(a) "Accredited" means the process by a national or regional organization to grant public recognition of a program or college, indicating that it meets established standards of quality, as determined through initial and periodic self-study and peer evaluation.
(b) "Assessment" means a commercially available instrument for measurement of academic capability or achievement.
(c) "Certificate" means recognition by the HSEC program that a student has successfully completed an equivalency assessment instrument approved by the HSEC committee and the Commission.
(d) "Committee" means the group of individuals and representatives of stakeholder entities directly affected by changes to the HSEC program, who convene to make selections and decisions concerning authorized instruments and pathways for the HSEC program.
(e) "Equivalency" means the knowledge and skills or level of academic proficiency demonstrated by a student is comparable to that which would be attained in a high school program of study and yields significantly the same outcome or capability.
(f) "Pathway" means any method or combination of measurements used to determine that a student has successfully met the state-approved criteria for completion and award of the HSEC.
057-1 Wyo. Code R. § 1-7
Emergency amended, Eff. 10/30/2018.