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§3163. Statewide Articulation and Transfer Agreement
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 d
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§3163. Statewide Articulation and Transfer Agreement
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.