Do students who take online or virtual courses have to take the High School Assessments?
Yes. If the student receives credit and the course is one of the courses for which the high school assessment is given, the student must take the high school assessment regardless of how the student received the instruction for the course. See COMAR 13A.03.02.05J. 3. Is a student required to take the High School Assessments if the student is home‐schooled, moves here from another state or foreign country, or transfers from a private school, and is granted credits in the HSA‐aligned courses? Transfer students who receive credit for HSA‐aligned course(s) taken prior to enrolling in a Maryland public school do not have to take the assessment for those courses. See COMAR 13A.03.02.12B(2). The Maryland public school principal makes the decision on whether or not to award credit.
