Kentucky Department of Education

When a student transfers from a non-accredited secondary school (any private school not certified pursuant to KRS 156.160(3), the local public school district is responsible for proper placement, and awarding credits from the private school, if the student desires recognition of those credits.  Without a properly certified transcript, this is accomplished by one of two methods:  Passing a similar examination given to other students receiving credit for the course, or, attaining a 'C' average in the course by the 12th week of school.  Those courses successfully completed by examination or performance shall be counted toward minimum high school graduation requirements in the local school district.

704 KAR 3:307 discusses the transfer of credits from a home school or other non-accredited school to a public school.

 

KRS 158.140 mandates the assignment of a pupil in the class or grade to which the pupil is best suited. This regulation prescribes procedures for recognition of credits or graduation from a public secondary school upon transfer from a nonaccredited secondary school and for the awarding of credit upon transfer to a public secondary school without a proper transcript being reasonably available.

 

Section 1. For the purposes of this regulation, a "nonaccredited secondary school: is a school enrolling students for secondary school instruction when that school is not recognized by (1) of the fifty (50) state departments of education or one (1) of the seven (7) independent regional accrediting associations. A "nonaccredited secondary school" in Kentucky shall be any private school not certified pursuant to KRS 156.160(3).

 

Section 2. (1) The local school district shall be responsible for the appropriate assignment of a student transferring from a nonaccredited secondary school to the class or grade best suited for the student. Previous credits earned by a student in a nonaccredited secondary school shall be awarded by the local school district by one (1) of the two (2) following methods:

 

Pass an examination of similar nature and content to the examination used for other students receiving credit for a particular course within the school district and graded on a comparable basis;

or

 

Successful performance of the student in a higher level of the course when the courses are sequential in nature such as English, Mathematics, History and Science. Successful performance shall consist of achieving at least a C grade in the course by the 12th week of school.

 

The courses successfully completed by examination or performance shall be counted toward minimum high school graduation requirements in the local school district.

 

Section 3. A student desiring recognition of previous credits toward graduation upon entering a public secondary school without a properly certified transcript and for whom a properly certified transcript cannot reasonably be obtained, shall be placed and awarded credit as outlined in Section 2 of this regulation.