The State Board of Education shall develop guidelines and promulgate regulations to include, but may not be limited to, the following:

(1) procedures and criteria to be used for the selection of online courses to be offered for a unit of credit;

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 59-16-40

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(2) qualifications and registration requirements of students who may enroll in online courses to include provisions outlining the enrollment of students that have been expelled from school;

(3) procedures for private and homeschool students to enroll in courses offered;

(4) teacher qualifications and the student-to-teacher ratio for online courses;

(5) appropriateness and provisions for charging tuition and fees;

(6) procedures for establishing uniform evaluation of student progress and awarding of the final grade;

(7) process for maintaining student records and reporting and recording grades on the student’s transcript;

(8) procedures and requirements for employment, supervision, and evaluation of teachers;

(9) procedures and requirements for supervision, monitoring, assessment, and evaluation of enrolled students; and

(10) student expectations.