HIGH SCHOOL EXAM FOR ACCELERATION
Without Prior Instruction
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All school year credit by exams are in person at the students home campus during school hours.
Test day information will be emailed after the registration window closes.
Considerations for students who wish to advance through a course without prior instruction:
The parent/guardian and student must meet with the campus professional school counselor to initiate a conversation about acceleration and the registration process.
Only students who display an extremely advanced level of understanding of the learning objectives should attempt a CBE for acceleration.
Credit by Exams for acceleration are not designed for grade-level recovery in cases when a student has been retained in a previous grade level.
Students must demonstrate mastery of 80% or higher on a CBE taken for acceleration to be awarded credit.
After testing is complete, the campus professional school counselor will communicate with the parent/guardian.
High school acceleration exams are based on the Secondary Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
Preparing for the Exams:
Examinations are criterion-referenced tests from University of Texas High School or an adaptive test through Avant. Students are encouraged to review the course study guide(s) or sample test on the websites below. Denton ISD cannot provide additional reviews or study materials for Credit by Exams.
Credit by Exam Policy for High School Course Acceleration
Only students currently enrolled at a Denton ISD campus or have completed the next school years registration are eligible to apply for a Credit by Exam
Approval for the use of a CBE must initiate from the campus
Students may take up to two exams per day (UTHS).
Per Texas Education Code §74.24 c(8), A student in any of Grades 6-12 must be given credit for an academic subject in which he or she has had no prior instruction if the student scores: (C) 80% on any other criterion-referenced test approved by the school district board of trustees for the applicable course.
Per Texas Education Code §74.24 c(9), a student may not attempt to earn credit by examination for a specific high school course more than two times.
Per Texas Education Code §74.24 c(10), If a student fails to earn credit by examination for a specific high school course before the beginning of the school year in which the student would ordinarily be required to enroll in that course, the student must satisfactorily complete the course to receive credit.
Per Texas Education Code §74.24 c(11), If a student is given credit in accordance with paragraph (8) of this subsection in a subject on the basis of an examination on which the student scored 80% or higher, the school district must enter the examination score on the student's transcript, and the student is not required to take an applicable end-of-course assessment instrument for the course.
Per Denton ISD HS Planning Guide
After successful completion of a CBE, the course credit and numerical score earned will be posted to the student's high school transcript.
The CBE score(s) earned from acceleration will be calculated into the student's grade point average (GPA) as an unweighted grade.
Scores not meeting the passing standard are not documented on the transcript or permanent record.
More information on Texas Administrative Policy on Credit by Exam can be found at Texas Education Agency - Credit by Exam
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