STUDENT PERSONNEL
Series 500
Administrative Regulation: Graduation Requirements for Foreign Exchange Students Code No. 505.5R1
Foreign exchange students studying at Oskaloosa Senior High School shall be awarded an Honorary Diploma upon earning a minimum of 32 hours of credit during one school year. It shall be the function of the student’s home school to award a standard diploma based on a review of the student’s work in Oskaloosa.
Oskaloosa Senior High students who choose to travel abroad for foreign study may attend classes in a foreign country and receive credit toward graduation requirements under the following conditions:
Length of course or contract hours shall approximate the requirements of the course in Oskaloosa.
If an elective course, Oskaloosa credit given shall be based on the successful completion of the course in the foreign country.
If a required course, Oskaloosa credit shall be based on the successful completion of the course in the foreign country and verification that the course approximates the length and requirement of the Oskaloosa course for which it is being substituted.
It shall be the responsibility of the student to document the contact hours, transcript and course description to that Oskaloosa school officials can evaluate them to determine approved credit.
Approved: June 28, 2005
Reviewed: August 13, 2013
Revised:
Cross Reference: Policy 505.5 Graduation Requirements, Policy 604.8 Foreign Students