§ 23-9.2:3.02

(Repealed effective October 1, 2016) Articulation, dual admissions, and guaranteed admissions agreements; admission of certain community college graduates

A. The governing board of each four-year public institution of higher education shall develop, consistent with the State Council of Higher Education Guidelines and the institution’s six-year plan as set forth in § 23-38.87:17, articulation, dual admissions, and guaranteed admissions agreements with all institutions within the Virginia Community College System and any two-year public institution of higher education.

B. A Uniform Certificate of General Studies shall be developed by the State Council of Higher Education, the Virginia Community College System, and the public institutions of higher education as set forth in subdivision 20 of § 23-9.6:1. All credits earned in academic subject coursework by students attending a two-year college who complete an approved one-year certificate of general studies program shall be transferrable to a four-year public institution of higher education in accordance with Council guidelines.

C. The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia shall prepare an annual report on the pertinent aspects of the pipeline of students transferring from institutions within the Virginia Community College System to four-year public institutions of higher education.

D. The State Council of Higher Education, consistent with its responsibility to facilitate the development of articulation, dual admissions, and guaranteed admissions agreements set forth in §§ 23-9.6:1 and 23-9.14:2, shall develop guidelines for such agreements.

E. Each institution within the Virginia Community College System shall develop agreements for postsecondary degree attainment with the public high schools in the school divisions that they serve, specifying the options for students to complete an associate’s degree or a one-year Uniform Certificate of General Studies concurrent with a high school diploma. Such agreements shall specify the credit available for dual enrollment courses and Advanced Placement courses with qualifying exam scores of three or higher. Agreements shall be submitted by the institutions to the Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System and the Superintendent of Public Instruction by April 15, 2013.

History

2005, c. 818; 2006, cc. 379, 531; 2007, c. 46; 2011, cc. 828, 869; 2012, cc. 142, 794; 2014, c. 628.

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