R277-700-9. College and Career Readiness Mathematics Competency

  (1) For purposes of this section, "senior student with a special circumstance" means a student who:

  (a) is pursuing a college degree after graduation; and

  (b) has not met one of criteria described in Subsection (2)(a) before the beginning of the student's senior year of high school.

  (2) Except as provided in Subsection (4), in addition to the graduation requirements described in R277-700-6, beginning with the 2016-17 school year, a student pursuing a college degree after graduation shall:

  (a) receive one of the following:

  (i) a score of 3 or higher on an Advanced Placement (AP) calculus AB or BC exam;

  (ii) a score of 3 or higher on an Advanced Placement (AP) statistics exam;

  (iii) a score of 5 or higher on an International Baccalaureate (IB) higher level math exam;

  (iv) a score of 50 or higher on a College Level Exam Program (CLEP) pre-calculus or calculus exam;

  (v) a score of 26 or higher on the mathematics portion of the American College Test (ACT) exam;

  (vi) a score of 640 or higher on the mathematics portion of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) exam; or

  (vii) a "C" grade in a concurrent enrollment mathematics course that satisfies a state system of higher education quantitative literacy requirement; or

  (b) if the student is a senior student with a special circumstance, take a full year mathematics course during the student's senior year of high school.

  (3) Except as provided in Subsection (4), in addition to the graduation requirements described in R277-700-6, beginning with the 2016-17 school year, a non-college and degree-seeking student shall complete appropriate math competencies for the student's career goals as described in the student's Plan for College and Career Readiness.

  (4) An LEA may modify a student's college or career readiness mathematics competency requirement under this section if:

  (a) the student has a disability; and

  (b) the modification to the student's college or career readiness mathematics competency requirement is made through the student's IEP.

  (5)(a) An LEA shall report annually to the LEA's board the number of students within the LEA who:

  (i) meet the criteria described in Subsection (2)(a);

  (ii) take a full year of mathematics as described in Subsection (2)(b);

  (iii) meet appropriate math competencies as established in the students' career goals as described in Subsection (3); and

  (iv) meet the college or career readiness mathematics competency requirement established in the students' IEP as described in Subsection (4).

  (b) An LEA shall provide the information described in Subsection (5)(a) to the Superintendent by October 1 of each year.