SBCJC POLICIES

Section 9: Programs

MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL

Title: Mississippi High School Equivalency Program State Policy

Initial Date of Adoption : July 1, 1992

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Revision Date: November 21, 1997, October 25, 2002; February 20, 2015

Code Number: 9.11

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MISSISSIPPI HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY PROGRAM STATE POLICY 1. Title of State Credential: High School Equivalency Diploma 2. Requirements for Issuance of an approved High School Equivalency certificate. (Without Restrictions) A.

Candidate must make the approved scores according to the High School Equivalency test given.

B. C.

Minimum age : 18

Residence: Resident of Mississippi for at least 30 days or on active duty in Armed Forces.

3. Minimum Requirements for Testing: A. 18 years of age,

B. Not enrolled in secondary school, and C. Out of school for three months with an official statement from the last school attended, giving date the applicant officially withdrew from school or regular high school class has graduated. Exceptions for testing 16 - or 17 - year - olds: A. An applicant who is enrolled in an official alternative education program as stipulated in Senate Bill #2855. Assessment records must be presented at the time of registration following Guidelines for Alternative Education Programs. B. An applicant who has completed a program of home study and has been enrolled for a minimum of two years with written documentation. C. An applicant with documentation verifying any one of the following conditions: 1) incarcerated in a correctional institution, correctional youth center, training school for adjudicated youth, or similar institution; 2) confined as a patient or resident of a state-operated hospital or alcoholic rehabilitation center; 3) enrolled in or have completed a program of instruction provided by the Job Corps or other such agency, or an apprenticeship training program; 4) married with minor status removed; 5) a member of the United States Armed Forces; or 6) an emancipated minor. (Court order with case number) D. An applicant with extenuating or extreme personal circumstances showing proper documentation. These include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following: 1) an illness of long-range duration; 2) sole support of family; or 3) untenable situation at home which required the person to leave school to earn a livelihood. Any situation in which local Chief Examiner can not render a determination on granting a waiver will be referred to the State Office for guidance. 4. Requirements for retesting: Applicants may retest the first time as soon as official scores are received from the Mississippi Community College Board . To retest a second time without a waiting period of 60 days, applicant must have obtained a standard score of 35 on each test or an average standard score of 40 on all five tests.