§ 23-5-145 — Credit for military education and training - policy - definition

(1)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, state institution of
higher education or institution has the same meaning as provided in section 23-18-102 (10); except that state institution of higher education or institution
includes each local district college that is part of a local college district organized
pursuant to article 71 of this title 23 and the area technical colleges, as defined in
section 23-60-103.

(2) On or before January 1, 2018, each governing board of a state institution
of higher education shall adopt, make public, and implement a prior learning
assessment policy for awarding academic credit for college-level learning acquired
while in the military. The policy adopted by the governing board must require each
campus of the institution to:

(a) Use the American Council on Education's recommendations on the joint
services transcript, among other factors, to evaluate college-level learning
acquired by a student while in the military and, at the discretion of the campus,
assign appropriate prior learning assessment credit;

(b) Provide specific guidance to active duty and veteran military members in
selecting a program of study and in optimizing the use of prior learning assessment
credit to accelerate the student's path to degree or certificate completion in the
chosen program of study; and

(c) Beginning June 1, 2018, accept in transfer from within the institution and
from other state institutions of higher education prior learning assessment credit
awarded for courses with guaranteed-transfer designation, unless the Colorado
commission on higher education adopts a new policy prior to June 1, 2018,
concerning the transfer of prior learning assessment credit for courses with
guaranteed-transfer designation that requires each campus to accept in transfer
credit awarded by a state institution of higher education pursuant to the provisions
of subsection (2)(a) of this section. Each campus may also accept other prior
learning assessment credit toward the student's program of study if the credit
meets standards established by the campus.

(3) The state institution of higher education shall grant prior learning
assessment credit free of tuition but may charge a reasonable fee for the prior
learning assessment.

(4) Repealed.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2017: Entire section added, (HB 17-1004), ch. 274, p. 1510, � 2, effective June 1.