1. (1)(a) An eligible student may register for program credits consistent with Section 53F-4-503 and this rule.

   1. (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a), an eligible student in grades 6 through 8 may not register for Health I or Health II without written approval from a counselor at the student's primary school transmitted to an online provider before acceptance of a request for enrollment.

2. (2) An eligible student may exceed a full course load during a regular school year if:

   1. (a) the student's plan for college and career readiness indicates that the student intends to complete high school graduation requirements and exit high school before the rest of the student's high school cohort; or
   2. (b) the student's local school board or charter school governing board has a policy that allows students to enroll in additional courses.
3. (3) Only original credit may be funded through the program.

4. (4)(a) An eligible student is expected to complete courses in which the student enrolls in a timely manner consistent with Section 53F-4-505 and requirements for attendance and participation in accordance with Subsection R277-726-7(15) and Subsection R277-726-2(17).

   1. (b) If a student changes the student's enrollment in the student's primary LEA or withdraws from an online course for any reason, it is the student's or student's parent's responsibility to notify the online course provider immediately.
5. (5) A student shall enroll in online courses, or declare an intention to enroll, during the school course registration period designated by the primary LEA or primary school for regular course registration, provided the student's LEA notifies students of the opportunity to enroll in the program as described in Section 53F-4-513.

6. (6)(a) A student may alter a course schedule by dropping a physical course and adding an online course in accordance with the primary school's same established deadline for dropping and adding physical courses.

   1. (b) A student may enroll in a course outside of the primary school's established deadline for dropping and adding physical courses if the student is not seeking to alter a course schedule by dropping a physical course and adding an online course but is instead seeking to add courses above full-time-enrollment consistent with an approved plan for early graduation.
7. (7) Notwithstanding Subsection (5), an underenrolled student may enroll in an online course at any time during a calendar year.

8. (8)(a) An authorized online course provider shall reasonably accommodate a request of a student's parent to visit and observe any class the student attends, including allowing appropriate access to digital systems of course delivery, as required in Section 53G-6-803.

   1. (b) An authorized online course provider shall reasonably accommodate and record an excused absence at the request of a student's parent as an "approved absence" as described in Subsection 53G-6-803(5) if:

      1. (i) the parent submits a written statement at least one school day before the scheduled absence; and
      2. (ii) the student agrees to make up coursework for school days missed for the scheduled absence in accordance with LEA policy.

KEY: statewide online education program

Date of Last Change: March 10, 2026

Notice of Continuation: January 13, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: Art X Sec 3; 53F-4-510; 53F-4-514; 53E-3-401