Indiana § 20-32-3-4 - Secondary level certificates of achievement and proficiency demonstrations; standards; implementation; advanced placement programs; rules
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§ 20-32-3-4. Secondary level certificates of achievement and proficiency demonstrations; standards; implementation; advanced placement programs; rules
Sec. 4. (a) For academic fields of study, the state board shall adopt for statewide implementation the following:
(1) Different subject or skill areas in which students may be given the opportunity to do the following:
(A) Demonstrate the requisite proficiency.
(B) Be awarded a secondary level certificate of achievement.
(2) The instrument or assessment by which a student is given the opportunity to demonstrate the requisite proficiency.
(3) The standards required for each subject or skill area necessary to acquire a particular secondary level certificate of achievement.
(b) Regarding the academic field of study, a student may elect to earn academic certificates of achievement in areas designated by the state board through the advanced placement program (as defined in IC 20-36-3-3) or another appropriate assessment designated by the state board.
(c) The state board may adopt rules to implement this chapter relating to the certificates of achievement for academic fields of study.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4.4-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.140-2007, SEC.2.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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