Addendum C

Alabama High School Graduation Requirements (Alabama Administrative Code 290-3- l-02(8)(a) (b) and (c))

1. COURSE REQUIREMENTS
   The Alabama courses of study shall be followed in determining minimum required content in each discipline. Students seeking the Alabama High School Diploma with Advanced Academic Endorsement shall complete advanced level work in the core curriculum. Students seeking the Alternate Adult High School Diploma shall complete the prescribed credits for the Alabama High School Diploma and pass the test of General Education Development (GED).

2. ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS
   Pass the required statewide assessment for graduation
    
3. ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA WITH CREDIT-BASED ENDORSEMENT
   Effective for students in the twelfth grade during the 2007-2008 school year, local boards of education may offer an Alabama High School Diploma with Credit-Based Endorsement. To earn this endorsement, eligible general education students and students with disabilities, as defined by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, shall complete the required credits in the core curriculum [general education students-AAC Rule 290-3-1-.02(8) (a); students with disabilities –AAC rule 290-3-1-.02 (8)(a) or AAC Rule 290-3-1-.02 (8) (g)] for an Alabama diploma. Effective for students entering the ninth grade in the 2009-2010 school year, one Career/Technical Education (CTE) credit is required.
   
   Eligible students for the Alabama High School Diploma with Credit-Based Endorsement are those who have taken the Alabama High School Graduation Exam through the 12th grade and have passed three of the five subject-area tests of the exam. Students must pass reading, mathematics, and one of the science, language, or social studies subject-area tests.