Rapid City Area Schools
Course Equivalency Exam & End of Course Exam(Test-Out) Program 2010
Course Equivalency Exam (Test-out) sessions are now being set up for students who will be enrolled in grades 9-12 during the 2010-2011 school year. Any student enrolled in the district may challenge (test out of) courses approved by the South Dakota Department of Education subject to the conditions outlined in Rapid City Area Schools District Code: IHH. The tests are comprehensive and assess factual knowledge as well as process and performance skills appropriate to the subject.
The Course Equivalency Exams (Test-out) will be held at Jefferson Academy, 21 St Joseph Street, on June 8 and June 9, 2010, from 9:00-11:00 AM each day.
Test pre-registration will be coordinated through the Office of Student Achievement. Pre-registration will be held from Thursday, May 13 – Friday, May 28, 2010. YOU MUST BE REGISTERED BY FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2010, 4:30 PM. No registrations will be accepted after that date. Walk-ins will not be allowed the day of the tests. There is no cost to the student to challenge a course.
State-Created End of Course exams include: Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Biology, Chemistry, Geometry, Government, Physics, World History, Geography, Physical Science, and U.S. History. Please keep in mind these are full-year course exams and are taken on-line facilitated by Rapid City Area Schools.
Rapid City Area Schools will also be offering Information and Communication Technology (formerly: Computer Studies) I, German 1, German 2, Spanish 1, Civics, English 9, English 10, and Personal Finance Course Equivalency Exams (test out exams). The Information and Communication Technology 1 exam is a combination of hands-on computer skills and paper/pencil; Civics, and Personal Finance exams are paper/pencil. These are semester courses and .5 credit will be awarded if the student successfully challenges the course. German 1, German 2, Spanish 1, English 9 and English 10 are paper/pencil exam. These are full-year courses and 1.0 credit will be awarded if the student successfully challenges the course.
Students will be allowed to challenge a specific course only once. A score of 85 percent or better will successfully challenge a course and a credit will be awarded. Successfully challenged courses will be recorded as a pass on official student transcripts and will not affect the student’s official grade point average. Attached is District Code: IHH outlining the procedure to obtain a letter grade for scholarship purposes. The letter grade will not affect the student official grade point average and class ranking per South Dakota Department of Education.
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Special Notice to Middle School Students and Parents: Middle school students (grades 6th through 8th) who have completed a high school course must additionally take the appropriate end-of-course exam and score an 80% or better for credit. The grade from the course (not the exam) will then be recorded as a letter grade on their high school transcript and calculated into the student’s grade point average (GPA). This must be completed before the student enters the 9th grade. |
Please complete online form, submit through the website; or download, fill-out, and hand-deliver, mail or fax to:
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Rapid City Area School District
Office of Student Achievement
300 6th Street
Rapid City, SD 57701 |
Phone: (605)394-4037
Fax: (605)394-4062 |
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June 8 |
Algebra 1 |
Jefferson Academy |
9:00 – 11:00 AM |
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Geometry |
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Algebra 2 |
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Geography |
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U.S. Government |
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Information & Communication Technology 1(formerly Computer Studies 1) |
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German 1 |
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German 2 |
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Spanish 1 |
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Civics |
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English 9 |
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English 10 |
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Personal Finance |
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Physics |
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Biology |
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Chemistry |
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Physical Science |
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U.S. History |
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World History |
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June 9 |
Algebra 1 |
Jefferson Academy |
9:00 – 11:00 AM |
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Geometry |
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Algebra 2 |
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Geography |
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U.S. Government |
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Information & Communication Technology 1(formerly Computer Studies 1) |
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German 1 |
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German 2 |
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Spanish 1 |
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Civics |
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English 9 |
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English 10 |
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Personal Finance |
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World History |
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Physics |
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Biology |
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Chemistry |
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Physical Science |
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U.S. History |
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Addresses:
Rapid City Academy, Jefferson Building, 21 St. Joseph Street, Rapid City
Study Guides:
State Created Exam Blueprints located at the following website:
http://doe.sd.gov/octa/assessment/EOC/index.asp
Guidelines for Calculator Use
Formula Sheets and Periodic Table
English 9 Course Equivalency Exam (Test Out) Requirements
English 10 Course Equivalency Exam (Test Out) Requirements
SD State Content Standards
Rapid City Area Schools Created Exam Blueprints:
Civics
English 9
English 10
German 1
German 2
Information & Communication Technology 1
Personal Finance
Spanish 1