§ 53E-10-302 — Concurrent enrollment program.

(1) The state board and the Utah Board of Higher Education shall establish and maintain a concurrent enrollment program that:
(1)(a) provides an eligible student the opportunity to enroll in a course that allows the eligible student to earn credit concurrently:
(1)(a)(i) toward high school graduation; and
(1)(a)(ii) at an eligible institution;
(1)(b) includes only a course that:
(1)(b)(i) leads to a degree or certificate offered by an eligible institution; and
(1)(b)(ii) is one of the following:
(1)(b)(ii)(A) a general education course;
(1)(b)(ii)(B) a career and technical education course;
(1)(b)(ii)(C) a pre-major college level course;
(1)(b)(ii)(D) a foreign language concurrent enrollment course described in Section 53E-10-307; or
(1)(b)(ii)(E) an upper divisions course that the Utah Board of Higher Education approves under Subsection (3);
(1)(c) requires that the instructor of a concurrent enrollment course is an eligible instructor; and
(1)(d) is designed and implemented to take full advantage of the most current available education technology.
(2) The state board and the Utah Board of Higher Education shall coordinate to:
(2)(a) establish a concurrent enrollment course approval process that ensures:
(2)(a)(i) credit awarded for concurrent enrollment is consistent and transferable to all eligible institutions; and
(2)(a)(ii) learning outcomes for a concurrent enrollment course align with:
(2)(a)(ii)(A) core standards for Utah public schools adopted by the state board; and
(2)(a)(ii)(B) except for a foreign language concurrent enrollment course described in Section 53E-10-307 or an upper division course that the Utah Board of Higher Education approves under Subsection (3), an eligible institution lower division course numbered at or above the 1000 level; and
(2)(b) provide advising to an eligible student, including information on:
(2)(b)(i) general education requirements at eligible institutions; and
(2)(b)(ii) how to choose concurrent enrollment courses to avoid duplication or excess credit hours.
(3) The Utah Board of Higher Education, after consulting with the state board, shall annually approve a prioritized list of upper division courses for which an eligible institution may use concurrent enrollment money.
(4) After consultation with eligible institution concurrent enrollment directors, the Utah Board of Higher Education shall:
(4)(a) provide guidelines to an eligible institution for establishing qualifying academic criteria for an eligible student to enroll in a concurrent enrollment course; and
(4)(b) establish a policy that:
(4)(b)(i) determines which concurrent enrollment courses are career and technical education courses; and
(4)(b)(ii) creates a process for:
(4)(b)(ii)(A) an LEA to appeal an eligible institution's decision under Subsection (7) if the eligible institution does not approve an LEA employee as an eligible instructor; and
(4)(b)(ii)(B) an LEA or eligible institution to determine whether an eligible instructor who previously taught a concurrent enrollment course is no longer qualified to teach the concurrent enrollment course.
(5) To qualify for funds under Section 53F-2-409, an LEA and an eligible institution shall:
(5)(a) enter into a contract, in accordance with Section 53E-10-303, to provide one or more concurrent enrollment courses that are approved under the course approval process described in Subsection (2);
(5)(b) ensure that an instructor who teaches a concurrent enrollment course is an eligible instructor;
(5)(c) establish qualifying academic criteria for an eligible student to enroll in a concurrent enrollment course, in accordance with the guidelines described in Subsection (4)(a);
(5)(d) ensure that a student who enrolls in a concurrent enrollment course is an eligible student; and
(5)(e) coordinate advising to eligible students.
(6) (6)(a) An eligible institution faculty member is an eligible instructor.
(6)(b) An LEA employee is an eligible instructor if the LEA employee:
(6)(b)(i) is licensed under Chapter 6, Education Professional Licensure;
(6)(b)(ii) is supervised by an eligible institution; and
(6)(b)(iii) (6)(b)(iii)(A) as described in Subsection (7), is approved as an eligible instructor by the eligible institution that provides the concurrent enrollment course taught by the LEA employee;
(6)(b)(iii)(B) has an upper level mathematics credential issued by the state board;
(6)(b)(iii)(C) is approved as adjunct faculty by the eligible institution that provides the concurrent enrollment course taught by the LEA employee; or
(6)(b)(iii)(D) teaches a concurrent enrollment course that the LEA employee taught during the 2018 -2019 or 2019 -2020 school year.
(7) An eligible institution shall approve an LEA employee as an eligible instructor:
(7)(a) for a career and technical education concurrent enrollment course, if the LEA employee has:
(7)(a)(i) a degree, certificate, or industry certification in the concurrent enrollment course's academic field; or
(7)(a)(ii) qualifying experience, as determined by the eligible institution; or
(7)(b) for a concurrent enrollment course other than a career and technical education course, if the LEA employee has:
(7)(b)(i) a master's degree or higher in the concurrent enrollment course's academic field;
(7)(b)(ii) (7)(b)(ii)(A) a master's degree or higher in any academic field; and
(7)(b)(ii)(B) at least 18 completed credit hours of graduate course work in an academic field that is relevant to the concurrent enrollment course; or
(7)(b)(iii) qualifying experience as defined in Section 53E-10-301, including:
(7)(b)(iii)(A) the number of years of teaching experience;
(7)(b)(iii)(B) student performance on qualifying test scores or AP exams on courses that the LEA employee teaches;
(7)(b)(iii)(C) continuing education in a master's degree or higher in any academic field; or
(7)(b)(iii)(D) other criteria established by the eligible institution.
(8) An eligible institution shall accept credits earned by a student who completes a concurrent enrollment course on the same basis as credits earned by a full-time or part-time student enrolled at the eligible institution.

Legislative History

Amended by Chapter 83, 2024 General Session