Davis School District supports the Utah State Legislature in promoting civic education for graduating students in public schools. Utah law, and Davis School District, requires students to take and pass a civics tests based on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Civics Test.

The full text of the law.
Guidance from the USBE regarding implementation.

The test must include 50 of the 100 questions used on the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Civics Test.
The questions to be used are selected by the individual school districts.
Students must answer at least 35 questions correctly to “pass.”
Students may take the test as many times as needed.
Students with disabilities and/or IEPs may be required to take an alternate test consistent with their needs.
The test may be given to students beginning in the 8th grade.
This law applies to all students who graduate on or after January 1, 2016

The guiding principle in Davis School District has been to use this law to best suit the educational needs of its students. Therefore:

The test will be administered to 12th-grade students enrolled in US Government and Citizenship courses.
The test questions have been selected to align with the DESK standards for that course.
The Civics Test will serve as the end-of-level exam for students in the course.
Students may also take the test at the Northern Utah Testing Center (no cost) located at 120 North Main Street in Farmington. Call 801-402-5385 to make an appointment.

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