(A) All courses offered under the college credit plus program shall be the same courses that are included in the partnering college‘s course catalogue for college-level, nonremedial courses and shall apply to at least one degree or professional certification at the partnering college.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 3365.12

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • 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.
  • Governing entity: means any of the following:

    (1) A board of education of a school district;

    (2) A governing authority of a community school established under Chapter 3314 of the Revised Code;

    (3) A governing body of a STEM school established under Chapter 3326 of the Revised Code;

    (4) A board of trustees of a college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328 of the Revised Code;

    (5) When referring to the state school for the deaf or the state school for the blind, the department of education and workforce;

    (6) When referring to an institution operated by the department of youth services, the superintendent of that institution. See Ohio Code 3365.01

  • Participant: means any student enrolled in a college under the program established by this chapter. See Ohio Code 3365.01
  • Partnering college: means a college with which a public or nonpublic secondary school has entered into an agreement in order to offer the program established by this chapter. See Ohio Code 3365.01
  • Public secondary school: means a school serving grades nine through twelve in a city, local, or exempted village school district, a joint vocational school district, a community school established under Chapter 3314 of the Revised Code, a STEM school established under Chapter 3326 of the Revised Code, a college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328 of the Revised Code, the state school for the deaf, the state school for the blind, or an institution operated by the department of youth services. See Ohio Code 3365.01

(B)(1) High school credit awarded for courses successfully completed under this chapter shall count toward the graduation requirements and subject area requirements of the public secondary school or participating nonpublic secondary school. If a course comparable to one a participant completed at a college is offered by the school, the governing entity or governing body shall award comparable credit for the course completed at the college. If no comparable course is offered by the school, the governing entity or governing body shall grant an appropriate number of elective credits to the participant.

(2) If there is a dispute between a participant’s school and a participant regarding high school credits granted for a course, the participant may appeal the decision to the department of education and workforce. The department’s decision regarding any high school credits granted under this section is final.

(C) Evidence of successful completion of each course and the high school credits awarded by the school shall be included in the student’s record. The record shall indicate that the credits were earned as a participant under this chapter and shall include the name of the college at which the credits were earned.

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