§ 23.1-509 In-state tuition; surcharge
A. For the purpose of this section: “Credit hour threshold” means 125 percent of the credit hours needed to satisfy the degree requirements for a specified undergraduate program. “Surcharge” means an amount equal to 100 percent of the average cost of a student’s education at the baccalaureate public institution of higher education that the student attends less tuition and mandatory educational and general fee charges assessed to a Virginia student who has not exceeded the credit hour threshold.
B. Virginia students who enroll for the first time at baccalaureate public institutions of higher education after August 1, 2006, shall be assessed a surcharge for each semester beginning in which the student continues to be enrolled after such student has reached the credit hour threshold.
C. In calculating the credit hour threshold, the following courses and credit hours shall be excluded: (i) remedial courses; (ii) transfer credits from another institution of higher education that do not meet degree requirements for general education courses or the student’s chosen program of study; (iii) advanced placement or international baccalaureate credits that were obtained while in high school or another secondary school program; and (iv) dual enrollment, college-level credits obtained by the student prior to receiving a high school diploma.
D. The relevant baccalaureate public institution of higher education may waive the surcharge in accordance with guidelines and criteria established by the Council, which may include illness, disability, and active service in the Armed Forces of the United States.
History
This law was first created in 1984. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 422 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1984 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 14 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1985, chapters 179 and 572; in 1988, chapter 124; in 1989, chapter 371; in 1990, chapter 680; in 1991, chapter 590; in 1996, chapters 931 and 981; in 1999, chapter 439; in 2006, chapters 783, 797, and 806; in 2007, chapters 108 and 491; in 2008, chapter 723; in 2011, chapters 38, 44, 782, and 860; in 2013, chapters 139, 166, and 243; in 2014, chapter 341; in 2016, chapter 588.
1984, c. 422, § 23-7.4; 1985, cc. 179, 572; 1988, c. 124; 1989, c. 371; 1990, c. 680; 1991, c. 590; 1996, cc. 931, 981; 1999, c. 439; 2006, cc. 783, 797, 806; 2007, cc. 108, 491; 2008, c. 723; 2011, cc. 38, 44, 782, 860; 2013, cc. 139, 166, 243; 2014, c. 341; 2016, c. 588.