This service is used to manage Student Credential Requirement Exemptions in PASI. Student Credential Requirement Exemptions identify that a student has been or is being made exempt from satisfying a credential requirement through a typical achievement (i.e. completion of required course work).

A user will use this service to:

1. Submit a Student Credential Requirement Exemption with a status of “Requested” (Request that a student be exempted from having to achieve a credential requirement)
2. Update the status of a Student Credential Requirement Exemption from “Requested” to “Approved”, “Denied” or “Pending”(Approve/Deny/Pend an existing request for an exemption)
3. Update the status of a Student Credential Requirement Exemption from “Approved” to “Denied” or “Pending” (Deny/Pend a previously approved exemption)
4. Update the exemption details of a Student Credential Requirement Exemption
5. Remove (delete) a Student Credential Requirement Exemption

The service can be accessed by systems with the Submit Transcript User role.

The following information is provided when using this service:

• Alberta Student Number *
• Credential Requirement*
• Exemption Reason*
• Exemption Status*
• Exemption Details*
• Is Deleted*
• PASI Core Version*

The following rules are used to validate the information provided in the request.

• Rule 9002 - Invalid ASN
• Rule 9014 - PASI Core Out of Date
• Rule 9023 - Empty Update
• Rule 9060 - Organization Not Associated to Student
• Rule 9062 - Reject data associated to Secondary ASNs
• Rule 43003 - Invalid Credential Requirement Exemption Reason
• Rule 43005 - Invalid PASI Client Security role to submit or approve exemption
• Rule 43006 - Invalid Exemption Reason Update
• Rule 43008 - Invalid PASI Client Security Role to update existing exemption
• Rule 43010 - Exemption Reason is not Effective
• Rule 43011 - Invalid Client role to approve exemption reason
• Rule 43012 - Cannot modify and delete an exemption
• Rule 43013 - Invalid Client Security Role to delete Exemption Reason
• Rule 43014 - Invalid Client Role to submit or approve exemption reason
• Rule 44013 - Credential Management on Deactivated ASN
• Rule 44014 - Credential Management on Secondary ASN
• Rule 44021 - Invalid School Authority Classification
• Rule 44022 - Missing 30 Level Francais Language Course
• Rule 44023 - Missing Lower Level English Course
• Rule 44024 - Completed 30-Level English Language Arts Course
• Rule 44025 - Invalid Credential Requirement Exemption - School System Entry

The validation rules on this service ensure that users have the correct permissions to submit or update exemptions that are accompanied by specific exemption reasons.

For example, to achieve an Alberta High School Diploma a student must meet the CALM (Career and Life Management) requirement. Typically a student would meet this requirement by successfully completing the CALM course. However, a student may be exempted from having to complete the course for a valid reason (e.g. The student transferred from out of province during grade 12 year). In this case a school may submit a Student Credential Requirement Exemption with an Exemption Reason of Out Of Province Transfer - CALM against the CALM Credential Requirement. If and when the status of the Student Credential Requirement Exemption is set to “Approved”, the Credential Requirement will be “met”.

The rules also prevent a user from updating the reason associated to a Student Credential Requirement Exemption. For example, a user cannot change the the exemption reason from Out Of Province Transfer - CALM to Out Of Province Transfer - CALM . The exemption would have to be deleted and a new exemption with the correct reason created to replace it.

Note: The permission that allows a user to set the status of an exemption to “Approved” is the same permission that permits setting the status to “Denied” or “Pending”.

After validating the information provided in the request, PASI will update the Exemption information for the Student Credential Requirement record and create a Transcript Trigger to reassess credential eligibility based on the updated information.

The usage of this service is audited using Service Auditing including the auditing of Caller Information.

The following information is returned after a successful request has been processed:

• Alberta Student Number*
• Credential Requirement*
• PASI Core Version*