                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

STATE TRANSFER TOOL (§ 23.1-908)

A. 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. In developing the State
Transfer Tool, the Council shall also seek the participation of private
institutions of higher education.

B. The 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. Each 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 &#xA7; 23.1-907, (iii) the transfer tool established pursuant
to subsection A, (iv) information regarding dual enrollment courses as described
in &#xA7; 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.

HISTORY: 2004, c. 553, § 23-9.14:2; 2005, c. 818; 2006, c. 379; 2014, c. 628;
2016, c. 588; 2017, c. 521; 2018, cc. 832, 845.