Michigan Laws 388.517 – Academic credit
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 388.517
- Department: means the department of education. See Michigan Laws 388.513
- Eligible charges: means tuition and mandatory course fees, material fees, and registration fees required by an eligible institution for enrollment in an eligible course. See Michigan Laws 388.513
- Eligible course: means a course offered by an eligible postsecondary institution that is offered for postsecondary credit; that is not offered by the school district or state approved nonpublic school in which the eligible student is enrolled, or that is offered by the school district or state approved nonpublic school but is determined by its governing board to not be available to the eligible student because of a scheduling conflict beyond the eligible student's control; that is an academic course not ordinarily taken as an activity course; that is a course that the postsecondary institution normally applies toward satisfaction of degree requirements; that is offered in whole or in part when the school district or state approved nonpublic school is in session or, if approved by the school district or state approved nonpublic school, that is offered in whole when the school district or state approved nonpublic school is not in session; that is not a hobby, craft, or recreational course; and that is in a subject area other than physical education, theology, divinity, or religious education. See Michigan Laws 388.513
- Eligible postsecondary institution: means a state university, community college, or independent nonprofit degree-granting college or university that is located in this state and that chooses to comply with this act. See Michigan Laws 388.513
- Eligible student: means , except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, a student enrolled in at least 1 high school class in a school district or state approved nonpublic school in this state, except a foreign exchange pupil enrolled under a cultural exchange program or a student who does not have at least 1 parent or legal guardian who is a resident of this state. See Michigan Laws 388.513
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- School district: means that term as defined in section 6 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380. See Michigan Laws 388.513
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
- State approved nonpublic school: means that term as defined in section 6 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380. See Michigan Laws 388.513
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
(1) An eligible student who is enrolled in a school district may enroll in, and receive payment by the school district under section 4(5) of all or part of eligible charges for, an eligible course under this act for high school credit or postsecondary credit, or both. At the time an eligible student who is enrolled in a school district enrolls in a postsecondary course under this act, he or she shall designate whether the course is for high school or postsecondary credit, or both, and shall notify both his or her high school and the eligible postsecondary institution of that designation. An eligible student taking more than 1 postsecondary course under this act may make different credit designations under this subsection for different courses.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), an eligible student who is enrolled in a state approved nonpublic school may enroll in, and receive payment by the department of treasury under section 4(6) of all or part of eligible charges for, an eligible course under this act only for postsecondary credit and may not receive high school credit for the course.
(3) If an eligible student who is enrolled in a state approved nonpublic school is enrolled in an eligible course that would have been considered a nonessential elective course under Snyder v Charlotte School Dist, 421 Mich 517 (1984), then the eligible student may enroll in, and receive payment by the department of treasury under section 4(6) of all or part of eligible charges for, an eligible course under this act for high school credit or postsecondary credit, or both. At the time an eligible student enrolls under this act in an eligible course described in this subsection, he or she shall designate whether the course is for high school or postsecondary credit, or both, and shall notify both his or her high school and the eligible postsecondary institution of that designation. An eligible student taking more than 1 eligible course described in this subsection under this act may make different credit designations under this subsection for different courses.
(4) An eligible student shall not audit a postsecondary course in which he or she is enrolled under this act.
(5) A school district shall grant academic credit to an eligible student enrolled in an eligible course for high school credit under this act if he or she successfully completes the course, as determined by the eligible postsecondary institution. The amount of high school credit granted by a school district for a postsecondary course completed under this act shall be determined by the school district.
(6) The high school credits granted to an eligible student under this act shall be counted toward the graduation requirements and subject area requirements of the school district. Evidence of successful completion of each course and high school credits granted shall be included in the eligible student’s high school record. Subject to 20 USC 1232g, commonly referred to as the family educational rights and privacy act of 1974, an eligible postsecondary institution shall provide the school district with a copy of the eligible student’s grade in each course taken for high school credit under this act. Upon the request of an eligible student, his or her high school record and transcript shall also include evidence of successful completion and postsecondary credits granted for a course taken for postsecondary credit under this act. In either case, the eligible student’s high school record and transcript shall indicate that the credits were earned at an eligible postsecondary institution and identify the postsecondary institution.
(7) If a student enrolls in an eligible postsecondary institution after leaving high school, the eligible postsecondary institution, in accordance with institutional policy, shall award postsecondary credit for postsecondary courses successfully completed by that student for high school credit under this act at that eligible postsecondary institution. An eligible postsecondary institution shall not charge a student for credit awarded under this subsection.