Massachusetts § 49 Transfer of credits;  common course numbering system

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 49 — Transfer of credits; common course numbering system

Massachusetts § 49

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title IIEXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH

Ch. 15APUBLIC EDUCATION

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 15A, § 49 (2026).

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[ Text of section added by 2024, 140, Sec. 24 effective July 1, 2024. See 2024, 140, Sec. 264.]Section 49.

(a)The board of higher education, in consultation with public institutions of higher educations, as defined in section 5, shall develop and approve a common course numbering system for lower-division courses with the goal of creating transparency for credit transferability. The department shall develop rules for the administration of the system.

(b)Each public institution of higher education shall include in its course catalog the applicable course prefix and numbers from the common course numbering system approved by the board under this section. The board may, for good cause as determined by the board, grant a public institution of higher education an exemption from the requirem

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[ Text of section added by 2024, 140, Sec. 24 effective July 1, 2024. See 2024, 140, Sec. 264.]Section 49. (a) The board of higher education, in consultation with public institutions of higher educations, as defined in section 5, shall develop and approve a common course numbering system for lower-division courses with the goal of creating transparency for credit transferability. The department shall develop rules for the administration of the system.(b) Each public institution of higher education shall include in its course catalog the applicable course prefix and numbers from the common course numbering system approved by the board under this section. The board may, for good cause as determined by the board, grant a public institution of higher education an exemption from the requirements of this section.

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