§ 115D-4.1. College transfer program approval; standards for programs. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 115D‑4.1. College transfer program approval; standards for programs.

(a)        Repealed by Session Laws 1995, c. 288, s. 1.

(b)        The State Board of Community Colleges may approve theaddition of the college transfer program to a community college. If addition ofthe college transfer program to an institution would require a substantialincrease in funds, State Board approval shall be subject to appropriation offunds by the General Assembly for this purpose.

(c)        Addition of the college transfer program shall not decreasean institution's ability to provide programs within its basic mission ofvocational and technical training and basic academic education.

(d)        The State Board of Community Colleges shall developappropriate criteria and standards to regulate the addition of the collegetransfer program to institutions.

(e)        The State Board of Community Colleges shall developappropriate criteria and standards to regulate the operation of collegetransfer programs. The criteria and standards shall require all collegetransfer programs to continue to meet the accreditation standards of theSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools.

The State Board of Community Colleges shall report annually to theGeneral Assembly on compliance of the community colleges with these criteriaand standards.

(f)         The Board of Governors of The University of North Carolinashall report to each community college and to the State Board of CommunityColleges in accordance with G.S. 116‑11(10b) on the academic performanceof that community college's transfer students. If the State Board of CommunityColleges finds that college transfer students from a community college are notconsistently performing adequately at a four‑year college, the Boardshall review the community college's program and determine what steps arenecessary to remedy the problem. The Board shall report annually to the GeneralAssembly on the reports it receives and on what steps it is taking to remedyproblems that it finds. (1987, c. 564, s. 4; 1995, c. 288, s. 1; 1999‑84, s. 2.)