Students enrolled in a Shelby County high school may earn high school credit from courses taken online provided each of the following conditions are met:

1. Only those online courses that have been approved by the Tennessee State Department of Education may be taken by students for credit.

2. Students will be permitted to take online courses ONLY in unusual circumstances; homebound, expulsion, schedule conflict during the school day, or if the course is not offered at the student's home school.

3. Online courses may be taken ONLY through SACS (or equivalent) accredited institutions and ONLY WITH prior written approval of the student's principal. Any and all exceptions should be directed to the Superintendent, the Director of Secondary Education, or designee, for approval of the course and the supplying institution.

4. Official transcripts from the online school or university must be submitted to the student's high school prior to the beginning of the next semester. It is the responsibility of the student/parent to have the institution provide the transcript to the student's home school.

5. For the purpose of meeting minimum graduation requirements, students may receive no more than one online course credit each school year. Students who are expelled or homebound may exceed this limit with approval from the Superintendent or designee.

6. All fees and other costs are the responsibility of the student/parent, unless prior written approval has been granted by the Superintendent or designee.

7. Numerical grades provided by the online institution will be recorded on the student's permanent record exactly as provided, regardless of status (passing, failing, withdrawal.) If the institution only provides letter grades, Shelby County Schools will convert to a numerical grade that is the median of the Shelby County Schools grading scale for the letter grade given.

8. All online grades earned according to this policy shall be included as part of the student's official overall grade point average and recorded on the transcript to accurately track the student's enrollment in coursework.
   
   
   T.C.A. § 49-16-101, et seq.
   Tennessee State Board of Education Policy No. 3.208