{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-70-70-11-103.6v1","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.6v1","heading":"State Board of Education - Adoption of subject","body":"matter standards - Option for high school graduation - Adoption and\n\napproval of promotional system.\n\nA. 1. The State Board of Education shall adopt subject matter\n\nstandards for instruction of students in the public schools of this\n\nstate that are necessary to ensure there is attainment of desired\n\nlevels of competencies in a variety of areas to include language,\n\nmathematics, science, social studies, communication, and health and\n\nphysical education.\n\n2. School districts shall develop and implement curriculum,\n\ncourses and instruction in order to ensure that students meet the\n\nskills and competencies as set forth in this section and in the\n\nsubject matter standards adopted by the State Board of Education.\n\n3. All students shall gain literacy at the elementary and\n\nsecondary levels. Students shall develop skills in reading,\n\nwriting, speaking, computing and critical thinking. For purposes of\n\nthis section, critical thinking means a manner of analytical\n\nthinking which is logical and uses linear factual analysis to reach\n\na conclusion. They shall learn about cultures and environments -\n\ntheir own and those of others with whom they share the earth. All\n\nstudents shall receive the instruction needed to lead healthy and\n\nphysically active lifestyles. Students, therefore, shall study\n\nsocial studies, literature, languages, the arts, health, mathematics\n\nand science. Such curricula shall provide for the teaching of a\n\nhands-on career exploration program in cooperation with technology\n\ncenter schools.\n\n4. The subject matter standards shall be designed to teach the\n\ncompetencies for which students shall be tested as provided in\n\nSection 1210.508 of this title, and shall be designed to prepare all\n\nstudents for active citizenship, employment and/or successful\n\ncompletion of postsecondary education without the need for remedial\n\ncoursework at the postsecondary level.\n\n5. The subject matter standards shall be designed with rigor as\n\ndefined in paragraph 3 of subsection G of this section.\n\n6. The subject matter standards for English Language Arts shall\n\ngive Classic Literature and nonfiction literature equal\n\nconsideration to other literature. In addition, emphasis shall be\n\ngiven to the study of complete works of literature.\n\n7. At a minimum, the subject matter standards for mathematics\n\nshall require mastery of the standard algorithms in mathematics,\n\nwhich is the most logical, efficient way of solving a problem that\n\nconsistently works, and for students to attain fluency in Euclidian\n\ngeometry.\n\n8. The subject matter standards for history, social studies and\n\nUnited States Government shall include study of important historical\n\ndocuments, including the United States Constitution, Declaration of\n\nIndependence, Emancipation Proclamation, Federalist Papers and other\n\ndocuments with significant history and heritage of the United\n\nStates, and the content of the United States naturalization test,\n\nwith an emphasis on the specific content of the test and the ideas\n\nand concepts it references. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school\n\nyear, the United States naturalization test shall be administered in\n\naccordance with subsection F of this section.\n\n9. The subject matter standards for United States Government\n\nshall include an emphasis on civics, the structure and relationship\n\nbetween the national, state, county and local governments and\n\nsimulations of the democratic process. For the purposes of this\n\nsection, \"civics\" means the study of the rights and duties of\n\nOklahoma and United States citizens and of how those governments\n\nwork.\n\n10. The subject matter standards for health and physical\n\neducation shall include but not be limited to the domains of\n\nphysical, emotional, social and intellectual health. Health\n\nliteracy shall include the ability to obtain, process and understand\n\nbasic health information and services needed to make appropriate\nand of how those governments\n\nwork.\n\n10. The subject matter standards for health and physical\n\neducation shall include but not be limited to the domains of\n\nphysical, emotional, social and intellectual health. Health\n\nliteracy shall include the ability to obtain, process and understand\n\nbasic health information and services needed to make appropriate\n\nhealth decisions. Health shall also include the importance of\n\nproper nutrition and exercise, mental health and wellness, substance\n\nabuse, coping skills for understanding and managing trauma,\n\nestablishing and maintaining positive relationships and responsible\n\ndecision making. Physical literacy shall include the ability to\n\nmove with competence and confidence in a wide variety of physical\n\nactivities in multiple environments that benefit the healthy\n\ndevelopment of the whole person.\n\nB. Subject to the provisions of subsection C of this section,\n\nin order to graduate from a public high school accredited by the\n\nState Board of Education with a standard diploma, students shall\n\ncomplete the following college preparatory/work ready curriculum\n\nunits or sets of competencies at the secondary level:\n\n1. Four units or sets of competencies of English to include\n\nGrammar, Composition, Literature, or any English course approved for\n\ncollege admission requirements;\n\n2. Three units or sets of competencies of mathematics, limited\n\nto Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Trigonometry, Math Analysis,\n\nCalculus, Advanced Placement Statistics, or any mathematics course\n\nwith content and/or rigor above Algebra I and approved for college\n\nadmission requirements;\n\n3. Three units or sets of competencies of laboratory science\n\napproved for college admission requirements including one unit or\n\nset of competencies of life science meeting the standards for\n\nBiology I; one unit or set of competencies of physical science,\n\nmeeting the standards for Physical Science, Chemistry or Physics;\n\nand one unit or set of competencies from the domains of physical\n\nscience, life science or earth and space science such that the\n\ncontent and rigor is above Biology I or Physical Science;\n\n4. Three units or sets of competencies of history and\n\ncitizenship skills, including one unit of American History, one-half\n\nunit of Oklahoma History, one-half unit of United States Government\n\nand one unit from the subjects of History, Government, Geography,\n\nEconomics, Civics, or non-Western culture and approved for college\n\nadmission requirements;\n\n5. Two units or sets of competencies of the same world or non-\n\nEnglish language or two units of computer technology approved for\n\ncollege admission requirements, whether taught at a high school or a\n\ntechnology center school, including computer programming, hardware,\n\nand business computer applications, such as word processing,\n\ndatabases, spreadsheets, and graphics, excluding keyboarding or\n\ntyping courses;\n\n6. One additional unit or set of competencies selected from\n\nparagraphs 1 through 5 of this subsection or career and technology\n\neducation courses, concurrently enrolled courses, Advanced Placement\n\ncourses or International Baccalaureate courses approved for college\n\nadmission requirements;\n\n7. One-half (1/2) unit or set of competencies of personal\n\nfinancial literacy, as provided in the Passport to Financial\n\nLiteracy Act, whether taught as an elective course or when taught\n\nduring instruction as provided in and subject to the standards of\n\nsubsection A of Section 11-103.6h of this title in coursework\n\noffered by the school district or partnering technology center\n\nschool by a teacher certified in a relevant secondary subject area\n\nand taken in the tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade; and\n\n8. One unit or set of competencies of fine arts, such as music,\n\nart, or drama, or one unit or set of competencies of speech.\n\nC. In lieu of the requirements of subsection B of this section\ntitle in coursework\n\noffered by the school district or partnering technology center\n\nschool by a teacher certified in a relevant secondary subject area\n\nand taken in the tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade; and\n\n8. One unit or set of competencies of fine arts, such as music,\n\nart, or drama, or one unit or set of competencies of speech.\n\nC. In lieu of the requirements of subsection B of this section\n\nwhich requires a college preparatory/work ready curriculum, a\n\nstudent may enroll in the core curriculum as provided in subsection\n\nD of this section upon written approval of the parent or legal\n\nguardian of the student. For students under the age of eighteen\n\n(18) school districts shall require a parent or legal guardian of\n\nthe student to meet with a designee of the school prior to\n\nenrollment in the core curriculum. The State Department of\n\nEducation shall develop and distribute to school districts a form\n\nsuitable for this purpose, which shall include information on the\n\nbenefits to students of completing the college preparatory/work\n\nready curriculum as provided for in subsection B of this section.\n\nD. For those students subject to the requirements of subsection\n\nC of this section, in order to graduate from a public high school\n\naccredited by the State Board of Education with a standard diploma,\n\nstudents shall complete the following core curriculum units or sets\n\nof competencies at the secondary level:\n\n1. Language Arts – Four units or sets of competencies, to\n\nconsist of one unit or set of competencies of grammar and\n\ncomposition, and three units or sets of competencies which may\n\ninclude, but are not limited to, the following courses:\n\na. American Literature,\n\nb. English Literature,\n\nc. World Literature,\n\nd. Advanced English Courses, or\n\ne. other English courses with content and/or rigor equal\n\nto or above grammar and composition;\n\n2. Mathematics – Three units or sets of competencies to consist\n\nof one unit or set of competencies of Algebra I or Algebra I taught\n\nin a contextual methodology, and two units or sets of competencies\n\nwhich may include, but are not limited to, the following courses:\n\na. Algebra II,\n\nb. Geometry or Geometry taught in a contextual\n\nmethodology,\n\nc. Trigonometry,\n\nd. Math Analysis or Precalculus,\n\ne. Calculus,\n\nf. Statistics and/or Probability,\n\ng. Computer Science or acceptance and successful\n\ncompletion of one (1) year of a full-time, three-hour\n\ncareer and technology program leading to an industry\n\ncredential/certificate or college credit. The State\n\nBoard of Career and Technology Education shall\n\npromulgate rules to define the provisions of this\n\nsection related to the accepted industry-valued\n\ncredentials which are industry-endorsed or industry-\n\naligned. The list of accepted industry-valued\n\ncredentials shall be reviewed annually and updated at\n\nleast every three (3) years by the Board,\n\nh. (1) contextual mathematics courses which enhance\n\ntechnology preparation, or\n\n(2) a science, technology, engineering and math\n\n(STEM) block course meeting the requirements for\n\ncourse competencies listed in paragraph 2 of\n\nsubsection B of this section, whether taught at\n\na:\n\n(a) comprehensive high school, or\ns shall be reviewed annually and updated at\n\nleast every three (3) years by the Board,\n\nh. (1) contextual mathematics courses which enhance\n\ntechnology preparation, or\n\n(2) a science, technology, engineering and math\n\n(STEM) block course meeting the requirements for\n\ncourse competencies listed in paragraph 2 of\n\nsubsection B of this section, whether taught at\n\na:\n\n(a) comprehensive high school, or\n\n(b) technology center school when taken in the\n\ntenth, eleventh or twelfth grade, taught by\n\na certified teacher, and approved by the\n\nState Board of Education and the independent\n\ndistrict board of education,\n\ni. mathematics courses taught at a technology center\n\nschool by a teacher certified in the secondary subject\n\narea when taken in the tenth, eleventh or twelfth\n\ngrade upon approval of the State Board of Education\n\nand the independent district board of education, or\n\nj. any other mathematics course with content and/or rigor\n\nequal to or above Algebra I;\n\n3. Science – Three units or sets of competencies to consist of\n\none unit or set of competencies of Biology I or Biology I taught in\n\na contextual methodology, and two units or sets of competencies in\n\nthe areas of life, physical, or earth science or technology which\n\nmay include, but are not limited to, the following courses:\n\na. Chemistry I,\n\nb. Physics,\n\nc. Biology II,\n\nd. Chemistry II,\n\ne. Physical Science,\n\nf. Earth Science,\n\ng. Botany,\n\nh. Zoology,\n\ni. Physiology,\n\nj. Astronomy,\n\nk. Applied Biology/Chemistry,\n\nl. Applied Physics,\n\nm. Principles of Technology,\n\nn. qualified agricultural education courses,\n\no. (1) contextual science courses which enhance\n\ntechnology preparation, or\n\n(2) a science, technology, engineering and math\n\n(STEM) block course meeting the requirements for\n\ncourse competencies listed in paragraph 3 of\n\nsubsection B of this section, whether taught at\n\na:\n\n(a) comprehensive high school, or\n\n(b) technology center school when taken in the\n\ntenth, eleventh or twelfth grade, taught by\n\na certified teacher, and approved by the\n\nState Board of Education and the independent\n\ndistrict board of education,\n\np. science courses taught at a technology center school\n\nby a teacher certified in the secondary subject area\n\nwhen taken in the tenth, eleventh or twelfth grade\n\nupon approval of the State Board of Education and the\n\nindependent district board of education, or\n\nq. other science courses with content and/or rigor equal\n\nto or above Biology I;\n\n4. Social Studies – Three units or sets of competencies, to\n\nconsist of one unit or set of competencies of United States History,\n\none-half (1/2) to one unit or set of competencies of United States\n\nGovernment, one-half (1/2) unit or set of competencies of Oklahoma\n\nHistory, and one-half (1/2) to one unit or set of competencies which\n\nmay include, but are not limited to, the following courses:\n\na. World History,\n\nb. Geography,\n\nc. Economics,\n\nd. Anthropology, or\n\ne. other social studies courses with content and/or rigor\n\nequal to or above United States History, United States\n\nGovernment, and Oklahoma History;\n\n5. Arts – One unit or set of competencies which may include,\n\nbut is not limited to, courses in Visual Arts and General Music;\n\n6. One-half (1/2) unit or set of competencies of personal\n\nfinancial literacy, as provided in the Passport to Financial\n\nLiteracy Act, whether taught as an elective course or when taught\n\nduring instruction as provided in and subject to the standards of\n\nsubsection A of Section 11-103.6h of this title in coursework\n\noffered by the school district or partnering technology center\n\nschool by a teacher certified in a relevant secondary subject area\n\nand taken in the tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade; and\n\n7. Computer Education or World Language - One unit or set of\n\ncompetencies of computer technology, whether taught at a high school\n\nor a technology center school, including computer programming,\nor partnering technology center\n\nschool by a teacher certified in a relevant secondary subject area\n\nand taken in the tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade; and\n\n7. Computer Education or World Language - One unit or set of\n\ncompetencies of computer technology, whether taught at a high school\n\nor a technology center school, including computer programming,\n\nhardware and business computer applications, such as word\n\nprocessing, databases, spreadsheets and graphics, excluding\n\nkeyboarding or typing courses, or one unit or set of competencies of\n\nworld or non-English language.\n\nE. A school district may issue an alternate diploma to a\n\nstudent who meets the definition of a student with the most\n\nsignificant cognitive disabilities and who participates in the\n\nOklahoma Alternate Assessment Program (OAAP) beginning in the 2023-\n\n2024 school year. An alternate diploma shall be standards-based,\n\naligned with requirements for a standard diploma, and obtained by\n\nthe school year in which a student turns twenty-two (22) years of\n\nage.\n\nF. An alternate diploma shall not terminate a Free and\n\nAppropriate Public Education (FAPE) for students with an\n\nIndividualized Education Program (IEP) unless they reach the maximum\n\nage of FAPE. The IEP team shall determine subsequent courses and\n\nservices for students who receive an alternate diploma.\n\nG. Students participating in the OAAP shall not be precluded\n\nfrom attempting to meet the requirements of a standard diploma and\n\nparticipation in the OAAP shall not determine a student's\n\neducational setting under the Individuals with Disabilities\n\nEducation Act (IDEA).\n\nH. Students who meet requirements for an alternate diploma may\n\ncount as having received a standard diploma for purposes of\n\ncalculating and reporting the adjusted cohort graduation rate\n\n(ACGR).\n\nI. A student may be awarded an alternate diploma upon\n\ncompletion of the following curriculum units or sets of competencies\n\nat the secondary level:\n\n1. Language Arts – Four units or sets of competencies based on\n\nalternate academic achievement standards to consist of reading\n\nliterature, reading informational text, writing, speaking and\n\nlistening, and language in the following courses:\n\na. English 1 Alternate,\n\nb. English 2 Alternate,\n\nc. English 3 Alternate, and\n\nd. English 4 Alternate;\n\n2. Mathematics – Three units or sets of competencies based on\n\nalternate academic achievement standards to consist of number,\n\nquantities, algebra, functions/statistics, probability, and geometry\n\nin the following courses:\n\na. Math Alternate 1,\n\nb. Math Alternate 2, and\n\nc. Math Alternate 3;\n\n3. Science – Three units or sets of competencies based on\n\nalternate academic achievement standards to consist of life science,\n\nphysical science, and earth science in the following courses:\n\na. Life Science Alternate,\n\nb. Physical Science Alternate, and\n\nc. Earth Science Alternate;\n\n4. Social Studies – Three units or sets of competencies based\n\non alternate academic achievement standards to consist of United\n\nStates History, United States Government, Oklahoma History,\n\nGeography, and Social Studies in the following courses:\n\na. Social Studies Alternate 1,\n\nb. Social Studies Alternate 2, and\n\nc. Social Studies Alternate 3;\n\n5. Arts – One unit or set of competencies which may include,\n\nbut is not limited to, courses in Visual Arts and General Music;\n\n6. Computer Education or World Language - One unit or set of\n\ncompetencies of computer technology, whether taught at a high school\n\nor a technology center school, including computer programming,\n\nhardware, and business computer applications, such as word\n\nprocessing, databases, spreadsheets, and graphics, excluding\n\nkeyboarding or typing courses, or one unit or set of competencies of\n\nworld or non-English language;\n\n7. Career Readiness – at least two units of Career Readiness,\nputer technology, whether taught at a high school\n\nor a technology center school, including computer programming,\n\nhardware, and business computer applications, such as word\n\nprocessing, databases, spreadsheets, and graphics, excluding\n\nkeyboarding or typing courses, or one unit or set of competencies of\n\nworld or non-English language;\n\n7. Career Readiness – at least two units of Career Readiness,\n\nincluding Career Readiness I, Career Readiness II, Career Readiness\n\nIII, or Career Readiness IV. Each Career Readiness course may be\n\nsubstituted for Careers/Exploration, Internship I, or Internship II;\n\nand\n\n8. Life Skills – at least two units of Life Skills, such as\n\nLife Skills I, Life Skills II, Life Skills III, or Life Skills IV.\n\nEach Life Skills course may be substituted for the Life Skills or\n\nFamily and Consumer Science courses.\n\nJ. Courses in the core curriculum may be used as a substitute\n\nfor corresponding courses required by the alternate diploma. Other\n\ncourses may be substituted as determined by the State Board of\n\nEducation.\n\nK. 1. In addition to the curriculum requirements of either\n\nsubsection B or D of this section, in order to graduate from a\n\npublic high school accredited by the State Board of Education\n\nstudents shall complete any additional course requirements or\n\nrecommended elective courses as may be established by the State\n\nBoard of Education and the district school board. School districts\n\nshall strongly encourage students to complete two units or sets of\n\ncompetencies of world languages and two units or sets of\n\ncompetencies of physical and health education.\n\n2. No student shall receive credit for high school graduation\n\nmore than once for completion of the same unit or set of\n\ncompetencies to satisfy the curriculum requirements of this section.\n\n3. A school district shall not be required to offer every\n\ncourse listed in subsections B and D of this section but shall offer\n\nsufficient courses to allow a student to meet the graduation\n\nrequirements during the secondary grade years of the student.\n\nL. 1. In addition to the curriculum requirements of either\n\nsubsection B or D of this section, beginning with ninth graders in\n\nthe 2021-22 school year, in order to graduate from a public high\n\nschool accredited by the State Board of Education, students shall\n\npass the United States naturalization test pursuant to the\n\nprovisions of this subsection.\n\n2. School districts shall offer the United States\n\nnaturalization test to students at least once per school year,\n\nbeginning as early as eighth grade at the discretion of the school\n\ndistrict; provided, any student may retake the exam upon request,\n\nand as often as desired, until earning a passing score. For\n\npurposes of this subsection, a passing score shall be 60 out of 100\n\nquestions.\n\n3. School districts shall exempt students with disabilities\n\nwhose individualized education program (IEP), consistent with state\n\nlaw, indicates that the student is to be assessed with alternate\n\nachievement standards through the OAAP.\n\nM. For purposes of this section:\n\n1. \"Contextual methodology\" means academic content and skills\n\ntaught by utilizing real-world problems and projects in a way that\n\nhelps students understand the application of that knowledge;\n\n2. \"Qualified agricultural education courses\" means courses\n\nthat have been determined by the State Board of Education to offer\n\nthe sets of competencies for one or more science content areas and\n\nwhich correspond to academic science courses. Qualified\n\nagricultural education courses shall include, but are not limited\n\nto, Horticulture, Plant and Soil Science, Natural Resources and\n\nEnvironmental Science, and Animal Science. The courses shall be\n\ntaught by teachers certified in agricultural education and comply\n\nwith all rules of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology\n\nEducation;\n\n3. \"Rigor\" means a level of difficulty that is thorough,\nagricultural education courses shall include, but are not limited\n\nto, Horticulture, Plant and Soil Science, Natural Resources and\n\nEnvironmental Science, and Animal Science. The courses shall be\n\ntaught by teachers certified in agricultural education and comply\n\nwith all rules of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology\n\nEducation;\n\n3. \"Rigor\" means a level of difficulty that is thorough,\n\nexhaustive and accurate and is appropriate for the grade level;\n\n4. \"Sets of competencies\" means instruction in those skills and\n\ncompetencies that are specified in the subject matter standards\n\nadopted by the State Board of Education and other skills and\n\ncompetencies adopted by the Board, without regard to specified\n\ninstructional time; and\n\n5. \"Unit\" means a Carnegie Unit as defined by the North Central\n\nAssociation's Commission on Schools.\n\nN. 1. The State Board of Education shall adopt a plan to\n\nensure that rigor is maintained in the content, teaching\n\nmethodology, level of expectations for student achievement, and\n\napplication of learning in all the courses taught to meet the\n\ngraduation requirements as specified in this section.\n\n2. The State Board of Education shall allow as much flexibility\n\nat the district level as is possible without diminishing the rigor\n\nor undermining the intent of providing these courses. To accomplish\n\nthis purpose, the State Department of Education shall work with\n\nschool districts in reviewing and approving courses taught by\n\ndistricts that are not specifically listed in subsections B and D of\n\nthis section. Options may include, but shall not be limited to,\n\ncourses taken by concurrent enrollment, advanced placement, or\n\ncorrespondence, or courses bearing different titles.\n\n3. The State Board of Education shall approve an advanced\n\nplacement computer science course to meet the requirements of course\n\ncompetencies listed in paragraph 2 of subsection B of this section\n\nif the course is taken in a student's senior year and the student is\n\nconcurrently enrolled in or has successfully completed Algebra II.\n\n4. Technology center school districts may offer programs\n\ndesigned in cooperation with institutions of higher education which\n\nhave an emphasis on a focused field of career study upon approval of\n\nthe State Board of Education and the independent district board of\n\neducation. Students in the tenth grade may be allowed to attend\n\nthese programs for up to one-half (1/2) of a school day and credit\n\nfor the units or sets of competencies required in paragraphs 2, 3,\n\n6, and 7 of subsection B or D of this section shall be given if the\n\ncourses are taught by a teacher certified in the secondary subject\n\narea; provided, credit for units or sets of competencies pursuant to\n\nsubsection B of this section shall be approved for college admission\n\nrequirements.\n\n5. If a student enrolls in a concurrent course, the school\n\ndistrict shall not be responsible for any costs incurred for that\n\ncourse, unless the school district does not offer enough course\n\nselection during the student's secondary grade years to allow the\n\nstudent to receive the courses needed to meet the graduation\n\nrequirements of this section. If the school district does not offer\n\nthe necessary course selection during the student's secondary grade\n\nyears, it shall be responsible for the cost of resident tuition at\n\nan institution in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,\n\nfees, and books for the concurrent enrollment course, and providing\n\nfor transportation to and from the institution to the school site.\n\nIt is the intent of the Legislature that for students enrolled\n\nin a concurrent enrollment course which is paid for by the school\n\ndistrict pursuant to this paragraph, the institution charge only the\n\nsupplementary and special service fees that are directly related to\n\nthe concurrent enrollment course and enrollment procedures for that\n\nschool site.\n\nIt is the intent of the Legislature that for students enrolled\n\nin a concurrent enrollment course which is paid for by the school\n\ndistrict pursuant to this paragraph, the institution charge only the\n\nsupplementary and special service fees that are directly related to\n\nthe concurrent enrollment course and enrollment procedures for that\n\nstudent. It is further the intent of the Legislature that fees for\n\nstudent activities and student service facilities, including the\n\nstudent health care and cultural and recreational service fees, not\n\nbe charged to such students.\n\n6. Credit for the units or sets of competencies required in\n\nsubsection B or D of this section shall be given when such units or\n\nsets of competencies are taken prior to ninth grade if the teachers\n\nare certified or authorized to teach the subjects for high school\n\ncredit and the required rigor is maintained.\n\n7. The three units or sets of competencies in mathematics\n\nrequired in subsection B or D of this section shall be completed in\n\nthe ninth through twelfth grades. If a student completes any\n\nrequired courses or sets of competencies in mathematics prior to\n\nninth grade, the student may take any other mathematics courses or\n\nsets of competencies to fulfill the requirement to complete three\n\nunits or sets of competencies in grades nine through twelve after\n\nthe student has satisfied the requirements of subsection B or D of\n\nthis section.\n\n8. The one-half (1/2) unit or set of competencies in personal\n\nfinancial literacy required in subsection B or D of this section\n\nshall be completed in the tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade to\n\nfulfill the requirements for graduation.\n\n9. All units or sets of competencies required for graduation\n\nmay be taken in any sequence recommended by the school district.\n\nO. As a condition of receiving accreditation from the State\n\nBoard of Education, all students in grades nine through twelve shall\n\nenroll in a minimum of six periods, or the equivalent in block\n\nscheduling or other scheduling structure that allows for instruction\n\nin sets of competencies, of rigorous academic and/or rigorous\n\nvocational courses each day, which may include arts, vocal and\n\ninstrumental music, speech classes, and physical education classes.\n\nP. 1. Academic and vocational-technical courses designed to\n\noffer sets of competencies integrated or embedded within the courses\n\nthat provide for the teaching and learning of the appropriate skills\n\nand knowledge in the subject matter standards, as adopted by the\n\nState Board of Education, may, upon approval of the Board, in\n\nconsultation with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology\n\nEducation if the courses are offered at a technology center school\n\ndistrict, be counted for academic credit and toward meeting the\n\ngraduation requirements of this section.\n\n2. Internet-based courses offered by a technology center school\n\nthat are taught by a certified teacher and provide for the teaching\n\nand learning of the appropriate skills and knowledge in the subject\n\nmatter standards may, upon approval of the State Board of Education\n\nand the independent district board of education, be counted for\n\nacademic credit and toward meeting the graduation requirements of\n\nthis section.\n\n3. Internet-based courses or vocational-technical courses\n\nutilizing integrated or embedded skills for which no subject matter\n\nstandards have been adopted by the State Board of Education may be\n\napproved by the Board, in consultation with the Oklahoma Department\n\nof Career and Technology Education if the courses are offered at a\n\ntechnology center school district, if such courses incorporate\n\nstandards of nationally recognized professional organizations and\n\nare taught by certified teachers.\n\n4. Courses offered by a supplemental education organization\n\nthat is accredited by a national accrediting body and that are\nconsultation with the Oklahoma Department\n\nof Career and Technology Education if the courses are offered at a\n\ntechnology center school district, if such courses incorporate\n\nstandards of nationally recognized professional organizations and\n\nare taught by certified teachers.\n\n4. Courses offered by a supplemental education organization\n\nthat is accredited by a national accrediting body and that are\n\ntaught by a certified teacher and provide for the teaching and\n\nlearning of the appropriate skills and knowledge in the subject\n\nmatter standards may, upon approval of the State Board of Education\n\nand the school district board of education, be counted for academic\n\ncredit and toward meeting the graduation requirements of this\n\nsection.\n\nQ. The State Board of Education shall provide an option for\n\nhigh school graduation based upon attainment of the desired levels\n\nof competencies as required in tests pursuant to the provisions of\n\nSection 1210.508 of this title. Such option shall be in lieu of the\n\namount of course credits earned.\n\nR. The State Board of Education shall prescribe, adopt and\n\napprove a promotion system based on the attainment by students of\n\nspecified levels of competencies in each area of the core\n\ncurriculum.\n\nS. Children who have an IEP pursuant to the IDEA, and who\n\nsatisfy the graduation requirements through the individualized\n\neducation program for that student shall be awarded a standard\n\ndiploma.\n\nT. Students who enter the ninth grade in or prior to the 2007-\n\n08 school year who are enrolled in an alternative education program\n\nand meet the requirements of their plans leading to high school\n\ngraduation developed pursuant to Section 1210.568 of this title\n\nshall be awarded a standard diploma.\n\nU. Any student who completes the curriculum requirements of the\n\nInternational Baccalaureate Diploma Program shall be awarded a\n\nstandard diploma.\n\nV. Any student who successfully completes an advanced\n\nmathematics or science course offered pursuant to Section 1210.404\n\nof this title shall be granted academic credit toward meeting the\n\ngraduation requirements pursuant to paragraph 2 or 3, as\n\nappropriate, of subsection B or D of this section.\n\nW. For purposes of this section, the courses approved for\n\ncollege admission requirements shall be courses which are approved\n\nby the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for admission to\n\nan institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education.\n\nX. Students who have been denied a standard diploma by the\n\nschool district in which the student is or was enrolled for failing\n\nto meet the requirements of this section may re-enroll in the school\n\ndistrict that denied the student a standard diploma following the\n\ndenial of a standard diploma. The student shall be provided\n\nremediation or intervention and the opportunity to complete the\n\ncurriculum units or sets of competencies required by this section to\n\nobtain a standard diploma. Students who re-enroll in the school\n\ndistrict to meet the graduation requirements of this section shall\n\nbe exempt from the hourly instructional requirements of Section 1-\n\n111 of this title and the six-period enrollment requirements of this\n\nsection.\n\nY. The State Department of Education shall collect and report\n\ndata by school site and district on the number of students who\n\nenroll in the core curriculum as provided in subsection D of this\n\nsection.","path":["OK Code","Title 70"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os70.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"39d3cdaa3e73437ffbb04d9c088af597c312122d78107e8e722370c2bafcfcd7","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-70-70-11-103.6p","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-70-70-11-103.6v2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}