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This law was first created in 2015. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 578<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":185495,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86381,"identifier":"23.1-906","token":"23.1\/II\/9\/3\/23.1-906","url":"\/23.1-906\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-906\/","token":"23.1\/II\/9\/3\/23.1-906","dublin_core":{"Title":"Course credit; Advanced Placement, Cambridge Advanced, College-Level Examination Program, and International Baccalaureate examinations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-906","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Council<\/span>, in consultation with the governing board<\/span> of each public institution of higher education<\/span>, shall establish a policy for granting undergraduate course credit to entering freshman students who have taken one or more Advanced Placement, Cambridge Advanced (A\/AS), College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), or International Baccalaureate<\/span> examinations. The policy shall: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Outline the conditions necessary for each public institution of higher education<\/span> to grant course credit, including the minimum required scores on such examinations; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Identify the course credit or other academic requirements of each public institution of higher education<\/span> that the student satisfies by achieving the minimum required scores on such examinations; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Ensure, to the extent possible, that the grant of course credit is consistent across each public institution of higher education<\/span> and each such examination. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Council<\/span> and each public institution of higher education<\/span> shall make the policy available to the public on its website. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOURSE CREDIT; ADVANCED PLACEMENT, CAMBRIDGE ADVANCED, COLLEGE-LEVEL EXAMINATION\nPROGRAM, AND INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE EXAMINATIONS (\u00a7 23.1-906)\n\nA. The Council, in consultation with the governing board of each public\ninstitution of higher education, shall establish a policy for granting\nundergraduate course credit to entering freshman students who have taken one or\nmore Advanced Placement, Cambridge Advanced (A\/AS), College-Level Examination\nProgram (CLEP), or International Baccalaureate examinations. The policy shall:\n\n 1. Outline the conditions necessary for each public institution of higher\n education to grant course credit, including the minimum required scores on\n such examinations;\n\n 2. Identify the course credit or other academic requirements of each public\n institution of higher education that the student satisfies by achieving the\n minimum required scores on such examinations; and\n\n 3. Ensure, to the extent possible, that the grant of course credit is\n consistent across each public institution of higher education and each such\n examination.\n\nB. The Council and each public institution of higher education shall make the\npolicy available to the public on its website.\n\nHISTORY: 2015, c. 578, \u00a7 23-9.2:3.10; 2016, c. 588.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}