Bill Text: MN HF717 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system credit transfer required.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-18 - Author added Bills [HF717 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF717-Introduced.html
1.2relating to higher education; requiring credit transfer within the Minnesota State
1.3Colleges and Universities system.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. CREDIT TRANSFER WITHIN MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES
1.6AND UNIVERSITIES.
1.7By February 15, 2012, the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and
1.8Universities must adopt a policy requiring every college and university of the Minnesota
1.9State Colleges and Universities to grant credit for a course that is taken for credit at any of
1.10the colleges or universities in the system. The policy must require the credit to transfer
1.11to the receiving institution at the same number of credits granted at the transferring
1.12institution. The policy may allow credits to transfer as an equal number of elective credits.
1.13The policy must require a transfer of credits consistent with this section beginning with
1.14courses taken for credit in the 2000-2001 academic year.
1.3Colleges and Universities system.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. CREDIT TRANSFER WITHIN MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES
1.6AND UNIVERSITIES.
1.7By February 15, 2012, the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and
1.8Universities must adopt a policy requiring every college and university of the Minnesota
1.9State Colleges and Universities to grant credit for a course that is taken for credit at any of
1.10the colleges or universities in the system. The policy must require the credit to transfer
1.11to the receiving institution at the same number of credits granted at the transferring
1.12institution. The policy may allow credits to transfer as an equal number of elective credits.
1.13The policy must require a transfer of credits consistent with this section beginning with
1.14courses taken for credit in the 2000-2001 academic year.
