<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 13-28-37 - High school student postsecondary course enrollment--Dual credit--Eligibility.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sd8080a27e9df4ed095477aea7cd4c3bdNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sd8080a27e9df4ed095477aea7cd4c3bdSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd8080a27e9df4ed095477aea7cd4c3bdCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sd8080a27e9df4ed095477aea7cd4c3bdStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sd8080a27e9df4ed095477aea7cd4c3bdDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd8080a27e9df4ed095477aea7cd4c3bd000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sd8080a27e9df4ed095477aea7cd4c3bdNoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sd8080a27e9df4ed095477aea7cd4c3bdDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd8080a27e9df4ed095477aea7cd4c3bdSCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 13-28-37 - High school student postsecondary course enrollment--Dual credit--Eligibility."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 13-28-37 - High school student postsecondary course enrollment--Dual credit--Eligibility."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/13-28-37"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sd8080a27e9df4ed095477aea7cd4c3bdNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-28-37" rel="noopener"><span class="sd8080a27e9df4ed095477aea7cd4c3bdSENU">13-28-37</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd8080a27e9df4ed095477aea7cd4c3bdSENU">. </span><span class="sd8080a27e9df4ed095477aea7cd4c3bdCL">High school student postsecondary course enrollment--Dual credit--Eligibility.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd8080a27e9df4ed095477aea7cd4c3bdStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd8080a27e9df4ed095477aea7cd4c3bdDefaultParagraphFont">Any student in grades nine, ten, eleven, or twelve may apply to an institution of higher education or a technical college as a special student in a course or courses offered at the institution of higher education or technical college. The institution of higher education or technical college shall set admission standards and tuition rates. The student shall obtain the school district's approval of the postsecondary course prior to enrolling. If the student is enrolled in a nonpublic school or a tribal school, the student must obtain approval of the postsecondary course from the nonpublic school or the tribal school prior to enrolling, and if the student is receiving alternative instruction pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-27-3" rel="noopener"><span class="sd8080a27e9df4ed095477aea7cd4c3bdDefaultParagraphFont">13-27-3</span></a><span class="sd8080a27e9df4ed095477aea7cd4c3bdDefaultParagraphFont">, the student must obtain approval of the postsecondary course prior to enrolling from the provider of the alternative instruction. If approved, the student must receive full credit toward high school graduation as well as postsecondary credit for each postsecondary course. The school district shall record each course under this section on the student's transcript and shall use each course score to calculate academic standing.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd8080a27e9df4ed095477aea7cd4c3bdStatute"><span class="sd8080a27e9df4ed095477aea7cd4c3bdDefaultParagraphFont">If a failing final course grade is received in a postsecondary course under this section, the student receiving the failure is no longer eligible to enroll for postsecondary courses under this section absent a showing of good cause.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd8080a27e9df4ed095477aea7cd4c3bdNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd8080a27e9df4ed095477aea7cd4c3bd000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd8080a27e9df4ed095477aea7cd4c3bdNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd8080a27e9df4ed095477aea7cd4c3bdDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sd8080a27e9df4ed095477aea7cd4c3bdSCL">SL 1990, ch 122, § 5; SL 1996, ch 119; SL 2003, ch 100, § 1; SL 2014, ch 86, § 1; SL 2015, ch 92, § 1; SL 2018, ch 96, § 1; SL 2020, ch 61, § 40; SL 2023, ch 57, § 1; SL 2024, ch 55, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 13-28-37 - High school student postsecondary course enrollment--Dual credit--Eligibility.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460edNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460edSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460edCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460edStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460edDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460ed000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460edNoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460edDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460edSCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 13-28-37.1 - State subsidized high school dual-credit program--Standards--Data to Department--Limitations--Tuition rate--Costs."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 13-28-37.1 - State subsidized high school dual-credit program--Standards--Data to Department--Limitations--Tuition rate--Costs."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/13-28-37.1"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460edNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-28-37.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460edSENU">13-28-37.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460edSENU">. </span><span class="s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460edCL">State subsidized high school dual-credit program--Standards--Data to Department--Limitations--Tuition rate--Costs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460edStatute"><span class="s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460edDefaultParagraphFont">A state subsidized high school dual credit program must be established for any student in grade eleven or twelve. The public institution of higher education or technical college offering the credit shall set the admission standards. A participating institution shall regularly submit course availability, enrollment, and completion data to the Department of Education.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460edStatute"><span class="s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460edDefaultParagraphFont">If a student receives a failing grade in any course or withdraws from a course after the deadline and does not receive credit for the course, the student may no longer participate in the program. The Board of Regents or the South Dakota Board of Technical Education may reinstate a student who is prohibited from participating in the dual credit program, if the student demonstrates good cause for failing a course or withdrawing from a course or if, at the student's expense, the student retakes and passes the course that the student withdrew from or failed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460edStatute"><span class="s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460edDefaultParagraphFont">The dual credit program may not be used for remedial courses.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460edStatute"><span class="s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460edDefaultParagraphFont">The Board of Regents shall set a high school dual credit tuition rate equivalent to forty-three percent of the undergraduate tuition rate. The student taking the course shall pay an amount equal to fifty percent of the total high school dual credit tuition rate and a school district may pay any portion of the student's share. The state shall pay an amount equal to fifty percent of the total high school dual credit tuition rate. No public institution of higher education or technical college offering the credit may require any additional fees.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460edStatute"><span class="s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460edDefaultParagraphFont">The student is responsible for any other costs involved with attending a postsecondary institution.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460edStatute"><span class="s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460edDefaultParagraphFont">For the purposes of this section, "undergraduate tuition rate" means the per-credit rate, as set by the Board of Regents, that was in effect on January first of the previous fiscal year.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460edNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460ed000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460edNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460edDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s826e6ccc16d047e992d1b996392460edSCL">SL 2018, ch 96, § 2; SL 2020, ch 57, § 1; SL 2020, ch 61, § 41; SL 2022, ch 47, § 2; SL 2025, ch 82, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>