Ohio Code 3365.02 – College Credit Plus program; creation
(A) There is hereby established the college credit plus program under which, beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, a secondary grade student who is a resident of this state may enroll at a college, on a full- or part-time basis, and complete nonsectarian, nonremedial courses for high school and college credit. The program shall govern arrangements in which a secondary grade student enrolls in a college and, upon successful completion of coursework taken under the program, receives transcripted credit from the college. The following are not governed by the college credit plus program:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 3365.02
- Articulated credit: means post-secondary credit that is reflected on the official record of a student at an institution of higher education only upon enrollment at that institution after graduation from a secondary school. See Ohio Code 3365.01
- Private college: means any of the following:
(1) A nonprofit institution holding a certificate of authorization pursuant to Chapter 1713 of the Revised Code;
(2) An institution holding a certificate of registration from the state board of career colleges and schools and program authorization for an associate or bachelor's degree program issued under section 3332. See Ohio Code 3365.01
- Secondary grade: means any of grades nine through twelve. See Ohio Code 3365.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Transcripted credit: means post-secondary credit that is conferred by an institution of higher education and is reflected on a student's official record at that institution upon completion of a course. See Ohio Code 3365.01
(1) An agreement governing an early college high school program, provided the program meets the definition set forth in division (F)(2) of section 3313.6013 of the Revised Code and is approved by the department of education and workforce and the chancellor of higher education;
(2) An advanced placement course or international baccalaureate diploma course, as described in divisions (A)(2) and (3) of section 3313.6013 of the Revised Code;
(3) A career-technical education program that is approved by the department under section 3317.161 of the Revised Code and grants articulated credit to students participating in that program. However, any portion of an approved program that results in the conferral of transcripted credit upon the completion of the course shall be governed by the college credit plus program.
(B) Any student enrolled in a public or nonpublic secondary school in the student’s ninth, tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade; any student enrolled in a nonchartered nonpublic secondary school in the student’s ninth, tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade; and any student who is exempt from the compulsory attendance law for the purpose of home education under section 3321.042 of the Revised Code and is the equivalent of a ninth, tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade student, may participate in the program, if the student meets the applicable eligibility criteria in section 3365.03 of the Revised Code. If a nonchartered nonpublic secondary school student chooses to participate in the program, that student shall be subject to the same requirements as a home-educated student who chooses to participate in the program under this chapter.
(C) All public secondary schools and all public colleges shall participate in the program and are subject to the requirements of this chapter. Any nonpublic secondary school or private college that chooses to participate in the program shall also be subject to the requirements of this chapter.
(D) The chancellor, in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Revised Code and in consultation with the department, shall adopt rules governing the program.
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