A. The Council shall develop, in cooperation with the public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education, a State Transfer Tool that designates those general education courses that are offered within various associate degree programs at the public two-year institutions that are transferable for credit to the public four-year institutions.In developing the Transfer Tool, the Council shall also seek the participation of private institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth.

B. The Council shall develop guidelines to govern the development and implementation of articulation, dual admissions, and guaranteed admissions agreements between the Commonwealth’s public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education. Dual admissions agreements shall set forth (i) the obligations of the students accepted in such programs, including grade point average requirements, acceptable associate degree majors, and completion timetables, and (ii) the student’s access to the privileges of enrollment in both institutions during the time enrolled in either institution. Such agreements shall be subject to the admissions requirements of the four-year institutions.

C. The Council shall develop and make available to the public information identifying all general education courses offered at public two-year institutions and designating those that are accepted for purposes of transfer for course credit at four-year public and private institutions of higher education in Virginia.

History

2004, c. 553; 2005, c. 818; 2006, c. 379; 2014, c. 628.