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CHALLENGE FOR CREDIT
RATIONALE
Challenge for Credit is an opportunity to recognize prior learning and to
acknowledge this through the granting of a credit(s).
GUIDELINES
Available to:
Any student who is in Grade 11 or 12 and is currently enrolled in a New
Brunswick high school.Students who, outside school, have met all the outcomes
of a course. Courses that have a strong focus on interpersonal and group
activity outcomes will require evidence from the student that these have been
met.
Available in:
Any prescribed course in the New Brunswick public school system in Grades 11 and
12. Pilot and local option courses are not eligible for challenge.
Any number of courses but limited to two challenge credits for graduation
purposes per student - that is, two out of seventeen required for graduation in
Grades 11 and 12.APPLICATION
Students may apply to challenge for credit at any time unless enrolled in
the course they wish to challenge.
If enrolled, student applies to the principal in writing prior to or within
two weeks of the beginning of a course.
The application will include clear evidence of appropriate prior outside
learning congruent with the learning required in an identified New Brunswick
course and must be supported by at least one pedagogical professional.
The school principal, in conjunction with the guidance department, one
teacher and in consultation with the student and his/her parent(s)/guardian(s),
will advise on the validity of the application.
EVALUATION
A panel of three people knowledgeable in the area of the challenge,
including one school district professional from outside of the student's
school, will determine the most appropriate way to proceed with the
challenge. This will include a time-line and will be communicated in writing
to the student.
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