| (ii) Personal Financial Literacy/Economics.
(D) One credit must be selected from the following:
(i) World History Studies;
(ii) World Geography Studies; or
(iii) a comparable AP or IB world history or world
geography course that does not count toward another credit required
for graduation.
(5) Languages other than English (LOTE)--two credits.
(A) The credits may be selected from the following:
(i) any two levels in the same language, including
comparable AP or IB language courses that do not count toward another
credit required for graduation; or
(ii) two credits in computer programming languages,
including computer coding, to be selected from Computer Science I,
II, and III, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Computer Science A,
IB Computer Science Standard Level, and IB Computer Science Higher
Level.
(B) A single two-credit IB LOTE course may only satisfy
one LOTE requirement.
(C) If a student, in completing the first credit of
LOTE, demonstrates that the student is unlikely to be able to complete
the second credit, the student may substitute another appropriate
course as follows:
(i) Special Topics in Language and Culture;
(ii) World History Studies or World Geography Studies
for a student who is not required to complete both by the local district;
(iii) another credit selected from Chapter 114 of this
title (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Languages
Other Than English); or
(iv) computer programming languages, including computer
coding.
(D) The determination regarding a student's ability
to complete the second credit of LOTE must be agreed to by:
(i) the teacher of the first LOTE credit course or
another LOTE teacher designated by the school district, the principal
or designee, and the student's parent or person standing in parental
relation;
(ii) the student's admission, review, and dismissal
(ARD) committee if the student receives special education services
under the TEC, Chapter 29, Subchapter A; or
(iii) the committee established for the student under
Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 United States Code, Section
794) if the student does not receive special education services under
the TEC, Chapter 29, Subchapter A, but is covered by the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973.
(E) A student, who due to a disability, is unable to
complete two credits in the same language in a language other than
English, may substitute a combination of two credits that are not
being used to satisfy another specific graduation requirement selected
from English language arts, mathematics, science, or social studies
or two credits in career and technical education for the LOTE credit
requirements. The determination regarding a student's ability to complete
the LOTE credit requirements will be made by:
(i) the student's ARD committee if the student receives
special education services under the TEC, Chapter 29, Subchapter A;
or
(ii) the committee established for the student under
Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 United States Code, Section
794) if the student does not receive special education services under
the TEC, Chapter 29, Subchapter A, but is covered by the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973.
(F) A student who successfully completes a dual language
immersion/two-way or dual language immersion/one-way program in accordance
with §89.1210(d)(3) and (4) of this title (relating to Program
Content and Design), §89.1227 of this title (relating to Minimum
Requirements for Dual Language Immersion Program Model), and §89.1228
of this title (relating to Two-Way Dual Language Immersion Program
Model Implementation) at an elementary school may satisfy one credit
of the two credits required in a language other than English.
(i) To successfully complete a dual language immersion
program, a student must:
(I) have participated in a dual language immersion
program for at least five consecutive school years;
(II) achieve high levels of academic competence as
demonstrated by performance of meets or masters grade level on both
the mathematics and reading State of Texas Assessments of Academic
Readiness (STAAR®) in English or Spanish, as applicable,
in at least one grade level; and
(III) achieve proficiency in both English and a language
other than English as demonstrated by scores of proficient or higher
in the reading and speaking domains on language proficiency or achievement
tests in both languages.
(ii) The second credit of a language other than English
must be in the same language as the successfully completed dual language
immersion program.
(G) A student who successfully completes a course in
American Sign Language while in elementary school may satisfy one
credit of the two credits required in a language other than English.
(6) Physical education--one credit.
(A) The required credit may be selected from any combination
of the following one-half to one credit courses:
(i) Lifetime Fitness and Wellness Pursuits;
(ii) Lifetime Recreation and Outdoor Pursuits; and
(iii) Skill-Based Lifetime Activities.
(B) In accordance with local district policy, the required
credit may be earned through completion of any Texas essential knowledge
and skills-based course that meets the requirement in subparagraph
(E) of this paragraph for 100 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical
activity per five-day school week and that is not being used to satisfy
another specific graduation requirement.
(C) In accordance with local district policy, credit
for any of the courses listed in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph
may be earned through participation in the following activities:
(i) Athletics;
(ii) Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC);
and
(iii) appropriate private or commercially sponsored
physical activity programs conducted on or off campus. The district
must apply to the commissioner of education for approval of such programs,
which may be substituted for state graduation credit in physical education.
Such approval may be granted under the following conditions.
(I) Olympic-level participation and/or competition
includes a minimum of 15 hours per week of highly intensive, professional,
supervised training. The training facility, instructors, and the activities
involved in the program must be certified by the superintendent to
be of exceptional quality. Students qualifying and participating at
this level may be dismissed from school one hour per day. Students
dismissed may not miss any class other than physical education.
(II) Private or commercially sponsored physical activities
include those certified by the superintendent to be of high quality
and well supervised by appropriately trained instructors. Student
participation of at least five hours per week must be required. Students
certified to participate at this level may not be dismissed from any
part of the regular school day.
(D) In accordance with local district policy, up to
one credit for any one of the courses listed in subparagraph (A) of
this paragraph may be earned through participation in any of the following
activities:
(i) Drill Team;
(ii) Marching Band; and
(iii) Cheerleading.
(E) All substitution activities allowed in subparagraphs
(B)-(D) of this paragraph must include at least 100 minutes per five-day
school week of moderate to vigorous physical activity.
(F) Credit may not be earned more than once for any
course identified in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. No more than
four substitution credits may be earned through any combination of
substitutions allowed in subparagraphs (B)-(D) of this paragraph.
(G) A student who is unable to participate in physical
activity due to disability or illness may substitute an academic elective
credit (English language arts, mathematics, science, or social studies)
or a course that is offered for credit as provided by the TEC, §28.002(g-1),
for the physical education credit requirement. The determination regarding
a student's ability to participate in physical activity will be made
by:
(i) the student's ARD committee if the student receives
special education services under the TEC, Chapter 29, Subchapter A;
(ii) the committee established for the student under
Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 United States Code, Section
794) if the student does not receive special education services under
the TEC, Chapter 29, Subchapter A, but is covered by the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973; or
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