Section 21-43-4-3.5 - Eligible institution; allowable actions(a) An eligible institution that participates in:(1) an early college program;(2) a college course taught by a faculty member of an eligible institution; or(3) a concurrent enrollment college course; shall, by agreement with a school corporation, take any action described in subsection (b).
(b) The eligible institution shall: (1) ensure that the content and rigor of a course offered is adequate to warrant providing credit to a student as if the student took the course as a student at the eligible institution, including determining prerequisites, if any, for enrollment in a dual credit course and standards for assessment;(2) set the criteria for a faculty member, an instructor, or other individual responsible for teaching a course with the: (A) eligible institution responsible for hiring the personnel to instruct dual credit courses taught by faculty members from the eligible institution; and(B) school corporation responsible for hiring personnel to instruct concurrent enrollment college courses taught by the high school; and(3) determine:(A) the terms and conditions under which a student may be eligible to participate in concurrent enrollment college courses, postsecondary courses taught by faculty members of the eligible institution, and early college programs while attending high school;(B) with the school corporation, the terms and conditions under which the school corporation will award credit, if any, for a specified course successfully completed by a student through the school corporation; and(C) the terms and conditions under which the school corporation will award secondary credit, if any, for a specific course successfully completed through the eligible institution.Added by P.L. 125-2013, SEC. 16, eff. 7/1/2013.