Policy 6230

Program for Students

Course Credit for High School Courses

Reviewed and affirmed by the Board: 6/22/2021
Last Revision:
Original publish date: 11/09/2010
Related policies & regulations:
Legal references: NDE 15

Course credit in secondary schools during the regular school year shall be defined as follows:

Courses which meet a minimum of 30 clock hours may grant 2.5 credit hours upon successful demonstration of knowledge and/or skill proficiency. Normally, these courses will meet daily for one quarter of the school year.
Courses which meet a minimum of 60 clock hours may grant 5.0 credit hours upon successful demonstration of knowledge and/or skill proficiency. Normally, these courses will meet daily for one semester of the school year.
Courses which meet a minimum of 120 clock hours may grant 10.0 credit hours upon successful demonstration of knowledge and/or skill proficiency. Normally, these courses will meet daily for both semesters of the school year.

Course credit is granted only for the satisfactory completion of learning experiences which are organized, supervised and/or administered by the staff of the Lincoln Public Schools, except that credit which is earned at an accredited college or university may be transferred to Lincoln Public Schools. Course credit can be granted for a course taken in middle school if the course has the same curriculum content, textbook and assessments as a high school course.

Credit is also granted for successful completion of courses that are organized by an educational organization recognized by the District administration and taught by staff members of the Lincoln Public Schools. Such organizations include, but are not limited to, Junior Achievement, the College Board, International Baccalaureate, accredited colleges and universities and Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. District administration is authorized to investigate and determine which courses would be included in the District curriculum and how much credit would be awarded for each course.