APPENDIX A-5 - ADDITIONAL OPTIONS IN LIEU OF PASSING THE END-OF-COURSE ASSESSMENT

Oct 4, 2026

Provides approved alternate measures under Mississippi Admin. Code 7-3 and State Board Policy Chapter 36, Rule 36.5, for students who must satisfy high school end-of-course (EOC) graduation assessment requirements after failing required EOC tests. Describes graduation options using ACT/ASVAB/WorkKeys, industry certifications, dual credit, and C-or-higher grades tied to corresponding EOC assessments, plus eligibility notes and specific score thresholds. Also outlines universal concordance tables and composite (combined) score calculations effective for specified school years, including enrollment requirements and COVID-related waiver limitations.

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APPENDIX A-5

Additional Options in Lieu of Passing the End-of-Course Assessment

Universal Concordance Table

Composite (Combined) Score Calculations

Student Portfolio and Exhibit (Bridge-to-Career Course)

[https://mdek12.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/08/MS-Public-School-Accountability-Standards-2025_v2.pdf](https://mdek12.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/08/MS-Public-School-Accountability-Standards-2025_v2.pdf) APPENDIX A-5 ADDITIONAL OPTIONS IN LIEU OF PASSING THE END-OF-COURSE ASSESSMENT MISS. ADMIN. CODE 7-3: 36.5, STATE BOARD POLICY CHAPTER 36, RULE 36.5 (EFFECTIVE 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR AND THEREAFTER) Mississippi Admin. Code 7-3: 36 .5, State Board Policy Chapter 36, Rule 36.5 provides approved options for students to meet high school end-of-course (EOC) assessment requirements for graduation through approved alternate measures. Mississippi Admin. Code 7-3: 36.5, State Board Policy Chapter 36, Rule 36.5, applies to past, current, and future graduates and allows a student to meet the graduation requirements once he or she has failed to pass any required end-of-course (EOC) assessment one (1) time. The following graduation options provide opportunities for students to obtain a certain score or level on the ACT, ASVAB, ACT WorkKeys, or other state-approved industry certifications. Students also may obtain a grade of “C” or higher in a dual credit/dual enrollment course, corresponding to the EOC assessment that was not passed. Notes: • ACT sub-scores resulting from non-college reportable accommodations can be used for graduation options, but the scores are non-college reportable. • ACT sub-scores resulting from Residual ACT Testing cannot be used for graduation options. • This option is available regardless of when the student took the SATP2, PARCC, or MAP/MAAP assessments. • The college credit option is only applicable if the student is enrolled in high school and college at the sametime. Student must meet the dual enrollment/dual credit admissions requirements of the community college partnering with the school district. • The Graduation Options listed below are applicable to any EOC assessment. | Assessment Options | Math | Science | English | Social Studies
(Prior to 25-26 SY) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ACT | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | | Dual Credit/ Enrollment | C or higher in College Algebra | C or higher in College Biology & corresponding lab | Cor higher in
College English Comp I | C or higher in College American History II | | ASVAB +
Industry Certification | ASVAB (PICAT prescreen scores are not allowable) score of 36 plus the following: Earn approved Industry Certification specified in the Career Pathway’s Assessment Blueprint. (If the blueprint specifies two industry certifications, both must be earned.) | | | | | ACT Work Keys +
Industry Certification | WorkKeys Silver Level plus the following:
Earn approved Industry Certification specified in the Career Pathway’s Assessment Blueprint. (If the blueprint specifies two industry certifications, both must be earned.) | | | | UNIVERSAL CONCORDANCE TABLE EFFECTIVE 2021 – 2022 SCHOOL YEAR Concordance tables, eﬀective beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, provide opportunities for students who do not obtain a passing score on an EOC assessment to utilize a diﬀerent graduation option, using a combination of the assessment scores with the ﬁnal course grade. The tables provide the ﬁnal course grade required to use with the scale score obtained on the EOC assessment. Students shall be enrolled in school to utilize the concordance table option. The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) and the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) developed one universal concordance table that shall be used for each of the EOC assessments. The concordance tables were developed during each of the EOC test administrations, and the universal concordance table concept will alleviate confusion in determining which concordance table to apply for each test administration. UNIVERSAL CONCORDANCE TABLE | Concordance Table | Scale Score | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Grade in Course | 1049-1048 | 1047-1046 | 1045-1044

FAQs

What alternate graduation options are available instead of passing an end-of-course (EOC) assessment?

Students may meet EOC assessment graduation requirements through approved alternate measures, including achieving defined ACT/ASVAB/WorkKeys thresholds, earning specified industry certifications, earning C or higher in corresponding dual credit/dual enrollment courses, or meeting other state-approved alternate pathways tied to the EOC not passed.

How does the universal concordance table work for students who do not earn a passing EOC score?

The universal concordance table combines the EOC assessment scale score with the final course grade to determine whether the graduation option is met. Students must be enrolled in school to use the concordance table option, and the table is intended to be applied consistently across EOC assessments.

What are the requirements and limits for using the composite (combined) score option?

Students must use the average of four EOC assessment scale scores and achieve a minimum combined score threshold (with a requirement of four specific assessments: Algebra I, English II, Biology, and U.S. History). Students must be enrolled in school, and COVID-related waivers from 2019-2020 or 2020-2021 make the student ineligible. Beginning 2025-2026, the U.S. History EOC will no longer be administered, making students without all four scores ineligible.

Oct 4, 2026

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