Ky. Rev. Stat. § 164.002

Current through Acts Received April 18, 2024

Section 164.002 - Definitions for chapter

As used in KRS Chapter 164, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) "Advanced placement" or "AP" means a college-level course that incorporates all topics and instructional strategies specified by the College Board on its standard syllabus for a given subject area and is licensed by the College Board;

(2) "Cambridge Advanced International" means the Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education Diploma program, an international pre-university curriculum and examination system offered by Cambridge International Examinations at the University of Cambridge;

(3) "College Board Advanced Placement examination" means the advanced placement test administered by the College Entrance Examination Board;

(4) "College Board" means the College Entrance Examination Board, a national nonprofit association that provides college admission guidance and advanced placement examinations;

(5) "Dual credit" means a college-level course of study developed in accordance with KRS 164.098 in which a high school student receives credit from both the high school and postsecondary institution in which the student is enrolled upon completion of a single class or designated program of study, including participating in the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky or the Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics;

(6) "Dual enrollment" means a college-level course of study developed in accordance with KRS 164.098 in which a student is enrolled in a high school and postsecondary institution simultaneously, including participating in the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky or the Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics; and

(7) "International Baccalaureate" or "IB" means the International Baccalaureate Organization's Diploma Programme, a comprehensive two (2) year program designed for highly motivated students.

KRS 164.002

Amended by 2015 Ky. Acts ch. HB-268,§ 1, eff. 4/2/2015.

Amended by 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 15,§ 2, eff. 6/22/2015.

Effective:7/15/2008
Amended 2008, Ky. Acts ch. 134, sec. 19, effective7/15/2008. -- Amended 2003, Ky. Acts ch. 4, sec. 1, effective 6/24/2003. -- Created 2002, Ky. Acts ch. 97, sec. 4, effective 7/15/2002.