I. Testing  

1. Home school students stating they have earned a credit in English, Math, science, social studies and wellness shall be administered a Knox County EOC in each specific course they are requesting credit be given. 
2. Home school students stating they have earned credit in a foreign language shall be administered the Knox County EOC for the highest level of language for which they are requesting credit be given. (Ex: A student stating they have earned a credit in French I and II will be given the French II EOC) 

II. Credits 

1. All courses that do not require testing for which a home school student states they have earned credit will be granted and the grade for these courses will be taken from the home school transcript. The student must provide a copy of the program of studies, information as to how the course was accessed in addition to a copy of an official transcript from the home school registrar. 
2. Credits/grades for courses in English, math, science, social studies, and wellness shall be determined as follows: 
   1. A student scoring 70 or above on the EOC for a course will be granted credit and the grade for the course will be taken from the home school transcript.
   2. A student scoring below a 70 but not lower than 60 on the EOC, may appeal to the school principal for consideration of credit/grade for the course. The principal may delay the decision he/she renders until the student has taken the next appropriate course in the academic discipline in the high school and base his/her decision on how well the student performed. 
3. Credits/grades for foreign language will be determined as follows: 
   1. A student scoring 70 or above on the EOC will be granted credit for the course level of the EOC and any levels below it. (Ex.: A student taking the French II EOC and scoring a 70 or higher will be given credit in French II and French I) and the grade for the course(s) will be taken from the home school transcript. 
   2. A student scoring below 70 on an EOC above the first year of the language will be given the opportunity to take the EOC for the next level down. If the student scores 70 or higher on the EOC for the next level down, credit will be granted for that level and the grade will be taken from the home school transcript. The same appeal process may be used for students scoring between 60 and 69 on a foreign language EOC. 
4. Students who have taken the Tennessee Gateway or EOC exams can submit their official scores for consideration of credit to the high school director. 
5.  Students who score between 50 and 59 may retake an EOC one time during the next testing window. 

III. Credits for Graduation 

1. The counselor will only record on the student's transcript courses for which the student has been awarded credit. 
2.  The counselor will calculate the number of credits required for graduation by adding the number of courses attempted during the student's time in home school together with the four (4) courses for each semester they are enrolled in a Knox County High School and subtracting four (4) from that number. (Ex.: A student attempts seven (7) courses while in home school and enrolls in a Knox County High School at the beginning of his/her 10th grade year - 7+8+8+8=31-4= 27 credits required for graduation.) Home school students must meet the minimum state course requirements to receive a high school diploma.