New Jersey § 18a:62-46

§ 18a:62-46.

Each public institution of higher education, in consultation with the New Jersey Commission

on Higher Education and the New Jersey Presidents' Council, shall establish and enter

into a collective Statewide transfer agreement that provides for the seamless transfer

of academic credits to a baccalaureate degree program from a completed associate of arts degree program, a completed associate of science degree program , or a completed associate in applied science in technical studies degree program

which has credits transferred by the NJ PLACE program from apprenticeship programs . The transfer agreement shall include: a. a listing of the general education core courses as stipulated by the Presidents'

Council; b. policies and procedures for the seamless transfer and application of academic credits to a baccalaureate degree program from a completed associate degree program, including a guarantee that an associate

of arts degree , associate of science degree , or associate in applied science in technical studies degree which has credits transferred

by the NJ PLACE program from apprenticeship programs, awarded by a county college established pursuant to chapter 64A of Title 18A of the

New Jersey Statutes shall be fully transferable and credited as the first two years

of a baccalaureate degree program at the four-year public institution of higher education

in the State to which a student is admitted; c. policies and procedures for the implementation of an appeals process for students

and institutions to resolve disputes regarding the transfer of academic credits; d. policies and procedures for the annual review and update of the agreement; and e. policies and procedures for the collection of data by the commission to ensure

that all participating institutions of higher education are in compliance with the

provisions of this act and to ensure that the agreement is fostering both a seamless

transfer process and the academic success of transfer students at the senior institutions. The commission shall annually determine the data to be collected and shall notify

each participating institution in a timely manner. The policies and procedures set forth in the transfer agreement shall be fully operational

by September 1, 2008 , except that, with respect to associate in applied science in technical studies degree

programs which have credits transferred by the NJ PLACE program from apprenticeship

programs, the transfer agreement shall be fully operational by September 1, 2011 .