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2017 SESSION
17104997DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 23.1-905.1 as follows:
§ 23.1-905.1. General education course credit; dual enrollment courses.
A. The Council, in consultation with each public institution of higher education, shall establish a policy for granting undergraduate general education course credit to any entering student who has successfully completed a dual enrollment course. The policy shall:
1. Outline the conditions necessary for each public institution of higher education to grant general education course credit for the successful completion of a dual enrollment course;
2. Identify the general education course credit or other academic requirements of each public institution of higher education that the student satisfies by successfully completing a dual enrollment course; and
3. Ensure, to the extent possible, that the grant of general education course credit is consistent across each public institution of higher education and each such dual enrollment course.
B. The Council and each public institution of higher education shall make the policy available to the public on their websites.
C. The Council shall annually report to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health on the implementation of the course credit policy by each public institution of higher education.