W. Va. Code R. § 126-133-2

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 126-133-2 - College Credit
2.1. Definition: Approved college credit shall be determined to mean credit earned at regionally accredited community colleges, or four (4) year institutions of higher education, or those correspondence, business, occupational, and trade schools which either have obtained a permit from the West Virginia Board of Education in pursuance of West Virginia Code '18-2-10 or which are members of nationally recognized accrediting associations approved by the West Virginia Board of Education in pursuance of the same statute which is:
a. Related to basic skills, e.g., reading, writing, speaking, mathematical computation; or
b. Applicable to an associate or bachelors degree at a regionally accredited institution; or
c. Related to the individual's specific assignment as an aide within a county school district.
2.2. Procedure: County superintendents of schools shall make a decision regarding the Aide 4 classification at the local level in accordance with the criteria previously mentioned. No application or credentialling process is necessary through the State Department of Education. Review of a county school district's implementation of this policy shall be the province of the State Department of Education through the county school district county accreditation policy (2320).
2.3. Effective date: July 1, 1984.
2.4. Credit earned prior to July 1, 1984: Any college credits earned prior to July 1, 1984 in regionally accredited two (2) or four (4) year institutions of higher education or those correspondence, business, occupational and trade schools which either have obtained a permit from the West Virginia Board of Education in pursuance of West Virginia Code '18-2-10 or which are members of nationally recognized accrediting associations approved by the West Virginia Board of Education in pursuance of the same statute may be utilized for the credit hour requirement for the Aide 4 classification.

W. Va. Code R. § 126-133-2