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119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6973 
To direct the Secretary of Education to collect and report information on 
the treatment of Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate 
course credits at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2026 
Mr. SUBRAMANYAM (for himself, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. WALKINSHAW, and Mr. 
HERNA´NDEZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Education to collect and report 
information on the treatment of Advanced Placement 
and International Baccalaureate course credits at institu-
tions of higher education, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Creating Opportunities 
to Use Received Student Exam Credit Act’’ or the 
‘‘COURSE Credit Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING BY DEPART-
MENT OF EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education shall 
collect and annually report on the College Scorecard 
website (or any successor website) information regarding 
the treatment of Advanced Placement and International 
Baccalaureate course credits by institutions of higher edu-
cation. 
(b) COORDINATION.—In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Secretary of Education shall coordinate with relevant 
stakeholders within and outside the Department of Edu-
cation, including the technical review panel of the Inte-
grated Postsecondary Education Data System. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The information reported under 
subsection (a) shall include, with respect to each institu-
tion of higher education, the following: 
(1) An explanation of whether the institution 
provides credits toward a student’s degree for Ad-
vanced Placement or International Baccalaureate 
exam scores. 
(2) If the institution does provide such credits, 
identification of— 
(A) the total maximum number of such 
credits that may be provided to an individual 
student for a given program of study; 
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(B) the minimum score a student must 
earn on an Advanced Placement or Inter-
national Baccalaureate exam for the institution 
to provide the credits and, if applicable, wheth-
er such minimum score differs based on the 
subject matter of the exam or the student’s pro-
gram of study; and 
(C) the type of credit provided by the insti-
tution for a given exam score, whether it be full 
course credit, elective credit, or a course exemp-
tion, and an explanation of whether the type of 
credit provided or the score required to receive 
such credit differs based on the degree program 
of the student. 
(3) Any other information with respect to an in-
stitution’s policy on the treatment of Advanced 
Placement and International Baccalaureate course 
credits that the Secretary of Education considers 
relevant. 
SEC. 3. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION BY INSTITU-
TIONS. 
Section 485(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1092(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (U), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (V), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(W) institutional policies regarding the 
treatment of Advanced Placement and Inter-
national Baccalaureate course credits, including 
all information required to be published under 
subsection (n).’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) INFORMATION ON TREATMENT OF AP AND IB 
COURSE CREDITS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each institution of higher 
education participating in any program under this 
title shall publish, in a prominent location on the 
public website of the institution, information regard-
ing the treatment of Advanced Placement and Inter-
national Baccalaureate course credits by the institu-
tion. Such information shall include— 
‘‘(A) an explanation of whether the institu-
tion provides credits toward a student’s degree 
for Advanced Placement or International Bac-
calaureate exam scores; 
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‘‘(B) if the institution does provide such 
credits, identification of— 
‘‘(i) the total maximum number of 
such credits that may be provided to an in-
dividual student for a given program of 
study; 
‘‘(ii) the minimum score a student 
must earn on an Advanced Placement or 
International Baccalaureate exam for the 
institution to provide the credits and, if ap-
plicable, whether such minimum score dif-
fers based on the subject matter of the 
exam or the student’s program of study; 
and 
‘‘(iii) the type of credit provided by 
the institution for a given exam score, 
whether it be full course credit, elective 
credit, or a course exemption, and an ex-
planation of whether the type of credit pro-
vided or the score required to receive such 
credit differs based on the degree program 
of the student; and 
‘‘(C) any other information with respect to 
the institution’s policy on the treatment of Ad-
vanced Placement and International Bacca-
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laureate course credits that the institution con-
siders relevant. 
‘‘(2) UPDATES.—The information required to 
be published under paragraph (1) shall be updated 
by the institution, as necessary, to ensure it remains 
accurate and current.’’. 
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