1.    Except as provided in subsection 2, each unit must consist of at least one hundred twenty hours of student engagement per school calendar.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 15.1-21-03

  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

2.    The following units must consist of at least one hundred fifty hours of student engagement per school calendar: natural sciences, agriculture, business and office technology, marketing, diversified occupations, trade and industrial education, technology education, and health careers.

3.    The hour requirements of this section are subject to reductions resulting from the holidays and nonstudent contact days provided for in section 15.1-06-04.

4.    This section does not apply to schools or school districts having block schedules approved by the superintendent of public instruction.

5.    This section does not apply to units attained from a district-approved mastery framework under section 15.1-21-03.