§ 20-30-10-5 — Replacement for high school courses

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a high
school may:
(1) replace high school courses on the high school transcript with
dual credit courses (as defined in IC 21-43-1-2.5), Cambridge
International courses, international baccalaureate courses, or
advanced placement courses on the same subject matter with
equal or greater rigor to the required high school course; and
(2) count:
(A) a course described in subdivision (1);
(B) a work based learning course, program, or experience that
is approved under subsection (c);
(C) a career and technical education course, program, or
experience that is approved under subsection (c); or
(D) a course in any combination of:
(i) science;
(ii) technology;
(iii) engineering; or
(iv) mathematics;
as satisfying an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic
honors designation or another designation requirement.
(b) A course, program, or experience described in subsection
(a)(2)(B), (a)(2)(C), or (a)(2)(D):
(1) with:
(A) subject matter that is similar to; and
(B) rigor that is equal to or greater than;
the subject matter and rigor of the required course; but
(2) that does not fully align with the required course standards;
must be augmented with instruction to include the remaining standards
of the required course.
(c) If a course, program, or experience provider requests that the
state board, a state educational institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-32), or any other entity designated by the state board approve
a course, program, or experience described in subsection (a)(2)(B),
(a)(2)(C), or (a)(2)(D), the state board, state educational institution, or
other entity shall approve the course, program, or experience if the
provider provides the following:
(1) A description of the extent to which the course, program, or
experience aligns with the required course that the provider is
replacing.
(2) An explanation regarding how the remaining standards of the
required course, program, or experience will be augmented.
(d) If the state board, a state educational institution, or another entity
designated by the state board approves a course, program, or
experience under subsection (c), the state board, state educational
institution, or other entity:
(1) may periodically review the approved course, program, or
experience to ensure the course, program, or experience complies
with the requirements under this section; and
(2) may revoke approval of the course, program, or experience if,
at any time more than one (1) year after the course, program, or
experience is offered, the state board, state educational institution,
or other entity determines that the course, program, or experience
does not comply with the requirements under this section.
(e) A dual credit course described in subsection (a)(1) must be
authorized by an eligible institution (as described in IC 21-43-4-3.5)
that is a member of a national dual credit accreditation organization, or
the eligible institution must make assurances that the final assessment
for the course given for dual credit under this section is substantially
equivalent to the final assessment given in the college course in that
subject.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.46-2014, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.191-2018, SEC.15; P.L.192-2018, SEC.19; P.L.215-2018(ss), SEC.10; P.L.143-2019, SEC.24; P.L.216-2021, SEC.28; P.L.201-2023, SEC.168; P.L.202-2023, SEC.21.