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HJ 278 Study; three-semester academic year in higher education.

Introduced by: Jim M. Shuler | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Three-semester academic year in higher education. Requests the Secretary of Education, in cooperation with the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV), to study the feasibility and costs of establishing three-semester academic years at Virginia's public institutions of higher education. The study will address current administrative, fiscal, and operational constraints that may impede any adjustment to the current academic calendar; consideration of enrollment projections at Virginia's public institutions; examination of suitable facilities that might effectively serve students in summer months; a survey of academic scheduling practices successfully employed by public institutions across the nation; and recommendations for any calendar adjustments that will promote efficiency and cost-savings as well as continued academic excellence. The Secretary and the State Council are to submit their findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 1995 Session of the General Assembly.


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