Section PI 18.02, Wis. Admin. Code, defines "equivalent graduation policy" as "a board policy which meets the credit requirements specified for each subject area, but which permits selected equivalent courses as long as such courses contain the time allotment and substantially the same objectives to develop the knowledge, concepts, and skills of the course for which an equivalent is proposed."
English/Language Arts
Informational Resources:
State Superintendent’s BIT/ELA Equivalency Letter - State Superintendent's letter to district administrators announcing the availability for BIT/ELA teachers/departments applying for equivalency graduation credit
BIT/ELA Task Force Report - The State Superintendent's Business & Information Technology and English/Language Arts Task Force Report which summarizes the work that led to establishing a science equivalency credit option for BIT/ELA courses.
Equivalency Step-by-Step Process - This is a step-by-step process districts can use to help guide them through the process of applying for BIT/ELA equivalency credit.
Application:
PI-1803-BMIT Equivalency Submission Form
Sample Crosswalks:
Business Communication Curriculum
Business Communication Sample Crosswalk
Professional Business Procedures Curriculum
Professional Business Procedures Sample Crosswalk
Publications (Yearbook/Newspaper) Curriculum
Publications Sample Curriculum
Communications Technology Curriculum (NOT approved by task force for equivalency credit)
Social Studies/Economics
Informational Resources:
State Superintendent’s BIT/Social Studies/Economics Equivalency Letter - State Superintendent's letter to district administrators announcing the availability for BIT/SS teachers/departments applying for equivalency graduation credit
Task Force Report - The State Superintendent's Business & Information Technology and Social Studies/Economics Task Force Report which summarizes the work that led to establishing a science equivalency credit option for BIT/SS courses.
Step by Step Equivalency Process
Application:
PI-1803-BMIT Equivalency Submission Form
Crosswalk of Social Studies/BIT/marketing Standards