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In developing the State Transfer Tool, the Council shall also seek the participation of private institutions of higher education.B\n\nThe Council shall develop guidelines to govern the development and implementation of articulation, dual admissions, and guaranteed admissions agreements between associate-degree-granting public institutions of higher education and baccalaureate public institutions of higher education. Dual admissions agreements shall set forth (i) the obligations of each student accepted to such a program, including grade point average requirements, acceptable associate degree majors, and completion timetables, and (ii) the extent to which each student accepted to such a program may access the privileges of enrollment at both institutions while he is enrolled at either institution. Such agreements are subject to the admissions requirements of the baccalaureate public institutions of higher education.C\n\nEach baccalaureate public institution of higher education shall update its transfer agreements immediately following any program modifications and shall send a copy of its updated agreement and any other transfer-related documents and resources to the System. The Council shall also send to the System a copy of any transfer-related guidelines and resources that it possesses. The System shall maintain an online portal that allows access to all such agreements, documents, and resources. The online portal shall also include (i) documents and resources related to course equivalency, (ii) pathway maps established pursuant to subsection E of § 23.1-907, (iii) the transfer tool established pursuant to subsection A, (iv) information regarding dual enrollment courses as described in § 23.1-905.1, and (v) any other information required to be included by law or deemed relevant by the System. The online portal shall be available to the public on the websites of the Council, the System, each public institution of higher education, and each school division offering a dual enrollment course.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":202894,"text":"The Council shall develop, in cooperation with the System and each public institution of higher education, a State Transfer Tool that designates each general education course, in addition to the courses that comprise the Uniform Certificate of General Studies Program and the Passport Program, that is offered in an associate degree program at an associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education and transferable for course credit to a baccalaureate public institution of higher education. 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The online portal shall also include (i) documents and resources related to course equivalency, (ii) pathway maps established pursuant to subsection E of § 23.1-907, (iii) the transfer tool established pursuant to subsection A, (iv) information regarding dual enrollment courses as described in § 23.1-905.1, and (v) any other information required to be included by law or deemed relevant by the System. 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This law was first created in 2004. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 553<\/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 6 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 2005, chapter 818<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 379<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 628<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 521<\/a>; in 2018, chapters 832<\/a> and 845<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":55918,"section_number":"23.1-905.1","catch_line":"Course credit; dual enrollment courses","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-905.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":55918,"section_number":"23.1-905.1","catch_line":"Course credit; dual enrollment courses","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-905.1\/"},{"id":82601,"section_number":"23.1-907","catch_line":"Articulation, dual admissions, and guaranteed admissions agreements; admission of certain comprehensive community college graduates","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-907\/"}],"permalink":{"id":185505,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55328,"identifier":"23.1-908","token":"23.1\/II\/9\/4\/23.1-908","url":"\/23.1-908\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-908\/","token":"23.1\/II\/9\/4\/23.1-908","dublin_core":{"Title":"State Transfer Tool","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-908","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Council<\/span> shall develop, in cooperation with the System<\/span> and each public institution of higher education<\/span>, a State Transfer Tool that designates each general education course, in addition to the courses that comprise the Uniform Certificate of General Studies Program and the Passport Program, that is offered in an associate degree program at an associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education<\/span><\/span> and transferable for course credit to a baccalaureate public institution of higher education<\/span><\/span>. In developing the State Transfer Tool, the Council<\/span> shall also seek the participation of private institutions of higher education. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Council<\/span> shall develop guidelines to govern the development and implementation of articulation, dual admissions, and guaranteed admissions agreements between associate-degree-granting public institutions of higher education and baccalaureate public institutions of higher education. Dual admissions agreements shall set forth (i) the obligations of each student accepted to such a program, including grade point average requirements, acceptable associate degree majors, and completion timetables, and (ii) the extent to which each student accepted to such a program may access the privileges<\/span> of enrollment at both institutions while he is enrolled at either institution. Such agreements are subject to the admissions requirements of the baccalaureate public institutions of higher education. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Each baccalaureate public institution of higher education<\/span><\/span> shall update its transfer agreements immediately following any program modifications and shall send a copy of its updated agreement and any other transfer-related documents and resources to the System<\/span>. The Council<\/span> shall also send to the System<\/span> a copy of any transfer-related guidelines and resources that it possesses. The System<\/span> shall maintain an online portal that allows access to all such agreements, documents, and resources. The online portal shall also include (i) documents and resources related to course equivalency, (ii) pathway maps established pursuant to subsection E of § 23.1-907<\/a>, (iii) the transfer tool established pursuant to subsection A, (iv) information regarding dual enrollment<\/span> courses as described in § 23.1-905.1<\/a>, and (v) any other information required to be included by law<\/span> or deemed relevant by the System<\/span>. The online portal shall be available to the public on the websites of the Council<\/span>, the System<\/span>, each public institution of higher education<\/span>, and each school division offering a dual enrollment<\/span> course. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTATE TRANSFER TOOL (\u00a7 23.1-908)\n\nA. The Council shall develop, in cooperation with the System and each public\ninstitution of higher education, a State Transfer Tool that designates each\ngeneral education course, in addition to the courses that comprise the Uniform\nCertificate of General Studies Program and the Passport Program, that is offered\nin an associate degree program at an associate-degree-granting public\ninstitution of higher education and transferable for course credit to a\nbaccalaureate public institution of higher education. In developing the State\nTransfer Tool, the Council shall also seek the participation of private\ninstitutions of higher education.\n\nB. The Council shall develop guidelines to govern the development and\nimplementation of articulation, dual admissions, and guaranteed admissions\nagreements between associate-degree-granting public institutions of higher\neducation and baccalaureate public institutions of higher education. Dual\nadmissions agreements shall set forth (i) the obligations of each student\naccepted to such a program, including grade point average requirements,\nacceptable associate degree majors, and completion timetables, and (ii) the\nextent to which each student accepted to such a program may access the\nprivileges of enrollment at both institutions while he is enrolled at either\ninstitution. Such agreements are subject to the admissions requirements of the\nbaccalaureate public institutions of higher education.\n\nC. Each baccalaureate public institution of higher education shall update its\ntransfer agreements immediately following any program modifications and shall\nsend a copy of its updated agreement and any other transfer-related documents\nand resources to the System. The Council shall also send to the System a copy of\nany transfer-related guidelines and resources that it possesses. The System\nshall maintain an online portal that allows access to all such agreements,\ndocuments, and resources. The online portal shall also include (i) documents and\nresources related to course equivalency, (ii) pathway maps established pursuant\nto subsection E of § 23.1-907, (iii) the transfer tool established pursuant\nto subsection A, (iv) information regarding dual enrollment courses as described\nin § 23.1-905.1, and (v) any other information required to be included by\nlaw or deemed relevant by the System. The online portal shall be available to\nthe public on the websites of the Council, the System, each public institution\nof higher education, and each school division offering a dual enrollment course.\n\nHISTORY: 2004, c. 553, \u00a7 23-9.14:2; 2005, c. 818; 2006, c. 379; 2014, c. 628;\n2016, c. 588; 2017, c. 521; 2018, cc. 832, 845.","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}}