6:310-AP1 High School Credit for Students in Grade 8
6:310-AP1 High School Credit for Students in Grade 8
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The Superintendent or designee may investigate, coordinate, and implementa a program for students in grade 8 to enroll in a course required for a high school diploma.
If a program is available, students in grade8 may enroll in a course required for a high school diploma when the course is offered by the high school that the elementary student would attend and either of the following is satisfied: (1) the student participates in the course at the high school and the elementary student’s enrollment in the course would not prevent a high school student from being able to enroll, or (2) the student participates in the course where the student attends school as long as the course is taught by a teacher who holds a professional educator license with an endorsement for the grade level and content area of the course.
A student who successfully completes a course required for a high school diploma while in grade 8 shall receive academic credit for the course. That academic credit shall satisfy the requirements of Section 27-22 of the School Code for purposes of receiving a high school diploma, unless evidence about the course’s rigor and content show that the course did not address the relevant Illinois learning standard at the level appropriate for the high school grade during which the course is usually taken. The student’s grade in the course will not be included in the student’s grade point average.
Beginning in 2026-2027, this option will only be available for students in a World Language level one class.
The Superintendent or designee may investigate, coordinate, and implementa a program for students in grade 8 to enroll in a course required for a high school diploma.
If a program is available, students in grade8 may enroll in a course required for a high school diploma when the course is offered by the high school that the elementary student would attend and either of the following is satisfied: (1) the student participates in the course at the high school and the elementary student’s enrollment in the course would not prevent a high school student from being able to enroll, or (2) the student participates in the course where the student attends school as long as the course is taught by a teacher who holds a professional educator license with an endorsement for the grade level and content area of the course.
A student who successfully completes a course required for a high school diploma while in grade 8 shall receive academic credit for the course. That academic credit shall satisfy the requirements of Section 27-22 of the School Code for purposes of receiving a high school diploma, unless evidence about the course’s rigor and content show that the course did not address the relevant Illinois learning standard at the level appropriate for the high school grade during which the course is usually taken. The student’s grade in the course will not be included in the student’s grade point average.
Beginning in 2026-2027, this option will only be available for students in a World Language level one class.
