R277-713-4. Course Credit and Offerings - Course Approval Process

  (1) Credit earned through a concurrent enrollment course:

  (a) has the same credit hour value as when taught on a college campus;

  (b) applies toward graduation on the same basis as a course taught at a USHE institution to which the credits are submitted;

  (c) generates higher education credit that becomes a part of a student's permanent college transcript;

  (d) generates high school credit that is consistent with the LEA policies for awarding credit for graduation; and

  (e) is transferable from one USHE institution to another.

  (2) A USHE institution is responsible to determine the credit for a concurrent enrollment course, consistent with State Board of Regents' policies.

  (3) An LEA and a USHE institution shall provide the Superintendent and USHE with proposed new course offerings, including syllabi and curriculum materials, by November 15 of the year preceding the school year in which the courses would be offered.

  (4) A concurrent enrollment course shall be approved by the Superintendent and USHE, and designated on the master course list, maintained by the Superintendent and USHE.

  (5)(a) Concurrent enrollment course offerings shall reflect the strengths and resources of the respective schools and USHE institutions and be based upon student needs.

  (b) The number of courses selected shall be kept small enough to ensure coordinated statewide development and professional development activities for participating teachers.

  (6) To provide for the focus of energy and resources on quality instruction in the concurrent enrollment program, program courses shall be limited to courses in:

  (a) English;

  (b) mathematics;

  (c) fine arts;

  (d) humanities;

  (e) science;

  (f) social science;

  (g) world languages; and

  (h) career and technical education.

  (7) A Technology-intensive concurrent enrollment (TICE) course is a hybrid course, having a blend of different learning activities, available both in the classroom and online, or may be delivered exclusively online.

  (8) A concurrent enrollment course shall be a course at the 1000 or 2000 level in postsecondary education, except for a 3000-level accelerated foreign language course, which may be approved as a concurrent enrollment course for eligible students.

  (9) A course may not be approved as a concurrent enrollment course if the course is:

  (a) a high school course that is typically offered in grade 9 or 10; or

  (b) a postsecondary course below the 1000 level.

  (10) The appropriate USHE institution shall take responsibility for:

  (a) course content;

  (b) procedures;

  (c) examinations;

  (d) teaching materials; and

  (e) program monitoring.

  (11) Concurrent enrollment procedures and materials shall be:

  (a) consistent with Utah law; and

  (b) ensure quality and comparability with courses offered on a college or university campus.