# N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-21-02.3: 15.1-21-02.3. Optional high school curriculum - Requirements

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## Section

- **Citation:** N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-21-02.3
- **Heading:** 15.1-21-02.3. Optional high school curriculum - Requirements
- **Jurisdiction:** North Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** ND Code / Title 15.1 / Chapter 15.1-21 / Section 15.1-21-02.3

## Text

15.1-21-02.3. Optional high school curriculum - Requirements

1. If after completing at least two years of high school, a student has failed to pass at

least one-half unit from three subdivisions in subsection 1 of section 15.1-21-02.2, has

failed to demonstrate proficiency in a standards-based grading system, or has a grade

point average at or below the twenty-fifth percentile of other students in the district who

are enrolled in the same grade, the student may request the student's career advisor,

guidance counselor, or principal meet with the student and the student's parent to

determine whether the student should be permitted to pursue an optional high school

curriculum, in place of the requirements in section 15.1-21-02.2. If a student's parent

consents in writing to the student pursuing the optional high school curriculum, the

student is eligible to receive a high school diploma upon completing the following

requirements:

a. Four units of English language arts from a sequence that includes literature,

composition, and speech;

b. Two units of mathematics;

c. Two units of science;

d. Three units of social studies, which may include up to one-half unit of North

Dakota studies and one-half unit of multicultural studies;

e. (1) One unit of physical education; or

(2) One-half unit of physical education and one-half unit of health;

f. Two units of:

(1) Foreign languages;

(2) Native American languages;

(3) Fine arts; or

(4) Career and technical education courses; and

g. Any seven additional units.

2. If approved by the board of a school district or nonpublic school, a school district or

nonpublic school may develop eligibility criteria or programmatic requirements to allow

a passing score on the relevant portions of the GED assessment to receive credit for

the corresponding requirements of subdivisions a through d of subsection 1.

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