Cal. Code Regs. tit. 5 § 1634

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 49, December 6, 2024
Section 1634 - Credit to Present or Past Members of the Armed Services

The governing board maintaining a four-year high school or a senior high school may award a diploma of graduation from Grade 12 to a person described in Education Code Section 51440 who meets the graduation requirements adopted by the governing board pursuant to Education Code Section 51225, or their equivalent. The governing board shall keep a permanent record of the credit allowed pursuant to this section. Credit toward graduation may be allowed to such a person in accordance with the following table:

Work Successfully CompletedMaximum Semester Periods of Credit Allowable
(a)Basic or recruit training program with the Armed Forces of the United States....................................................30
(b)Specialist or technical training program in the United States military services evidenced by certification of the U.S. Armed Forces Institute, provided the training is in subjects that parallel courses usually taught in high school....................................................20 for each course
(c)A training course, as a member of the Armed Forces, in a vocation that is found in civilian life....................................................20 for each course
(d)General Educational Development Tests (high school level) prepared by the American Council on Education with both:....................................................No limit
(1)A standard score of 40, or above, on each of the tests in the battery.
(2)An average standard score of 45, or above.
(e)Work experience in the Armed Forces that parallels a course or courses (usually taught in high schools, evidenced by a statement upon the serviceman's record....................................................20
(f)Classes completed in either:
(1)A public high school in the United States....................................................5 for each semester course completed
(2)A private high school of equivalent status in the United States.
(g)Classes in subjects included in the high school course of study completed in a junior college or college in the United States accredited by a regional accrediting association.3 1/3 for each one credit
hour allowed by the junior college or college in which the class was taken.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 1634

1. Amendment of section and repealer of NOTE filed 9-23-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 39).
2. Amendment of subsection (d)(1) filed 7-28-86; effective upon filing (Register 86, No. 31).

Note: Authority cited: Section 51440, Education Code. Reference: Sections 51420 and 51440, Education Code.

1. Amendment of section and repealer of NOTE filed 9-23-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 39).
2. Amendment of subsection (d)(1) filed 7-28-86; effective upon filing (Register 86, No. 31).