Exception Student Education Special Certificate of Completion 

This option will be available to exceptional education students who do not qualify for a Standard Diploma, do not elect to have an Exceptional Student Education Diploma. do not meet the requirements for an Exceptional Education Diploma or who have met the appropriate requirements and do not choose to elect a Certificate of Completion. To be awarded an Exceptional Student Education Special Certificate of Completion, the student must earn the minimum number of credits and pass the specific courses as designated in School Board Rule. The student is not required to master the designated Sunshine State Standards. 

Certificate of Completion will be available to ESE students who are working towards a Standard Diploma but cannot successfully pass the HSCT. To be awarded a Certificate of Completion a student must earn the minimum number of credits and pass the specific standard diploma courses designated by the School Board. Exceptional Education Students will be allowed to participate in all commencement exercises when they have completed the required 24 credits even if that have not successfully passed the HSCT.