(1) "High school equivalency exam" or "HSE exam" means a Board approved examination whose test modules are aligned with:
- (a) current high school core standards; and
- (b) the college and career readiness standards for adult education.
- (2) "Out-of-school youth" means an individual 16 to 19 years of age whose high school cohort has not graduated and who is no longer enrolled in a K-12 program of instruction.
- (3) "Utah high school completion diploma" means a completion diploma issued by the Board and distributed by a Board-approved contractor, to an individual who has passed all subject modules of the HSE exam at a Utah HSE exam testing center.
KEY: adult education, educational testing, student competency
Date of Last Change: February 7, 2025
Notice of Continuation: December 2, 2021
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: Art X Sec 3; 53E-3-501(1)(b); 53E-3-401