HS+8

** Distinguished Achievement Program  ** || · The measures must focus on demonstrated student performance at the college or professional level. · Student performance on advanced measures must be assessed through an external review process. · A student must achieve any **combination of four** of the following: __ Original research/project __ : · Judged by a panel of professionals in the field that is the focus of the project; or  ·  Conducted under the direction of mentor(s) and reported to an appropriate audience; or ·  Related to the required curriculum set forth in 19 TAC §74.1 (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills). Original research /projects may not be used for more than two of the four advanced measures. · See pages 62 and 160 for further details. ||      __ Test data __ : · A score of three or above on The College Board Advanced Placement examination; · A score on the Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test (PSAT/NMSQT) that qualifies a student for recognition as a Commended Scholar or higher by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation; as part of the National Hispanic Scholar Program of The College Board; or as part of the National Achievement Scholarship Program for Outstanding Negro Students of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. The PSAT/NMSQT score may count as only one advanced measure regardless of the number of honors received by the student.  || __ College courses __ : · A minimum three-hour course with a grade point average  of 3.0 or higher on courses that count for college credit, including tech prep programs. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'AFMDK K+ Palatino'; msobidifontfamily: 'AFMDK K+ Palatino'; msopropchange: Unknown 20071219T1106;"> || __ Advanced Technical Credit (ATC) Courses __ : <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· ATC Courses, or the last course in an ATC required sequence, may count as an advanced measure for the Distinguished Achievement Plan (DAP) if successfully completed by the end of the junior or senior year with a grade of 80 or higher. (See pages 70 and 71). || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">
 * __ Advanced Measures __**