Personal Curriculum 

Purpose of the Personal Curriculum

The PC is a process to modify specific credit requirements and/or content expectations based on the Educational Development Plan (EDP) and the individual learning needs of a student. It is designed to serve students who want to accelerate or go beyond the MMC requirements and students who need to individualize learning requirements to meet the MMC requirements.

The personal curriculum option allows the board of a school district or public school academy to award a regular high school diploma providing the student completes the requirements of the PC, including as many of the content expectations of the MMC as practicable.

Providing Flexibility

A PC allows several flexible learning options, including:

• For any student, earning additional credit in language arts, math, science, and world language and counting these credits toward meeting the state requirements.

• For students challenged with meeting Algebra 2 expectations, adjusting mathematics requirements.

• For students with an IEP, allowing modifications of the MMC necessary to demonstrate proficiency.

• For students transferring to a district from out of state or from a nonpublic school, modifications of requirements under limited conditions.

 State statute allows personal curriculum modification in order to: 

• Go beyond the academic credit requirements by adding more math, science, English language arts, or world languages credits; or completing a department-approved formal career and technical education program.

• Modify the State Content Standards for Mathematics.

• Modify, when necessary, the credit requirements of a student with an Individualized Education Program (IEP).

• Modify credit requirements for a student who transfers from out of state or from a nonpublic school and is unable to meet the MMC requirements.