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Rule 18 - Scholarship

waiver the student would have to show that the reason the course could not be
timely completed was the result of an extreme situation outside the control of
the student and the student’s parent(s), such as a medical emergency. Even
if a waiver is granted, a student will remain academically ineligible until the
course is competed and the grade is changed from an ‘I’ to a passing grade.
Q. 18-13 If a student fails to pass Seventy percent (70%) of the maximum number of
full credit subjects available, or the equivalent, during the last semester of the
school year, may the student’s credits achieved in summer school count toward
academic eligibility?
A. Yes, summer school course grades and credits can be combined with the
previous spring semester course grades and credits in order to meet the
Seventy percent (70%) rule for the spring semester. In order for the summer
school course grades and credits to be used, all summer school courses must
be completed before the first day of school of the next fall semester. A student
who needs summer school grades and credits to be academically eligible will
remain ineligible until the summer school grades and credits are received by
the student’s School of Enrollment and the principal or the principal’s designee
can confirm that the student is academically eligible for fall sports. (rules 18-4,
18-5).
Q. 18-14 Can a student use a Non-School course to count as a full credit subject for
purposes of academic eligibility?
A. Yes, provided the course is taken or attended concurrently with the Grading
Period for which the course is to be counted as a full credit subject, and provided
the course complies with the requirements of either the Night-School rule (rule
18-3), the College Course rule (rule 18-7(a)), the Unavailable Course rule (rule
18-7(b)), the Virtual Course rule (rule 18-7(d)) or the Innovative Course rule
(rule 18-7(e)).
Q. 18-15 May a student make up an academic deficiency during a Grading Period by
demonstrating proficiency in a course or subject , and obtain credit(s) under
Ind. Code 20-36-5-1 or a similar law?
A. No, academic proficiencies can be made up under rule 18-5 only through the
enrollment in a course of study offered at a night, summer, or correspondence
school, by successfully such a course through course work, and by receiving
course credit(s). Testing out of a course may not be used to make up for an
academic deficiency.
Vocational Schools
Q. 18-16 A student attends a vocational school outside the student’s School of Enrollment,
for Three (3) hours each day. Where is the student eligible?
A. The student is eligible only at the student’s School of Enrollment. The Student’s
grades and credits at the vocational school should transfer to that School of
Enrollment (rule 18-1.3) and based upon the grades and credits from both the
vocational school and from the School of Enrollment, the student can achieve
academic eligibility at the student’s School of Enrollment. (rule 18-7(b))
Q. 18-17 A student at a member School attends a college (e.g. Ivy Tech) to take a
vocational course. Can the student use the grade and credit from the course
for eligibility purposes at the student’s School of Enrollment?
A. Yes. A student may take a vocational course “off-campus” and can gain
academic eligibility under two rules. Under the Unavailable Course Rule
(rule 17-8(b)), a student can take a course which is not offered at the School
of Enrollment, provided the student attends the School of Enrollment at least
Fifty percent (50%) of the school day. Alternatively, under the College Course
Rule, a student may use the grade and credit for a vocational course given by
a college, even if the course is available at the School of Enrollment, provided
the courses provide credit for both high school and college and the student
attends the School of Enrollment for at least one (1) credit class. (rule 18-7(a)).

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