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Notice: 14986129

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Division:

State Board of Education

Chapter:

MISCELLANEOUS

Overview

RULE:

6A-10.024

Articulation Between and Among Universities, Florida Colleges, and School Districts

PURPOSE:

The rule implements the statewide articulation agreement of Section 1007.23, Florida Statutes, which facilitates the transfer of credit across Florida educational entities. The purpose of this rule amendment is to update provisions made necessary due to recent statutory and rule changes, and for clarity.  The effect will be a rule that is consistent with statute and related rules.

SUMMARY:

Proposed changes include: update terms for community college, general education, technical credit, career credit and college preparatory credit; remove the duties of the Articulation Coordinating Committee in favor of statutory provisions; clarify general education program provisions for associate in arts and baccalaureate degrees; update associate in arts and associate in science definitions; modify the associate in arts grade point average requirement to cumulative rather than in each course attempted; add provisions regarding Florida College System institution obligations regarding student advising about baccalaureate programs and institutions of interest; clarify initial award and transfer provisions relating to credit-by-examination and incorporate the Articulation Coordinating Committee Credit-by-Examination Equivalencies, Revised September 2014; remove references to pre-professional courses and remove references to a repealed rule.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

1001.02(2), 1007.23(1), 1007.25, 1007.27, Florida Statutes.

LAW:

1007.01(2), 1007.23, 1007.25, 1007.27, Florida Statutes.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

8/27/2014 Vol. 40/167

COMMENTS:

From 8/27/2014 To 9/17/2014 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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