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TITLE 19EDUCATION
PART 2TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
CHAPTER 74CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
SUBCHAPTER BGRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
RULE §74.12Foundation High School Program

      (iii) a committee established by the school district of persons with appropriate knowledge regarding the student if each of the committees described by clauses (i) and (ii) of this subparagraph is inapplicable. This committee shall follow the same procedures required of an ARD or a Section 504 committee.

  (7) Fine arts--one credit.

    (A) The credit may be selected from the following courses subject to prerequisite requirements:

      (i) Art, Level I, II, III, or IV;

      (ii) Dance, Level I, II, III, or IV;

      (iii) Music, Level I, II, III, or IV;

      (iv) Music Studies;

      (v) Theatre, Level I, II, III, or IV;

      (vi) Musical Theatre, Level I, II, III, or IV;

      (vii) Technical Theatre, Level I, II, III, or IV;

      (viii) IB Film Standard or Higher Level;

      (ix) Floral Design;

      (x) Digital Art and Animation; and

      (xi) 3-D Modeling and Animation.

    (B) In accordance with local district policy, credit may be earned through participation in a community-based fine arts program not provided by the school district in which the student is enrolled. The district must apply to the commissioner of education for approval of such programs, which may be substituted for state graduation credit in fine arts. Approval may be granted if the fine arts program provides instruction in the essential knowledge and skills identified for a fine arts course as defined by Chapter 117, Subchapter C, of this title (relating to High School, Adopted 2013).

(c) Elective courses--five credits. The credits must be selected from the list of courses specified in §74.11(g) or (h) of this title (relating to High School Graduation Requirements) or from a locally developed course or activity developed pursuant to the TEC, §28.002(g-1), for which a student may receive credit and that does not satisfy a specific course requirement.

(d) Substitutions. No substitutions are allowed in the Foundation High School Program, except as specified in this chapter.


Source Note: The provisions of this §74.12 adopted to be effective July 8, 2014, 39 TexReg 5149; amended to be effective August 22, 2016, 41 TexReg 5039; amended to be effective August 28, 2017, 42 TexReg 3139; amended to be effective August 27, 2018, 43 TexReg 4190; amended to be effective August 1, 2019, 44 TexReg 3802; amended to be effective August 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 4178; amended to be effective August 1, 2022, 47 TexReg 4502

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