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6-61-232. Maximum semester hours required for a degree program.
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6-61-232. Maximum semester hours required for a degree program.
(a)(1) An associate degree program shall require no more than sixty (60) semester hours of lower-division college credit, which may be satisfied by completing the state minimum core curriculum under § 6-61-231.
(2) An associate degree program may require more than sixty (60) semester hours of lower-division college credit if prior approval has been granted by the board of trustees of the state-supported institution of higher education and the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(b)(1) A baccalaureate degree program shall require no more than one hundred twenty (120) semester hours of college credit, which shall include the state minimum core curriculum under § 6-61-231.
(2) A baccalaureate degree program may require more than one hundred twenty (120) semester hours of college credit if:
(A) Prior approval has been granted by the board of trustees of the state-supported four-year institution of higher education and the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board; or
(B) It is a requirement of an independent licensing or accrediting body.
(c) All required coursework shall count toward the associate of arts degree, associate of science degree, associate of arts in teaching degree, or selected baccalaureate degrees.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-61-232
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6-61-232. Maximum semester hours required for a degree program.
(a)(1) An associate degree program shall require no more than sixty (60) semester hours of lower-division college credit, which may be satisfied by completing the state minimum core curriculum under § 6-61-231.
(2) An associate degree program may require more than sixty (60) semester hours of lower-division college credit if prior approval has been granted by the board of trustees of the state-supported institution of higher education and the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(b)(1) A baccalaureate degree program shall require no more than one hundred twenty (120) semester hours of college credit, which shall include the state minimum core curriculum under § 6-61-231.
(2) A baccalaureate degree program may require more than one hundred twenty (120) semester hours of college credit if:
(A) Prior approval has been granted by the board of trustees of the state-supported four-year institution of higher education and the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board; or
(B) It is a requirement of an independent licensing or accrediting body.
(c) All required coursework shall count toward the associate of arts degree, associate of science degree, associate of arts in teaching degree, or selected baccalaureate degrees.
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6-61-231. Statewide transfer agreement — Definitions.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Designated transfer degree” means one (1) of the following associate degrees that is eligible for the full transfer under this section of credits earned and hours completed:
(A) Associate of arts;
(B) Associate of science; or
(C) Associate of arts in teaching;
(2) “Lower-division credits” means freshman and sophomore level course credits;
(3) “Public institution of higher education” means an Arkansas state-supported two-year or four-year college or university;
(4)(A) “State minimum core curriculum” means sixty (60) semester hours of lower-division coursework that include the thirty-five-hour general education core, major program prerequisites, and elective requirements that satisfy the requirements of an associate of arts degree, an associate of science degree, an associate of arts in teaching degree, and selected baccalaureate degrees at all public institutions of higher education as determined by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(B) The board, in collaboration with state-supported institutions of higher education, shall select the baccalaureate degree programs of study that shall be included in the state minimum core curriculum based on the demand for the program of study, both in terms of the number of students enrolled in the program of study and the need for students to enroll in a program of study to meet the economic development needs of the state.
(C) The completed state minimum core curriculum may vary for each student depending on his or her program of study; and
(5) “Transfer student” means a student transferring from a completed designated transfer degree program or a completed state minimum core curriculum to a baccalaureate program
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-61-231
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