(a) In order to promote a coordinated system of higher education in Arkansas and to assure an orderly and effective development of each of the publicly supported institutions of higher education, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall have the power and duty to develop, with the assistance of institutional advisory committees, policies for transfer students from community colleges to senior institutions, for transfer of students among institutions of the same type, and for transfer of students from vocational and technical schools to other institutions.
(b) These policies should be a part of the comprehensive master plan and should receive review from appropriate citizens throughout the state prior to adoption by the board for their recommendation to the boards of trustees of institutions.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally
Chapter 61 - Postsecondary Institutions Generally
Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board
§ 6-61-201. Members — Meetings
§ 6-61-202. Powers and duties generally
§ 6-61-203. Director and staff — Funds — Central office
§ 6-61-204. Advisory committees and councils
§ 6-61-206. Studies, surveys, evaluations, etc
§ 6-61-207. Role and scope designations
§ 6-61-208. New units of instruction, research, and public service
§ 6-61-212. State agency for federal programs
§ 6-61-213. Administration of trusts, endowments, etc
§ 6-61-214. Review of existing degree programs — Minimum standards
§ 6-61-215. Student tuition and fees — Reporting
§ 6-61-217. Minimum core courses for college prep
§ 6-61-218. Minimum college core — Transferability
§ 6-61-220. Retention and graduation rate information
§ 6-61-221. Reporting of graduates requiring postsecondary remediation
§ 6-61-222. Financial condition report
§ 6-61-226. Guidelines for course review
§ 6-61-227. Annual transfer credit report
§ 6-61-231. Statewide transfer agreement — Definitions
§ 6-61-232. Maximum semester hours required for a degree program