Louisiana § RS 17:2942 - Definitions
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§ RS 17:2942. Definitions
As used in this Chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) "Courses" means one of the following:
(a) Academic courses that the successful completion of which would result in earned credit that may be transferred to a public postsecondary education institution and applied toward an undergraduate degree.
(b) Career and technical education courses aligned with the career major option, pursuant to R.S. 17:183.1 et seq., that may be transferred for credit to a public postsecondary education institution and applied toward a credential from such institution.
(2) "Dual enrollment" means the enrollment of a secondary school student in a postsecondary course for which both secondary school and postsecondary credit may be earned.
Acts 2020, No. 204, §1, eff. June 11, 2020; Acts 2022, No. 374, §1.
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