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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 103
BY SENATORS NEVERS AND THOMPSON
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3165(D)(2), relative to public postsecondary education; to2
provide relative to the number of credit hours required to earn a baccalaureate3
degree; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 17:3165(D)(2) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:6
ยง3165. Common core curriculum; general education courses; common7
prerequisites; other degree requirements8
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D.10
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(2) A baccalaureate degree program shall not require more than the number12
of credits established by the board for degree completion one hundred and twenty13
semester hours of college credit for degree completion without approval from the14
board, except for degree programs which require additional credit hours to meet15
certification or accreditation requirements.16
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
ACT No. 622