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2011 SESSION
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.