State Board of Education Policy GCS-M-001, "Course for Credit,"  provides students the opportunity to personalize and accelerate their learning by earning course credit through a demonstration of mastery of course material.

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CMS, based upon a body of evidence, will award a student credit in a particular course without requiring the student to participate in classroom instruction.  In order to be awarded credit through the CDM process, students must demonstrate mastery of the course through a multi-phase assessment, consisting of:

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1.  a standard examination, which shall be the EOC/EOG where applicable, or a final exam developed by CMS 

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and

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2.  an artifact that requires the student to apply knowledge and skills relevant to the content standards and aligned to the selected course.

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CDM courses will be graded pass/fail and will not accrue quality points.  Therefore, grades in these courses will not be included in high school grade point average (GPA) calculations.

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The following courses are excluded from CDM:

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1.  CTE work-based learning courses

2.  CTE courses in a clinical setting

3.  CTE advanced study courses

4.  English Language Learner (ELL) courses

5.  Healthful Living required courses

6.  AP and IB courses; and

7.  Occupational Course of Study, Preparation I, II, III and IV

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