H1030 - 2016 Appropriations Act. (SL 2016-94)

Overview: Sec. 11.2 of S.L. 2016-94 modifies the provisions of the North Carolina Guaranteed Admissions Program (NCGAP). It directs the President of The University of North Carolina (President), in consultation with the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina, to adopt a plan to improve student completion of baccalaureate degrees that includes specific targets for each constituent institution's completion rates and is effective for the 2017-2018 academic year. "Completion rates" may include the four and six year graduation rate of first-time, full-time freshman or other methods of measuring completion that can more accurately capture the success of each institution's undergraduate population. The plan must allow for a variety of strategies designed to meet the individual constituent institution's needs including redesigned courses, early alert systems, and tutoring. The President must report on the plan to improve the student completion rates to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee, the Fiscal Research Division, and the Office of the State Budget and Management by January 1, 2017.

In addition, this section changes the implementation date for NCGAP at each constituent institution to the 2017-2018 fiscal year and applied to each constituent institution's admissions process for the 2018-2019 academic year and each subsequent year if the plan presented by the President is not implemented.

This section became effective July 1, 2016.