H97 - 2015 Appropriations Act, Sec. 11.16: Early College Graduates/The University of North Carolina Admission Policy (SL 2015-241)

Overview: Sec. 11.16 of S.L. 2015-241 directs the Board of Governors (BOG) of The University of North Carolina to adopt a policy to require each constituent institution to offer to any student who graduated from a cooperative innovative high school program with an associate degree and who applies for admission to a constituent institution the option of being considered for admission as a freshman or as a transfer student. The constituent institution must provide relevant information regarding each option to the student.

Beginning March 1, 2017, the BOG must report annually to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee regarding the number of students who graduated from a cooperative innovative high school program with an associate degree and which option was chosen by those students when applying to a constituent institution.

This section became effective July 1, 2015, and applies to the 2016-2017 academic year and each subsequent academic year.