Approved Dual Credit Provider

PURPOSE: This rule establishes the process by which certain postsecondary institutions may be recognized as an approved dual credit provider in the state of Missouri per section 173.2500, RSMo. (1) Definitions. (A) “Approved dual credit provider” means an approved Missouri postsecondary institution offering dual credit that is included on a list approved by the Coordinating Board for Higher Education and published by the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development. (B) “Approved Missouri postsecondary institution” means any public, private, or virtual Missouri higher education institution as defined in section 173.1102, RSMo. (C) “Board,” “CBHE,” or “Coordinating Board” means the Coordinating Board for Higher Education. (D) “Department” means the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development. (E) “Dual credit” means college level coursework delivered by a postsecondary education institution and taught in the high school by instructors with appropriate academic credentials to high school students who are earning high school and college credit simultaneously. (2) Jurisdiction. (A) This rule is applicable to all approved Missouri postsecondary institutions seeking recognition by the department as an approved dual credit provider. (B) A dual credit course shall not be advertised or represented as being delivered by an approved dual credit provider in the absence of approval by the CBHE. (C) As a condition of administering student financial assistance through the Dual Credit and Dual Enrollment Scholarship Program, institutions may be required to meet additional eligibility requirements as defined in 6 CSR 10-2.195. (3) Approval Process. (A) The department will notify approved Missouri postsecondary institutions, no later than April 15 each year, to submit documentation required for recognition as an approved dual credit provider. (B) Institutions seeking to become or to remain an approved dual credit provider in Missouri shall submit the following documentation to the department by May 30 each year: 1. Identification of all locations in Missouri where the institution will offer dual credit courses; 2. The dual credit courses the institution plans to offer in the upcoming year; and 3. The fee the institution will charge students per credit hour for each dual credit course. (C) The department will present a list of eligible institutions to the board for review and approval at the next regularly scheduled CBHE meeting. (D) Upon approval by the board, the department will publish the list of approved dual credit providers. (E) In the event an approved dual credit provider must revise a location, course, and/or fee after board approval, the institution will submit such revisions to the department for review and approval by the commissioner of higher education prior to enrolling students in the dual credit course. AUTHORITY: section 173.2500, RSMo Supp. 2023.* Original rule filed April 21, 2023, effective Nov. 30, 2023. *Original authority: 173.2500, RSMo 2016, amended 2022.