geography Studies (1 credit), United States History Studies Since Reconstruction (1 credit), and United States Government (0.5 credit).
Economics with Emphasis on the Free Enterprise System and its Benefits
Academic Elective
Must be selected from World History Studies, World Geography Studies, or any science course approved by the State Board of Education for science credit under 19 TAC 112 (relating to essential knowledge and skills for science). If a student elects to replace IPC with either chemistry or physics as described in Science above, the academic elective must be the other of these two science courses.
Physical Education*
Must include Foundations of Personal Fitness (0.5 credit). Students may earn no more than 2 credits toward state graduation requirements in physical education.
Health Education
0.5 credit, which may be satisfied by Health 1 or Advanced Health or Health Science Technology; and 1 credit, which may be satisfied by Introduction to Health Science Technology, Health Science Technology 1, or Health Science Technology II.
Speech
Must consist of Communication Applications.
Technology Applications
May be satisfied by:
The following courses in 19 TAC 126 (relating to essential knowledge and skills for Technology Applications): Computer Science I, Computer Science II, Desktop Publishing, Digital Graphics/Animation, Multimedia, Video Technology, Web Mastering, or Independent Study in Technology Applications;
The following courses in 19 TAC 120 (relating to essential knowledge and skills for Business Education): Business Computer Information Systems I or II, Business Computer Programming, Telecommunications and Networking, or Business Image Management and Multimedia; or
The following courses in 19 TAC 123 (relating to essential knowledge and skills for Technology Education/Industrial Technology Education): Computer Applications, Technology Systems (modular computer laboratory-based), Communication Graphics (modular computer laboratory-based), or Computer Multimedia and Animation Technology.
Electives(Total)
Must be selected from the list of courses approved by the SBOE for grades 9-12 as specified in 19 TAC 74.1 or 19 TAC 74.51(g), as applicable, (relating to essential knowledge and skills for the Foundation and Enrichment Curriculum), state-approved innovative courses as specified in 10 TAC 74.27 (relating to Innovative Courses and Programs), Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) (1 to 4 credits), or Driver Education (0.5 credit).
A maximum of 3 credits of Reading I, II, or III for elective credit may be offered by local policy to identified students.
Total Credits for Minimum High School Program
19 TAC 74.42, 74.52
Substitutions/Alternatives
College Board Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses may be substituted forcourses required in appropriate areas. Credit may also be awarded without prior instruction through credit by examination. 19 TAC 74.41(g), 74.24, 74.51(h)
* The Board may allow a student to substitute certain physical activities for the required credits of physical education, including the 0.5 credit for Foundations of Personal Fitness. Substitutions must be based on physical activity involved in drill team, marching band, and cheerleading during the fall semester; Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC); athletics; Dance I-IV; and 2- or 3-credit career and technology work-based training courses; and off-campus physical education. The School may award up to 2 credits for physical education for appropriate private or commercially sponsored physical activity programs conducted on or off campus, with approval by the Commissioner.
19 TAC 74.42; 74.52(b)(7)
EXHIBIT B
RECOMMENDED HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM
(For students who enter the ninth grade in 2001-2002 and thereafter)
Core Courses:
Students must demonstrate proficiency in the following:
English
Must consist of English I, English II, English III, English IV. (English I for Speakers of Other Languages and English II for Speakers of Other Languages may be substituted for English I and II only for immigrant students with limited English proficiency).
Mathematics
Must consist of Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry.
Science
1 credit must be a biology credit (Biology, Advanced Placement (AP) Biology, or International Baccalaureate (IB) Biology). Students must choose the remaining 2 credits from the following three areas. Not more than 1 credit may be chosen from each of the areas to satisfy this requirement. Students on the Recommended High School Program are encouraged to take biology, chemistry, and physics to complete the science requirements. The three areas are:
Social Studies
Must consist of World History Studies (1 credit), World Geography Studies (1 credit), United States History Studies Since Reconstruction (1 credit), and United States Government (0.5 credit).
Economics with Emphasis on the Free Enterprise System and its Benefits
Languages other than English
Must consist of Level I and Level II of the same language.
Physical Education*
Must include Foundations of Personal Fitness (0.5 credit). Students may earn no more than 2 credits toward state graduation requirements in physical education.
Health Education
0.5 credits, which may be satisfied by Health 1 or Advanced Health or Health Science Technology; and 1 credit, which may be satisfied by Introduction to Health Science Technology, Health Science Technology I, or Health Science Technology II.
Speech
Must consist of Communication Applications.
Technology Applications
May be satisfied by:
(1) The following courses in 19 TAC 126 (relating to essential knowledge and skills for Technology Applications): Computer Science I, Computer Science II, Desktop Publishing, Digital Graphics/Animation, Multimedia, Video Technology, Web Mastering, or Independent Study in Technology Applications, and, for students entering ninth grade in the 2004-05 school year or thereafter, state-approved technology applications innovated courses;
(2) The following courses in 19 TAC 120 (relating to essential knowledge and skills for Business Education): Business Computer Information Systems I or II, Business Computer Programming, Telecommunications and Networking, or Business Image Management and Multimedia; or
(3) The following courses in 19 TAC 123 (relating to essential knowledge and skills for Technology Education/Industrial Technology Education): Computer Applications, Technology Systems (modular computer laboratory-based), Communication Graphics (modular computer laboratory-based), or Computer Multimedia and Animation Technology.
Students entering ninth grade in the 2004-05 school year or thereafter may satisfy the Technology Applications requirement through the completion of three credits (for students participating in a coherent sequence of career and technology courses or who are enrolled in a Tech Prep high school plan of study) consisting of two or more state-approved career and technology courses in 19 TAC 119-125 and 127. Districts shall ensure that career and technology courses, including innovative courses, in a coherent sequence used to meet the technology applications credit are appropriate to collectively teach the knowledge skills found in any of the approved courses listed in items (1)-(3), above. Students pursuing the technology applications option described in this paragraph must demonstrate proficiency in technology applications before beginning grade 11 through credit by examination as described in 19 TAC 74.14 (relating to Credit by Examination).
Fine Arts
May be satisfied by any course listed in 19 TAC 117, Subchapter C (essential knowledge and skills for Fine Arts).
Electives(Total)
May be selected from the list of courses approved by the SBOE for grades 9-12 as specified in 19 TAC 74.1 or 19 TAC 74.51(g), as applicable (relating to essential knowledge and skills for the Foundation and Enrichment Curriculum), state-approved innovative courses as specified in 19 TAC 74.27 (relating to Innovative Courses and Programs), Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) (1 to 4 credits), or Driver Education (0.5 credit). All students who wish to complete the Recommended High School Program are encouraged to study each of the four foundation curriculum areas (English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies) every year in high school.
A maximum of 3 credits of Reading I, II, or III for elective credit may be offered by local policy to identified students.
Total Credits for Recommended High School Program
19 TAC 74.43, 74.53
SUBSTITUTIONS/ALTERNATIVES
No substitutions are allowed in the Recommended High School Program, except as allowed by State Board rule and local policy. College Board Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses may be substituted for courses required in appropriate areas. Credit may be awarded for core courses without prior instruction through credit by examination. 19 TAC 74.43(d), 74.41(g), 74.24(c), 74.53(d), 74.51(h)
* The Board may allow a student to substitute certain physical activities for the required credits in physical education, including the 0.5 credit for Foundations of Personal Fitness. Substitutions must be based on physical activity involved in drill team, marching band, and cheerleading during the fall semester; Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC); athletics; Dance I-IV; and 2- or 3-credit career and technology work-based training courses. The School may award up to 2 credits for physical education for appropriate private or commercially sponsored physical activity programs conducted on or off campus, with approval by the Commissioner. 19 TAC 74.43, 74.53(b)(7)
EXHIBIT C
DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM
(ADVANCED HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM)
(For students who enter the ninth grade in 2001-02 and thereafter)
Core Courses:
Students must demonstrate proficiency in the following:
English Language Arts
Must consist of English I, English II, English III, and English IV. (English I for Speakers of Other Languages and English II for Speakers of Other Languages may be substituted for English I and II only for immigrant students with limited English proficiency.)
Mathematics
Must consist of Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry.
Science
1 credit must be a biology credit (Biology, Advanced Placement (AP) Biology, or International Baccalaureate (IB) Biology).
Students must choose the remaining 2 credits from the following areas. Not more than 1 credit may be chosen from each of the areas to satisfy this requirement. Students on the Distinguished Achievement Program are encouraged to take courses in biology, chemistry, and physics to complete the science requirements.
Social Studies
Must consist of World History Studies (1 credit), World Geography Studies (1 credit), United States History Studies Since Reconstruction (1 credit), and United States Government (0.5 credit).
Economics with Emphasis on the Free Enterprise System and its Benefits
Languages other than English
Must consist of Level I, Level II, and Level III of the same language.
Physical Education*
Must include Foundations of Personal Fitness (0.5 credit). Students may earn no more than 2 credits toward state graduation requirements in physical education.
Health Education
0.5 credit, which may be satisfied by Health 1 or Advanced Health or Health Science Technology; and 1 credit, which may be satisfied by Introduction to Health Science Technology, Health Science Technology I, or Health Science Technology II.
Speech
Must consist of Communication Applications.
Technology Applications
May be satisfied by:
(1) The following courses in 19 TAC 126 (relating to essential knowledge and skills for Technology Applications): Computer Science I, Computer Science II, Desktop Publishing, Digital Graphics/Animation, Multimedia, Video Technology, Web Mastering, or Independent Study in Technology Applications and for students entering ninth grade in the 2004-05 school year or thereafter, state-approved technology applications innovated courses;
(2) The following courses in 19 TAC 120 (relating to essential knowledge and skills for Business Education): Business Computer Information Systems I or II, Business Computer Programming, Telecommunications and Networking, or Business Image Management and Multimedia; or
(3) The following courses in 19 TAC 123 (relating to essential knowledge and skills for Technology Education/Industrial Technology Education): Computer Applications, Technology Systems (modular computer laboratory-based), Communication Graphics (modular computer laboratory-based), or Computer Multimedia and Animation Technology.
Students entering ninth grade in the 2004-05 school year or thereafter may satisfy the Technology Applications requirement through the completion of three credits (for students participating in a coherent sequence of career and technology courses or who are enrolled in a Tech Prep high school plan of study) consisting of two or more state-approved career and technology courses in 19 TAC 119-125 and 127. Districts shall ensure that career and technology courses, including innovative courses, in a coherent sequence used to meet the technology applications credit are appropriate to collectively teach the knowledge skills founds in any of the approved courses listed in items (1)-(3), above. Students pursuing the technology applications option described in this paragraph must demonstrate proficiency in technology applications before beginning grade 11 through credit by examination as described in 19 TAC 74.14 (relating to Credit by Examination).
Fine Arts
May be satisfied by any course listed in 19 TAC 117, Subchapter C (essential knowledge and skills for Fine Arts).
Electives (Total)
May be selected from the list of courses approved by the SBOE for grades 9-12 as specified in 19 TAC 74.1 or 19 TAC 74.51(g), as applicable (relating to essential knowledge and skills for the Foundation and Enrichment Curriculum), state-approved innovative courses as specified in 19 TAC 74.27 (relating to Innovative Courses and Programs), Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) (1 to 4 credits), or Driver Education (0.5 credit).
A maximum of 3 credits of Reading I, II, or III for elective credit may be offered by local policy to identified students.
Total Credits for Distinguished Achievement Program
(Advanced High School Program)
Advanced Measures
A student also must achieve any combination of four of the following advanced measures. Original research/projects may not be used for more than two of the four advanced measures. The measures must focus on demonstrated student performance at the college or professional level. Student performance on advanced measures must be assessed through an external review process. The advanced measures are as follows:
19 TAC 74.44, 74.54
Substitutions/Alternatives
College Board Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses may be substituted for requirements in appropriate academic areas. Credit may also be awarded without prior instruction through credit by examination. No other substitutions shall be allowed, except as provided by State Board rule and local policy. 19 TAC 74.41(g), 74.24, 74.44(e), 74.54(e)
* The Board may allow a student to substitute certain physical activities for the required credits of physical education, including the 0.5 credit for Foundations of Personal Fitness. Substitutions must be based on physical activity involved in drill team, marching band, and cheerleading during the fall semester; Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC); athletics; Dance I-IV; and 2- or 3-credit career and technology work-based training courses. The School may award up to 2 credits for physical education for appropriate private or commercially sponsored physical activity programs conducted on or off campus, with approval by the Commissioner. 19 TAC 74.44, 74.54(b)(7)
Adopted: 1/15/96
Amended: 1/14/97, 1/30/04, 1/26/07
Reviewed: