[§304A-803]  Running start program. 
(a)  There is established within the department of education the running start
program, to allow eligible students to enroll in any qualified course offered
by the University of Hawaii system.



(b)  For the purposes of this section:



"Eligible student" means a high
school student in the eleventh or twelfth grade who:



(1)  Has passed a standardized test administered by
the college that demonstrates the student's ability to succeed at the college
level;



(2)  Is under the age of twenty-one as of September 1
of the school year in which the college course is taken; and



(3)  Has other qualifications deemed appropriate by
the department of education or the university; provided that subsequent
qualifications do not restrict any student from taking the standardized test.



"Qualified course" means any career
and technical education or academic course offered by the University of Hawaii
system that also applies to the department of education's graduation
requirements or is otherwise permitted by department of education rule or
policy.



(c)  All course credits successfully completed
pursuant to this section that would otherwise be transferable but for a
student's grade level, shall be transferable to any University of Hawaii system
degree granting institution; provided that the student is admitted to the
campus where the credit is transferred.



(d)  College courses successfully completed
under this section shall also satisfy the department of education's graduation
requirements as determined by the department of education pursuant to rule.



(e)  This section shall not preclude the
department of education and the university from establishing programs by mutual
agreement that permit high school students to enroll in college courses.



(f)  Every student enrolled in a college course
pursuant to this section shall remit appropriate tuition and fees to the
university. [L 2006, c 75 pt of §2]



 



Cross References



 



  Running start program, see §302A-401.