64:02:03:19.  Testing and retesting courses at annual assessors schools. The requirements for testing and retesting courses at annual assessors schools are:

 

          (1)  Each course shall be a tested course, unless the testing requirement is waived by the secretary prior to the course;

 

          (2)  A score of 70 percent or greater is required for a passing grade and course credit;

 

          (3)  Each test shall be given at the time and place listed in the school registration form or announced at the school;

 

          (4)  No early or late tests may be given except for the following instances:

 

               (a)  Family emergency if the instructor judges the emergency to be valid;

               (b)  The instructor is unable to proctor the test at the scheduled time and no other proctor is found; or

               (c)  An emergency or unforeseen circumstance requires a student to leave early and this circumstance is judged by the instructor to be valid;

 

          (5)  Course credit may be withheld if the instructor judges a student's class attendance to be inadequate for the course even though a passing grade was scored on the test;

 

          (6)  No retest may be given without permission of the course instructor;

 

          (7)  Any retest may be proctored by department personnel only and at a time and place set by the proctor;

 

          (8)  Any IAAO course retest must be in accordance with retest requirements of the IAAO;

 

          (9)  A score of 80 percent or greater is required for a passing grade on all department course retests;

 

          (10)  No department course may be challenged by the student and course attendance is required for credit;

 

          (11)  An IAAO course may be challenged for credit. Any IAAO course challenge is regulated by the IAAO and the department may not exempt any student from IAAO rules or demand that a higher standard be met;

 

          (12)  No school final test may be returned to the student. The student shall be informed of areas of incorrect answers on the final test; and

 

          (13)  Any student may appeal the decision of the test, retest, and course challenge rules to the secretary.

 

          Source: 29 SDR 177, effective July 2, 2003; 41 SDR 108, effective January 5, 2015.

          General Authority: SDCL 10-3-1.2.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 10-3-1.2.