CHAPTER 8. STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: HIGH SCHOOL FAST TRACK PROGRAM
IC 21-43-8
Chapter 8. State Educational Institutions: High School Fast Track
Program
IC 21-43-8-1
Establishment of program allowed
Sec. 1. Any state educational institution 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 degree.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.284.
IC 21-43-8-2
Eligibility
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
school corporation; 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 to whom this
subdivision applies resides shall pay the individual's tuition for high
school level courses taken at the state educational institution 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.3-2008,
SEC.152.
IC 21-43-8-3
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 have:
(1) passed:
(A) the graduation examination given under IC 20-32-4;
(B) an examination for a general educational development
diploma;
(C) an examination equivalent to the graduation
examination:
(i) administered by the state educational institution; 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 the state educational institution; and
(ii) approved by the department of education; and
(2) completed 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 the state educational institution.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.284. Amended by P.L.3-2008,
SEC.153.
IC 21-43-8-4
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 the state educational institution.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.284.
IC 21-43-8-5
Notice to state board of education of program completion; diploma
award
Sec. 5. The state educational institution shall notify the Indiana
state board of education that an individual has successfully
completed the requirements of a program. Upon receiving the
notification, the Indiana state board of education shall:
(1) grant to the individual a high school diploma that states the
name of the state educational institution at which the individual
earned the high school diploma; and
(2) provide the diploma to the state educational institution to
award to the individual.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.284.
IC 21-43-8-6
Annual report to education roundtable
Sec. 6. A state educational institution that establishes a program
under this section shall report annually to the education roundtable
established under IC 20-19-4 the number of program participants and
diplomas granted.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.284.