CHAPTER 5. DOUBLE UP PROGRAM
IC 21-43-5
Chapter 5. Double Up Program
IC 21-43-5-1
Applicability
Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to a program at a stateeducational institution.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.284.
IC 21-43-5-2
Double up for college programs; collaboration
Sec. 2. The double up for college program is established forsecondary school students in grades 11 and 12. School corporationsand state educational institutions may collaborate to offer:
(1) early college;
(2) dual credit; or
(3) dual enrollment;
programs that meet the educational objectives of the schoolcorporation and are offered by the state educational institutions insecondary school locations.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.284. Amended by P.L.234-2007,SEC.64.
IC 21-43-5-3
Enrollment on full-time or part-time basis allowed
Sec. 3. A student may enroll in a course offered by a stateeducational institution under the program on a full-time or part-timebasis during grade 11 or grade 12, or both.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.284.
IC 21-43-5-4
State educational institutions and school corporations; powers
Sec. 4. (a) A state educational institution that participates in:
(1) an early college program;
(2) a dual credit program; or
(3) a dual enrollment program;
may, by agreement with a school corporation, take any actiondescribed in subsection (b).
(b) The state educational institution may:
(1) ensure that the content and rigor of a course offered isadequate to warrant providing credit to a student as if thestudent took the course as a student at the state educationalinstitution;
(2) set the criteria for a faculty member, an instructor, or otherindividual responsible for teaching a course with the:
(A) state educational institution responsible for hiring thepersonnel to instruct dual credit courses taught by the stateeducational institution; and
(B) school corporation responsible for hiring personnel toinstruct dual credit courses taught by the high school; and (3) determine, with the school corporation, the terms andconditions under which:
(A) a student may be admitted to the program whileattending high school;
(B) the state educational institution will award credit, if any,for a specified course successfully completed by a studentthrough the school corporation; and
(C) the school corporation will award credit, if any, for aspecific course successfully completed through the stateeducational institution.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.284.
IC 21-43-5-5
High school graduation credits
Sec. 5. A student is entitled to credit toward graduationrequirements for a course the student successfully completes at theeligible institution.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.284.
IC 21-43-5-6
Limitation on eligible courses; listing in statewide core transferlibrary or articulation agreement; transfer of credits
Sec. 6. (a) Courses offered under the program must be listed inthe:
(1) statewide core transfer library courses that are transferableon all campuses of the state educational institutions inaccordance with the principles in IC 21-42-5-4; or
(2) articulation agreements that apply to any campus in the IvyTech Community College of Indiana system and to VincennesUniversity and draw from liberal arts and the technical,professional, and occupational fields.
(b) If a student passes a course through the program that is part ofan articulation agreement between the state educational institutionoffering the course and other state educational institutions, the courseshall transfer under the terms and standards of the articulationagreement between the state educational institutions.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.284. Amended by P.L.234-2007,SEC.65.
IC 21-43-5-7
Methods by which courses may be offered
Sec. 7. Based on the demand for enrollment in the identifiedcourses and the resources available to the state educationalinstitutions, the identified courses may be offered through:
(1) onsite instruction;
(2) telecommunication; or
(3) a combination of methods described in subdivisions (1) and(2);
at on-campus or off-campus sites.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.284.
IC 21-43-5-8
Counseling concerning courses
Sec. 8. A school corporation may, by agreement with a stateeducational institution, offer counseling concerning an early college,a dual credit, or a dual enrollment course that the school corporationconsiders appropriate, including:
(1) notice of the course and schedule;
(2) available postsecondary credit;
(3) responsibilities of the student;
(4) tuition and other costs;
(5) consequences of the failure to complete a course; and
(6) other matters concerning the program and opportunitiespresented by the program.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.284.
IC 21-43-5-9
Application for enrollment in state educational institution;standard for acceptance or rejection
Sec. 9. A student may apply for enrollment to a state educationalinstitution. The state educational institution shall accept or reject thestudent based on the standards ordinarily used to decide studentenrollments. However, a student in the program may not be refusedadmission solely because the student has not graduated from asecondary school.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.284.
IC 21-43-5-10
Power to grant financial assistance
Sec. 10. A state educational institution may grant financialassistance, including a waiver of tuition not otherwise covered byIC 21-14-8, to a student for courses taken under this program basedon:
(1) the student's financial need;
(2) the student's academic achievement; or
(3) any other criteria.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.284. Amended by P.L.234-2007,SEC.66.
IC 21-43-5-11
Tuition waiver
Sec. 11. A state educational institution shall waive tuition for astudent as provided in IC 21-14-8.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.284.
IC 21-43-5-12
Postsecondary credit
Sec. 12. A student is entitled to receive postsecondary credittoward meeting the degree requirements at the state educationalinstitution at which the student successfully completed a dual creditcourse. If the student enrolls in a state educational institution other
than the state educational institution at which a dual credit coursewas completed, the other state educational institution:
(1) shall grant credit for courses that are:
(A) in the core transfer library; or
(B) subject to an articulation agreement; and
(2) may grant credit for other courses.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.284.
IC 21-43-5-13
Accreditation of institutions offering dual credit courses
Sec. 13. After June 30, 2010, a state educational institution orcampus of a state educational institution that offers dual creditcourses in liberal arts, professional, or career and technicaldisciplines must be either:
(1) accredited by the National Alliance of ConcurrentEnrollment Partnerships; or
(2) approved by the commission for higher education.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.284. Amended by P.L.31-2010, SEC.7.
IC 21-43-5-14
Ivy Tech Community College; reimbursement of costs of dualenrollment programs
Sec. 14. Ivy Tech Community College is entitled toreimbursement for the costs incurred to deliver courses under thischapter that are taken:
(1) at an Ivy Tech Community College site; and
(2) by a student for whom Ivy Tech Community College haswaived tuition under this chapter or IC 21-14-8.
The school corporation in which the student described in subdivision(2) resides shall pay the individual's tuition to Ivy Tech CommunityCollege for each year the student is included in the schoolcorporation's ADM.
As added by P.L.234-2007, SEC.67.