# COMAR Title 13A — State Board of Education

## Subtitle 09 — Nonpublic Schools

### Chapter 09 — Educational Programs in Nonpublic Schools

#### Regulation .09 Requirements for Secondary Schools.

*COMAR 13A.09.09.09*

A. Credits Required for Graduation.

  (1) Beginning with the 2004—2005 school year and thereafter, a student entering grade 9 shall earn a minimum of 21 credits for secondary school graduation.

  (2) A school shall require 12 credits as follows:

    (a) Four credits in English language arts;

    (b) Two credits in social studies to include at least one credit in U. S. History; and

    (c) Six credits in science and mathematics to include at least two science credits and two mathematics credits.

  (3) A school shall require nine additional credits in accordance with its written policy regarding graduation requirements.

B. Written Policy Regarding Credits Required for Graduation.

  (1) A secondary school shall have a written policy regarding the credits required for secondary school graduation.

  (2) A secondary school shall give annually to parents or legal guardians of prospective and enrolled students its written policy regarding the credits required for secondary school graduation.

C. Definition of a Unit of Credit.

  (1) A secondary school shall have a written statement that defines a unit of credit and any partial unit of credit granted by the school.

  (2) A secondary school shall give annually to parents or legal guardians of prospective and enrolled students its written statement that defines a unit of credit and any partial unit of credit granted by the school.

D. Transcript.

  (1) A secondary school shall be prepared to present as a separate document a transcript of the secondary school record of each student for each year of enrollment that includes the following:

    (a) School's name;

    (b) School's location address;

    (c) School's telephone number;

    (d) Student's first, middle, and last names;

    (e) Student's month, day, and year of birth;

    (f) Student's home address;

    (g) Credits and grades earned in each subject area;

    (h) Code for the meaning of the grading system;

    (i) Designation of transfer credits accepted by the school and name of the school originally granting each credit;

    (j) Month, day, and year the student initially entered;

    (k) Grade upon enrollment;

    (l) Month, day, and year the student withdrew or graduated; and

    (m) Number of days of attendance in each school year.

  (2) A secondary school shall maintain permanently the original or a legible copy of the secondary school transcript of each student who has been enrolled in the school.

  (3) Before a secondary school ceases operation, the legal authority of the school shall file with the Department, in alphabetical order, the original or a legible copy of the secondary school transcript for each student who has been enrolled in the school.

E. Diploma. The diploma of a secondary school may not imply that the requirements for graduation from a Maryland public secondary school have been met.