OAR 583-030-0048: Application Procedure for Dual Credit

(1) Dual credit courses, as defined in OAR 715-017-0005, are courses for which the high school teacher is qualified to act as a proxy faculty member for a postsecondary institution when teaching the course. These courses are sufficiently similar to enable the student to be described as “taking a course” from a postsecondary institution. (2) A postsecondary institution that has established a physical presence in Oregon as outlined in OAR 583-030-0005, and intends to offer dual credit courses with an Oregon high school, shall submit an application on forms provided by the Commission and meet the following conditions: (a) The institution shall be authorized to offer academic credit by the Commission; (b) The institution shall establish and maintain a dual credit partnership with a high school in Oregon and provide a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding or partnership agreement approved by the school district; (c) The institution’s dual credit program shall be accredited by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP); and (d) The institution shall submit the program change fee imposed by the Commission for reviewing dual credit application to confer or offer to confer academic credit based on the schedule in OAR 583-030-0046. (3) Authorization for the offering of dual credit courses is given for two years from the date or authorization approval. (4) Upon submission of an Application for State Authorization of High School-Based College Credit by Postsecondary Education Institution, a waiver of specific criteria (c or d above only) may be considered by the Commission for teaching Tribal or Native American languages; or, existing partnerships whose disruption through the requirement in (c) above would create adverse impact on students. A waiver shall be requested on the application form and granted with the approval of the Commission.