An applicant who has attended and completed a 12-year or (or grade) program of classroom instruction and possesses a locally issued diploma from the school. Applicants who are not formal HSGs, but have proof (an official transcript) of 15 or more semester hours (22 quarter hours) of credit from a regionally accredited, degree-granting college or university listed in the edition of the Accredited Institutions of Post Secondary Education for the last year attended, are considered to be HSGs or higher for admission purposes and coding. Do not count credits for courses failed, withdrawn, or withdrawn while passing or failing. If a course is repeated and passed, credit can be counted only once. Preparatory or remedial courses may be used if the school counts them in total hours credited toward degree requirements. An applicant who earned a diploma on the basis of attending and completing an adult education diploma program is considered an HSG.