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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. The Board of Regents and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall enter into a statewide articulation agreement that shall govern the articulation and transfer of credit between and among the state's public secondary and postsecondary educational institutions.
B. The statewide articulation agreement shall, at a minimum:
(1) Guarantee the transfer of general education courses and common degree program prerequisites.
(2) Guarantee the transfer of all courses contained in a transfer pathway, established pursuant to R.S. 17:3164.1, as credit in courses that satisfy general education or program requirements.
(3) Guarantee that every graduate of a community college awarded an associate of arts or an associate of science degree approved by the council for transfer to a four-year postsecondary institution shall be deemed to have met all general education and other core curriculum requirements and shall be granted admission to the upper division of any four-year public postsecondary institution, in accordance with each institution's general transfer admission requirements, except to a limited access program or a program that has audition or other specialized admission requirements, as approved by the Board of Regents.
(4) Provide that graduates awarded an associate of arts or an associate of science degree approved by the council for transfer and who transfer to a four-year postsecondary institution shall not be required to take any additional general education courses to fulfill baccalaureate degree requirements.
(5) Provide that graduates awarded an associate of arts or an associate of science degree approved by the council for transfer shall receive priority for admission to a four-year public postsecondary institution over out-of-state students.
(6) Guarantee the statewide articulation of appropriate career and technical education programs and workforce development programs and transfer of course credits between secondary schools and technical and community colleges.
(7) Provide for acceptance by postsecondary educational institutions of credits earned in accelerated programs such as dual enrollment and the Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and College-Level Examination programs.
(8) Provide for acceptance by public postsecondary educational institutions of credits earned through competency-based education and prior learning assessments.
(9) Guarantee the transfer of equivalent courses under the statewide course numbering system.
(10) Establish a common college transcript.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 17, § 3163. Statewide Articulation and Transfer Agreement - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-17-sect-3163/
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