2413 Policy – Equivalency Credit for Career and Technical Education Courses

Each high school shall adopt core academic course equivalencies for high school Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses, provided that the course has been reviewed and approved for equivalency credit by a district team appointed by the superintendent or a designee. The district team (Equivalency Credit Committee) shall include the respective school administrator, the CTE Director, an instructor from the core academic subject area, an instructor from the appropriate CTE course, a school counselor and a representative from the curriculum department. CTE courses approved for equivalency must meet the following criteria:

  1. Align with the state鈥檚 essential academic learning requirements and grade level expectations; and
  2. Align with current industry standards, as evidenced in the curriculum frameworks.

The local CTE Advisory Committee and CTE Director shall certify that courses meet industry standards. Non- CTE courses approved for occupational education credit must, at a minimum, align with the definition of an exploratory course as adopted in the of the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Equivalency standards and evidence can be found in the .

Career and technical courses determined by the school district to be equivalent to academic core courses, in full or in part, shall be accepted as meeting core requirements, including graduation requirements if the courses are recorded on the student鈥檚 transcript using the equivalent academic high school department designation and title. Full or partial credit shall be recorded as appropriate.

The district will approve Advanced Placement (AP) computer science courses as equivalent to high school mathematics or science. The superintendent will adopt procedures to denote on the student鈥檚 transcript that AP Computer Science qualifies as a mathematics-based quantitative course for students who complete it in their senior year.

Adopted/Revised: 02/12/09; 03/19/14
Updated: 6/25/2018
Superintendent or Board Approved: Superintendent Approved
Cross References: Content
 

Policy 2170 鈥 Career and Technical Education
Policy 2410 鈥 High School Graduation Requirements


Legal References: Content
 

RCW 28A.230.097 Career and technical high school course equivalencies
RCW 28A.230.120 High School Diplomas 鈥 Issuance 鈥 Option to receive final transcripts 鈥 Notice Laws of 2018, ch. 73, 搂搂204, 217, 102

WAC 180-51 High school graduation requirements
WAC 392-410 Courses of study and equivalencies


Management Resources: Content
 

Policy News, August 2006, Legislature Codifies Course Equivalency聽for Career and Technical Courses