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by rule determine curriculum requirements for the minimum,
recommended, and advanced high school programs that are
consistent with 28.002.
The amendments implement the Texas Education Code,
7.102(c)(4), 28.002, and 28.025(a).
74.61. High School Graduation Requirements.
(a) - (f) (No change.)
(g) Elective credits in all three graduation programs may be
selected from the following:
(1) - (2) (No change.)
(3) Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC)--one
to four credits; or
(4) (No change.)
(h) (No change.)
{() In addition to the requirements of this subehapter, a student
entering Grade 9 in the 20f07 200 seho el year is required to demon-
strate proficiency in science by earning four science credits to complete
the recommended high sehoel program or the distinguished achieve-
ment high school program as specified in this subsection.
f(4-) One credit must be a biology credit (Biolgy Ad-
vanced Placement (AP) Biology or International Baccalaureate (TB)
SBiology) Stdents must ehose two credits from subparagraph (A)
and one redit from subparagraph (B) of this paragraph to complete
the four-year science requirement.
((A) In addition to a biology course, a student must se-
leet two credits from the following areas Net more than one credit
may be chosen from each of the areas to satisfy this requirement.
{(i} Integrated Physies and Chemistry (IPC)'}
(ii) ChemistryAP Chemistry, or IB Chemistry;
and}
(iii) Physics Principles of Technology I AP
Pysics er IB Physies
((B) After sueeessful eemp1etion of a biology .e.eu
and two credits from IPG a chemistry eurse and/or a physics .see
a student may select the fou4h required credit from any of the follow -
ing~ curses.]
{-(-) Ge.g Me.er. l .. 1....and Oceanography
(GMO):}
f(iv) Astronomy
{([ Anatomy and Physiology of Human Systems;
(i) AP/IB Biology7
{[(ii) Ghemistryi)J
{)AP/IB Phystesel
{~)AP Fnvironmental seienee-4
[{x#i IB Environmental Systems;]
{Af xit) cientifie Research and Design; andjneiv Principles of Technology I }
f(2) Under this s etion a student is required to demon-
strate proficieny in elective ses by earning two and one-halfred-
its to complete the recommended high school program or one and one-
half credits to complete the distinguished achievement high school pro-
(3) This subsection does not apply to any student who
omletes all course requirements for high school graduation on or
before September 20140.
() This sueetion epe on seebe - 2007 unless
the State Board of Edueation, on or prior to August 2 determines
that sufficient funding has been appropriated by the legislature to im-
le1 .E. tthis subsection.]
74.63. Recommended High School Program.
(a) Credits. A student must earn at least 26 [24] credits to
complete the Recommended High School Program.
(b) Core Courses. A student must demonstrate proficiency in
the following:
(1) (No change.)
(2) Mathematics--four [three] credits. The credits must
consist of Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry and an additional
SBOE-approved mathematics course.
(3) Science--four credits.
(A) One credit must be a biology credit (Biology, Ad-
vanced Placement (AP) Biology, or International Baccalaureate (IB)
Biology). Students must choose two credits from the following areas.
Not more than one credit may be chosen from each of the areas to sat-
isfy this requirement.
(i) Integrated Physics and Chemistry (IPC);
(ii) Chemistry, AP Chemistry, or IB Chemistry; and
(iii) Physics, Principles of Technology I, AP
Physics, or IB Physics.
(B) IPC cannot be taken as the final or fourth year
of science, but must be taken before the senior year of high school.
The fourth year of science may be selected from the laboratory-based
courses listed in Chapter 112 of this title (relating to Texas Essential
Knowledge and Skills for Science), with the addition of Engineering
and Earth and Space Science.
(C) A student entering Grade 9 beginning with the
2012-2013 school year must take three science credits, at least one
from each category, from the following areas:
(i) Biology, AP Biology, or IB Biology;
(ii) Chemistry, AP Chemistry, or IB Chemistry; and
(iii) Physics, AP Physics, or IB Physics.
(D) The fourth year of science may be selected from the
laboratory-based courses listed in Chapter 112 of this title (relating to
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Science), with the addition
of Engineering and Earth and Space Science.
f(3) Science three credits. One credit must be a biology
eredi (Biology Advanced Placement (AP) Big or International
ae.aureate (TB) Biology) Stdents must choose the remaining two
credits from the following areas Not more than one credit may be cho-
sen from each of the areas to satisfy this requirement Students on the
Recommended High School Program are encouraged to take courses in
biology chemistry and physics to complete the science requirements.]PROPOSED RULES October 6, 2006 31 TexReg 8323
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