Florida Statutes Section 1003.4295 - Acceleration Options. (Fla. Stat. § 1003.4295)

1003.4295 Acceleration options.—

(1) Each high school shall advise each student of courses through which a high school student can earn college credit, including Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, Advanced International Certificate of Education, dual enrollment, early admission, and career academy courses and courses that lead to industry certification, as well as the availability of course offerings through virtual instruction. Students shall also be advised of the early graduation options under s. 1003.4281.

(2) Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, each high school shall offer an International Baccalaureate Program, an Advanced International Certificate of Education Program, or a combination of at least four courses in dual enrollment or Advanced Placement, including one course each in English, mathematics, science, and social studies. To meet this requirement, school districts may provide courses through virtual instruction, if the virtual course significantly integrates postsecondary level content for which a student may earn college credit, as determined by the Department of Education, and for which a standardized end-of-course assessment, as approved by the department, is administered.

(3) The Credit Acceleration Program (CAP) is created for the purpose of allowing a student to earn high school credit in Algebra I, Algebra II, geometry, United States history, or biology if the student passes the statewide, standardized assessment administered under s. 1008.22. Notwithstanding s. 1003.436, a school district shall award course credit to a student who is not enrolled in the course, or who has not completed the course, if the student attains a passing score on the corresponding statewide, standardized assessment. The school district shall permit a student who is not enrolled in the course, or who has not completed the course, to take the assessment during the regular administration of the assessment.

History.—s. 5, ch. 2010-22; s. 10, ch. 2012-191; s. 21, ch. 2013-27.

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