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CHAPTER 545 An Act to amend and reenact § 23-9.2:3.8 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Cambridge Advanced Exams. [S 1448] Approved March 25, 2011

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 23-9.2:3.8 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 23-9.2:3.8. Course credit; International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement and Cambridge Advanced courses.

A. The governing boards of each public institution of higher education shall implement policies to grant undergraduate course credit to entering freshman students who have successfully completed taken one or more International Baccalaureate or, Advanced Placement courses, or Cambridge Advanced (A/AS) examinations. The policies shall:

1. Outline the conditions necessary for the institution to grant course credit, including the minimum required scores on examinations for courses in the International Baccalaureate or, Advanced Placement, or Cambridge Advanced (A/AS) programs; and

2. Identify the specific course credit or other academic requirements of the institution that the student satisfies by successfully completing the International Baccalaureate diploma program.

B. Each public institution of higher education's policies for course credit for standard and higher level International Baccalaureate courses or Cambridge Advanced (A/AS) examinations shall be comparable to its policies for granting course credit for Advanced Placement courses examinations.

C. The governing boards of each public institution of higher education shall report to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia the policies adopted and implemented pursuant to this section, and shall make the policies available to the public on the institution's website.