Challenging Courses by Examination

AR 6155.00

CHALLENGING COURSES BY EXAMINATION

Note:  NCAA schools require college-bound student athletes to build a foundation of high school courses to prepare them for the academic expectation in college. Credit-by-exam courses are not considered NCAA-approved core courses.

 

Guidelines for Challenging a High School Course:

A student must submit a completed Course Challenge Application to the school principal no less than ten (10) school days prior to the start of the semester in which the course will be offered. A student may challenge a course only one (1) time. Exceptions may be considered by the school principal. A student may challenge up to six (6) courses, for a total of 6 credits, during their high school career.

Courses Available for Challenge:

(GED READY)

  • English – English II
  • Math – Algebra I
  • Social Studies – US History
  • Science – Integrated Science

(District Assessments – Edgenuity)

  • English – American Literature, World Literature
  • Math – Geometry, Algebra II
  • Social Studies – US History, World History
  • Science – Earth Science, Biology

Applying Credit:

GED READY Credits

  1. Credit awarded for successfully challenging a course will appear on a student’s transcript with the word “Challenged” following the course title.

  2. A GED READY score of 145-174 on a subject area test will award one (1) pass/fail credit in that subject area course.

  3. A GED READY score of 175 or higher on a subject area test will award one (1) 4.0 credit in that subject area course.

District Assessment Credits

  1. Credit awarded for successfully challenging a course will appear on a student’s transcript with the word “Challenged” following the course title.

  2. A score of 80% or higher on a District subject area test will award one (1) pass/fail credit in that subject area course.

  3. A score of 90% or higher on a District subject area test will award one (1) 4.0 credit in that subject area course.

KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Adoption Date:  02/08/2017