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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 104
BY SENATOR NEVERS
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3164(A)(2)(b), 3167(E), and 3168, relative to postsecondary2
education; to provide relative to articulation and transfer of credit between and3
among public secondary and postsecondary educational institutions; to provide4
relative to the development and implementation of a statewide common course5
numbering system; to provide relative to reporting requirements; and to provide for6
related matters.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. R.S. 17:3164(A)(2)(b), 3167(E), and 3168 are hereby amended and9
reenacted to read as follows: 10
§3164. Common course numbering system11
A.(1)12
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(2)14
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(b) The development and implementation of the statewide common course16
numbering system shall be prioritized as follows:17
(i) All courses required for completion of associate of arts and associate of18
science degree programs approved by the council for transfer to four-year19
educational institutions. Common course numbers shall first be developed and20
assigned to the required general education courses, and then for the specified21
common course prerequisites.22
(ii) All lower division courses.23
(iii) All undergraduate courses.24
All courses contained in the general education core curriculum as25
established by the Board of Regents.26
(ii) All courses required for completion of the associate of arts and27
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associate of science transfer degrees.1
(iii) All remaining lower division courses.2
(iv) All remaining undergraduate courses.3
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§3167. Implementation and funding5
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E.(1) The highest priority implementation category for the statewide course7
numbering system, relative to the transfer of approved associate degrees, shall be8
completed not later than the beginning of the 2010-2011 academic year.9
(2) All remaining lower division and undergraduate courses shall then be10
evaluated and incorporated into the system as provided in this Chapter and the11
statewide course numbering system shall be completed and fully implemented not12
later than the end of the 2011-2012 academic year. Common course numbers and13
content for the courses contained in the Board of Regents' general education14
core curriculum shall be established during the 2012-2013 academic year.15
(2) Common course numbers and content for the courses required for16
completion of the associate of arts and associate of science transfer degrees shall17
be established during the 2013-2014 academic year.18
(3) Common course numbers and content for all remaining lower19
division courses shall be established during the 2014-2015 academic year.20
(4) Common course numbers and content for all remaining21
undergraduate courses shall be established by the end of the 2015-201622
academic year.23
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§3168. Reporting25
Beginning in 2010, the The Board of Regents shall submit a written report26
to the Senate and House committees on education, not later than January thirty-first27
September thirtieth and July thirty-first of each year, on the status of statewide28
articulation and transfer of credit across all educational institutions in Louisiana as29
provided in this Chapter. Such report shall, at a minimum, include the following:30 SB NO. 104 ENROLLED
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(1) The number and percentage of students who complete an associate1
transfer degree program.2
(2) The number and percentage of students who earn an associate3
transfer degree and subsequently transfer to a four-year college or university.4
(3) The number and percentage of transfer students who complete a5
baccalaureate degree, to be reported in aggregate and by the individual6
postsecondary institution awarding such degree.7
(4) A comparison of the academic performance of transfer students and8
native students including the number of credits earned, degrees awarded, and9
time to completion of degree. Such information shall be reported in aggregate10
and by each institution of postsecondary education.11
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not12
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature13
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If14
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become15
effective on the day following such approval.16
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: