No Pass No Play Course Exemption Information
for the beginning of the 2007-2008 School Year |
Based on the language of Senate Bill 1517, please find the following information on courses eligible for exemption from No Pass No Play for the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year.
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is currently developing language for submission to and approval by the State Board of Education for a more comprehensive, official list of eligible course exemptions. Once finalized, the approved list will be circulated and become the official policy on courses eligible for exemption.
Until that list is finalized and based on the language of SB 1517, the following courses are identified as advanced and, as such, eligible for exemption as noted in section 33.081 of the Texas Education Code:
Any College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Course or International Baccalaureate (IB) Course. and;
Honors* and high school/college concurrent enrollment classes (that are included in Part One of the "Community College General Academic Course Guide Manual”) in the subject areas of English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Economics or language other than English.
* Districts may identify honors courses only in the subject areas of English language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, economics, or a language other than English as eligible for exemption. A list of these courses must be submitted, with an affidavit from the superintendent or principal stipulating that the local board of education has approved the listed courses for the applicable school year, to the UIL not later than the end of the first semester of this school year.
It is important to remember that school districts may voluntarily impose stricter standards than those cited in this document.
Questions and/or requests for additional information should be directed to the UIL Office:
uiladmin@uts.cc.utexas.edu or uilath@uts.cc.utexas.edu
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