6A-1.09941 State Uniform Transfer of High School Credits.

The purpose of this rule is to establish uniform procedures relating to the acceptance of transfer work and credit for

students entering Florida’s public schools. The procedures shall be as follows:

(1) Credits and grades earned and offered for acceptance shall be based on official transcripts and shall be accepted

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at face value subject to validation if required by the receiving school’s accreditation. If validation of the official

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transcript is deemed necessary, or if the student does not possess an official transcript or is a home education

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student, credits shall be validated through performance during the first grading period as outlined in subsection (2)

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of this rule.

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(2) Validation of credits shall be based on performance in classes at the receiving school. A student transferring into

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a school shall be placed at the appropriate sequential course level and should have a minimum grade point average

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of 2.0 at the end of the first grading period. Students who do not meet this requirement shall have credits validated

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using the Alternative Validation Procedure, as outlined in subsection (3) of this rule.

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(3) Alternative Validation Procedure. If validation based on performance as described above is not satisfactory, then

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any one of the following alternatives shall be used for validation purposes as determined by the teacher, principal,

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and parent:

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(a) Portfolio evaluation by the superintendent or designee;

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(b) Written recommendation by a Florida certified teacher selected by the parent and approved by the principal;

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(c) Demonstrated performance in courses taken through dual enrollment or at other public or private accredited

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schools;

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(d) Demonstrated proficiencies on nationally-normed standardized subject area assessments;

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(e) Demonstrated proficiencies on the FCAT; or

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(f) Written review of the criteria utilized for a given subject provided by the former school.

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Students must be provided at least ninety (90) days from date of transfer to prepare for assessments outlined in

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paragraphs (3)(d) and (e) of this rule if required.

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