- (1) The Utah Adult Education Program shall offer courses consistent with the Elementary and Secondary General Core under Rule R277-700.
(2) An LEA shall ensure adult secondary education includes the following prerequisite courses:
- (a) ELL competency AEFLA levels one through six; or
- (b) ABE competency AEFLA levels one through four.
- (3) An LEA shall establish policies allowing or disallowing adult education student participation in graduation activities or ceremonies.
- (4) An LEA may establish reasonable timelines and may require adequate and timely documentation of authenticity for credits and grades submitted from other eligible providers.
- (5) An LEA adult education program is the final decision-making authority for the awarding of credit and grades from non-accredited sources.
- (6) An eligible provider shall offer an adult education student seeking a Utah High School Completion Diploma a course of academic instruction designed to prepare the student to take an HSE exam.
(7) Following completion of requirements for a Utah Adult Education Secondary Diploma or a Utah High School Completion Diploma, an eligible provider shall only allow a student to continue in an adult education program if:
- (a) the student's academic skills are less than 9.0 grade level in an academic area of reading, math or English; and
- (b) the student lacks sufficient mastery of basic educational skills to enable the student to function effectively in society.
KEY: adult education
Date of Last Change: October 8, 2025
Notice of Continuation: January 13, 2022
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: Art X Sec 3; 53E-10-202; 53E-3-501(1); 53E-3-401(4); 53F-2-401; 53E-10-205