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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>86381</law_id><section_number>23.1-906</section_number><catch_line>Course credit; Advanced Placement, Cambridge Advanced, College-Level Examination Program, and International Baccalaureate examinations</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="23.1">Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Students and Campus</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="9">Academic Policies</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="3">Course Credit</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Council</span>, in consultation with the <span class="dictionary">governing board</span> of each <span class="dictionary">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 <span class="dictionary">Baccalaureate</span> examinations. The policy shall: <a id="paragraph-309338" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/23.1-906/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Outline the conditions necessary for each <span class="dictionary">public institution of higher education</span> to grant course credit, including the minimum required scores on such examinations; <a id="paragraph-309339" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/23.1-906/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Identify the course credit or other academic requirements of each <span class="dictionary">public institution of higher education</span> that the student satisfies by achieving the minimum required scores on such examinations; and <a id="paragraph-309340" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/23.1-906/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Ensure, to the extent possible, that the grant of course credit is consistent across each <span class="dictionary">public institution of higher education</span> and each such examination. <a id="paragraph-309341" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/23.1-906/#A3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Council</span> and each <span class="dictionary">public institution of higher education</span> shall make the policy available to the public on its website. <a id="paragraph-309342" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/23.1-906/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2015, c. 578, &#xA7; 23-9.2:3.10; 2016, c. 588.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
