CHAPTER 6. HIGH SCHOOL FAST TRACK; IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
IC 21-43-6
Chapter 6. High School Fast Track; Ivy Tech Community College
IC 21-43-6-1
Establishment of program allowed
Sec. 1. Ivy Tech Community College may establish a high school
fast track to college program that offers qualified individuals an
opportunity to earn a high school diploma while earning credits for
a certificate program or an associate's degree.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.284.
IC 21-43-6-2
Eligibility for diploma; payment of tuition costs
Sec. 2. (a) To be eligible to earn a high school diploma, an
individual participating in the program established under this chapter
must be either:
(1) at least nineteen (19) years of age and not enrolled in a high
school; or
(2) at least seventeen (17) years of age and have consent from
the high school the individual attended most recently.
(b) The school corporation in which an individual described in
this subdivision has legal settlement shall pay the individual's costs
for high school level courses taken at Ivy Tech Community College
during each year the individual is included in the school corporation's
ADM.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.284. Amended by P.L.234-2007,
SEC.60; P.L.3-2008, SEC.148.
IC 21-43-6-3
Requirements to receive high school diploma
Sec. 3. To complete the requirements for a high school diploma,
an individual participating in the program established under this
chapter must:
(1) pass:
(A) the graduation examination given under IC 20-32-4;
(B) an examination for a general education development
diploma;
(C) an examination equivalent to the graduation
examination:
(i) administered by Ivy Tech Community College; and
(ii) approved by the department of education; or
(D) an examination that demonstrates the student is ready for
college level work:
(i) administered by Ivy Tech Community College; and
(ii) approved by the department of education; and
(2) complete the course work necessary to meet:
(A) the minimum high school course requirements
established by the Indiana state board of education; and
(B) the requirements of Ivy Tech Community College.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.284. Amended by P.L.3-2008,
SEC.149.
IC 21-43-6-4
Transfer of high school credits required
Sec. 4. In addition to meeting the requirements set forth in
sections 2 and 3 of this chapter, an individual must have the credits
toward graduation that the individual successfully completed in high
school transferred to Ivy Tech Community College.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.284.
IC 21-43-6-5
Notice to state board of education of program completion; diploma
award
Sec. 5. Ivy Tech Community College shall notify the Indiana state
board of education that an individual has successfully completed the
requirements of the program. Upon receiving the notification, the
Indiana state board of education shall:
(1) grant to the individual a high school diploma that states the
individual earned the high school diploma at Ivy Tech
Community College; and
(2) provide the diploma to Ivy Tech Community College to
award to the individual.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.284.
IC 21-43-6-6
Annual report to education roundtable
Sec. 6. If Ivy Tech Community College establishes a program, Ivy
Tech Community College shall report annually to the education
roundtable established under IC 20-19-4 the number of program
participants and diplomas granted while earning credits for a
certificate program or an associate's degree.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.284.