SD HB1078

Directs the Board of Education Standards to amend administrative rule § 24:43:11:02 by September 30, 2026, updating terminology from "units" to "credits" throughout high school graduation requirements.

Adds state-approved agriculture science courses as a new option to substitute for one credit of science (excluding biology), alongside the existing computer science substitution option.

Clarifies that substitutions using computer science or agriculture science courses do not apply to advanced and advanced honors endorsement requirements.

Simplifies the application process for career and technical education courses to count as academic core credit, requiring only teacher certification and a standards-based course syllabus instead of the previous four-item documentation list.

Reorganizes language regarding fine arts credit for extracurricular activities, maintaining the one-credit maximum and one-fourth credit per activity per year limit while requiring district documentation of alignment with state fine arts standards.