2012 Indiana Code
TITLE 21. HIGHER EDUCATION
ARTICLE 42. STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: TRANSFER OF ACADEMIC CREDITS
CHAPTER 3. TRANSFER OF CREDITS AMONG STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

IC 21-42-3
Chapter 3. Transfer of Credits Among State Educational Institutions

IC 21-42-3-1
Transfer credits; equivalency testing
Sec. 1. A state educational institution shall:
(1) accept the transfer credit of an appropriate course successfully completed by a student at another state educational institution having the same level of accreditation; or
(2) allow the student to receive equal credit by successfully completing equivalency testing in the subject area.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.283.

IC 21-42-3-2
Graduation requirements
Sec. 2. Each state educational institution, in collaboration with the commission for higher education, shall:
(1) not later than December 1, 2012, create and report to the commission for higher education a statewide transfer general education core, to be implemented not later than May 15, 2013. The core must be based upon a set of core competencies, translated into at least thirty (30) semester credit hours in areas agreed upon by the state educational institutions, which apply for credit toward undergraduate degrees, including associate degrees and baccalaureate degrees at all campuses of state educational institutions; and
(2) jointly establish statewide standards for use by all state educational institutions to document an individual's completion of the statewide transfer general education core on the individual's transcripts.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.283. Amended by P.L.88-2012, SEC.2.

IC 21-42-3-3
Transferability of general education course credits
Sec. 3. Credits earned in a course identified under section 2 of this chapter must be transferable among all state educational institutions.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.283.

IC 21-42-3-4
Offering of identified courses
Sec. 4. Based upon the demand for enrollment in a course identified under section 2 of this chapter and the resources available to the state educational institutions, an identified course shall 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.283.

IC 21-42-3-5
Statewide transfer general education core
Sec. 5. (a) After May 15, 2013, an individual who has satisfactorily completed the statewide transfer general education core at a state educational institution, as indicated on the individual's official transcript, may not be required to complete additional courses in the statewide transfer general education core at the state educational institution to which the individual transfers, regardless of whether the individual has received an associate degree or the delivery method of the statewide transfer general education core the individual completed.
(b) If an individual does not complete the statewide transfer general education core of a state educational institution before transferring to another state educational institution, the individual must complete the statewide transfer general education core required by the state educational institution to which the individual has transferred. The state educational institution to which the individual has transferred shall award credit to the individual for courses the individual has satisfactorily completed, based on the course to course equivalencies of the core transfer library established under IC 21-42-5.
(c) An individual who holds an associate of arts or associate of science degree approved by the commission who is admitted to a four (4) year state educational institution is considered to have met at least thirty (30) semester credit hours of the state educational institution's general education requirement.
As added by P.L.88-2012, SEC.3.