An individualized education program (IEP) typically ends at which endpoint?

An individualized education program (IEP) typically ends at which endpoint?

• A. Age 18
• B. Age 21
• C. Graduation from high school
• D. Age 22 or Graduation

Answer: (D)

The ending of an IEP is tied to a specific endpoint, not to a single age or event alone. Under IDEA, services continue until the student either graduates from high school with a regular diploma or turns a certain age (typically 22), whichever comes first. If the student earns the diploma before turning 22, the IEP ends at graduation; if they don’t graduate by the time they reach 22, the IEP ends then. So the best answer reflects both possibilities: age 22 or graduation.

The ending of an IEP is tied to a specific endpoint, not to a single age or event alone. Under IDEA, services continue until the student either graduates from high school with a regular diploma or turns a certain age (typically 22), whichever comes first. If the student earns the diploma before turning 22, the IEP ends at graduation; if they don’t graduate by the time they reach 22, the IEP ends then. So the best answer reflects both possibilities: age 22 or graduation.