13-28-37. Postsecondary enrollment--Course credit--Failing grade eliminates eligibility.
Any student in grades nine, ten, eleven, or twelve may apply to an institution of higher education or a technical college as a special student in a course or courses offered at the institution of higher education or technical college. The institution of higher education or technical college shall set admission standards and tuition rates. The student shall obtain the school district's approval of the postsecondary course or courses prior to enrolling. If, however, the student is enrolled in a nonpublic school or a tribal school, the student shall obtain approval of the postsecondary course or courses from the nonpublic school or the tribal school prior to enrolling, and if the student is receiving alternative instruction pursuant to §13-27-3, the student shall obtain approval of the postsecondary course or courses prior to enrolling from the provider of the alternative instruction. If approved, the student shall receive full credit toward high school graduation as well as postsecondary credit for each postsecondary course. The school district shall record each course under this section on the student's transcript and shall use each course score to calculate academic standing.
If a failing final course grade is received in a postsecondary course under this section, the student receiving the failure is no longer eligible to enroll for postsecondary courses under this section absent a showing of good cause.
Source: SL 1990, ch 122, §5; SL 1996, ch 119; SL 2003, ch 100, §1; SL 2014, ch 86, §1; SL 2015, ch 92, §1; SL 2018, ch 96, §1; SL 2020, ch 61, § 40.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 28 - School Attendance Privileges And Tuition
Section 13-28-1.1 - Enrolled student defined.
Section 13-28-2 - Kindergarten enrollment eligibility--Transfer from another state.
Section 13-28-4 - Legal age provisions applicable to public and nonpublic schools.
Section 13-28-6 - Continuation of privileges to pupil becoming twenty-one during school year.
Section 13-28-7.2 - Immunizations provided at public expense.
Section 13-28-8 - Admission of adults resident in district without tuition.
Section 13-28-9.1 - Residence of child assigned to special education program.
Section 13-28-14 - School privileges of persons honorably discharged from military service.
Section 13-28-19 - Assignment of students by school board.
Section 13-28-21 - Admission of nonresident students.
Section 13-28-22 - Tuition charged for students not entitled to free school privileges of district.
Section 13-28-23 - School board to pay tuition for assigned students.
Section 13-28-30 - Period of pupil's membership in school--Date of permanent withdrawal.
Section 13-28-34 - Rebates and refunds to induce attendance at school as misdemeanor.
Section 13-28-35 - Tuition charges for adult education program.
Section 13-28-37 - Postsecondary enrollment--Course credit--Failing grade eliminates eligibility.
Section 13-28-40 - Enrollment options program established.
Section 13-28-44 - Standards for acceptance or rejection of application to enroll.
Section 13-28-45 - Transportation of transfer student.
Section 13-28-46 - Transfer credits.
Section 13-28-47 - Disclosure.
Section 13-28-47.1 - Return of student to resident school district or assigned school--Notice .
Section 13-28-48 - Nonresident district must serve student's grade level within district.