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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 210. State Department of Education |
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Chapter 35. Standards for Accreditation of Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools |
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Subchapter 13. Standards for Accreditation of Career and Technology Schools |
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Part 7. STANDARD IV: INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM |
SECTION 210:35-13-45. Instructional programs
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- (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.(1) The unit(s) value for a career technology course(s) shall be determined by applying the following time factors.(A) One period daily in class - 1 unit(B) Two periods daily in class - 2 units(C) Three periods daily in class - 3 units(D) Four periods daily in class - 4 units(2) A student not completing both semesters of any course taught as a 2 semester course shall be granted 1/2 the credit for successful completion.(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.(1) A comprehensive high school may waive a unit of credit in mathematics and a unit of credit in science providing a student completes 6 career technology units of credit.(2) A unit of credit in either mathematics or science may be waived providing a student completes at least 3 career technology units of credit.(3) The career technology unit of credit may be earned at either an Technology Center or a comprehensive high school.(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.