1. A program of distance education may include, without limitation, an opportunity for pupils to participate in the program:
(a) For a shorter school day or a longer school day than that regularly provided for in the school district or charter school, as applicable; and
(b) During any part of the calendar year.
2. If a program of distance education is provided for pupils on a full-time basis, the program must include at least as many hours or minutes of instruction as would be provided under a program consisting of 180 days.
3. A pupil enrolled in a program of distance education on a full-time basis who demonstrates sufficient proficiency to meet the objectives of a course of distance education may complete the course of distance education in a shorter period of time than is normally allotted for the course of distance education.