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West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-59 - Awarding Undergraduate College Credit for Prior Learning, Advanced Placement Credit, and College-Level Examination Program and Nursing Career Pathways › Section 133-59-2 - Purpose for Prior Learning Credit

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2.1. Legislative goals established for West
				Virginia state colleges and universities provide that higher education in West
				Virginia should contribute fully to the growth, development, and quality of
				life of the state and its citizens. This policy details the responsibilities of
				the state higher education institutions regarding the awarding of college
				credit for prior college-level learning gained outside the higher education
				academic environment.
2.2. The West
				Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (Commission)/West Virginia Council
				for Community and Technical College Education (Council) recognizes that some
				students, particularly adults and non-traditional students, may have acquired
				prior college-level learning through the development of skills or knowledge
				that closely parallel those outcomes taught in college-level courses. It is
				important that colleges and universities have the opportunity to evaluate
				learning that has taken place outside the higher education academic environment
				and to award academic credit when appropriate.
2.3. The purpose of this rule is to outline
				the terms and conditions under which West Virginia public colleges and
				universities award and/or transfer credits toward a degree or certificate based
				upon Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) and to provide consistent and accessible
				methods for students to earn these credits.
2.4. It is the intent of the
				Commission/Council to permit the awarding of undergraduate academic credit for
				prior learning through a variety of assessment methodologies that will ensure
				the academic credibility of such credit. Under these guidelines, in accordance
				with institutional policies and procedures. each institution shall award
				academic credit for prior learning that is equivalent to coursework which
				satisfies the requirements for tire degree program in which tire student is
				enrolled.
2.5. The Board of
				Governors Associate of Applied Science degree program and the Regents Bachelor
				of Arts degree program maintain specific guidelines and requirements for the
				use of credit for prior learning. This policy does not replace existing
				guidelines.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-59 - Awarding Undergraduate College Credit for Prior Learning, Advanced Placement Credit, and College-Level Examination Program and Nursing Career Pathways › Section 133-59-3 - Definitions

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3.1. Prior Learning
				Assessment (PLA) is defined as the assessment of college-level learning for
				college credit gained outside the higher education academic environment. For
				example, individuals may acquire college-level knowledge or skills through
				work, employee training programs, military service, independent study,
				non-credit courses, or community service. Only documented and demonstrated
				college-level learning will be awarded college credit.
3.2. In support of providing opportunities
				for students to earn college-level credit for college-level learning that has
				been acquired outside the higher education academic environment, the assessment
				of prior college-level learning can be accomplished through a variety of
				assessment methods including, but not limited to the following:
3.2.1. Advanced Placement Exams
3.2.2. American Council on Education (ACE)
				Guides
3.2.3. College Level
				Examination Program (CLEP) Exams
3.2.4. DANTES Subject Standardized Test
				(DSST)
3.2.5. Excelsior College
				Examination Program (ECE)
3.2.6.
				Institutional Course Challenge Examination Credit
3.2.7. International Baccalaureate Program
				(IB)
3.2.8. Institutional
				Evaluation of Industry and Workforce Training such as apprenticeships,
				certifications, and licensure
3.2.9. Portfolio Assessment/Review
				Credit
3.2.10. Prior Military
				Training Credit
3.2.11. Nursing
				Career Pathway
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-59 - Awarding Undergraduate College Credit for Prior Learning, Advanced Placement Credit, and College-Level Examination Program and Nursing Career Pathways › Section 133-59-4 - Principles

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4.1. West Virginia
				public colleges and universities value the diversity of their students. This
				diversity includes the unique experiences, interests, and intellectual pursuits
				that may lead to the acquisition of college-level learning. The acquisition of
				college-level learning is validated by assessment methods that are academically
				sound and rigorous.
4.2. West
				Virginia public colleges and universities shall employ prior learning
				assessment aligned with their respective missions, the principles of academic
				integrity, resources, and student educational attainment and success.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-59 - Awarding Undergraduate College Credit for Prior Learning, Advanced Placement Credit, and College-Level Examination Program and Nursing Career Pathways › Section 133-59-5 - Institutional Policies Regarding Awarding Credit for Prior Learning

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5.1. State colleges
				and universities shall develop institutional policies for evaluating prior
				learning and for awarding credit consistent with this policy.
5.1.1. Each institution shall develop
				appropriate policies and procedures for awarding credit for a student's prior
				college-level learning in accordance with this policy, accrediting bodies'
				guidelines for prior learning assessment, and principles of good educational
				practice.
5.1.2. Institutional
				policy will apply to all academic programs.
5.1.3. The institutional policy on Credit for
				Prior Learning must be filed with the Council for Community and Technical
				College Education and the Higher Education Policy Commission.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-59 - Awarding Undergraduate College Credit for Prior Learning, Advanced Placement Credit, and College-Level Examination Program and Nursing Career Pathways › Section 133-59-6 - Transferability of Prior Learning Assessment Credits

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6.1. Credits earned through PLA will be
				transferable in accordance with Series 17;
Transferability of Credits
				and Grades at West Virginia Colleges and Universities.
Once on a
				student's transcript, credits earned through prior learning shall be treated no
				differently that other credit coursework on a student's transcript.
6.2. PLA credit awarded at one institution,
				which meets the West Virginia Core Coursework Transfer Agreement or other
				statewide articulation agreements, must be accepted as transfer credit toward
				the degree if the student transfers to another West Virginia public college or
				university in accordance with the guidelines of that particular policy or
				agreement.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-59 - Awarding Undergraduate College Credit for Prior Learning, Advanced Placement Credit, and College-Level Examination Program and Nursing Career Pathways › Section 133-59-7 - Reporting the Awarding of Prior Learning Assessment Credits

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7.1. Each institution shall maintain records
				of the number of students awarded credit for prior learning, number of credits
				for prior learning awarded, type of assessment method(s) used, and other
				recipient data, which will be reported to the Higher Education Policy
				Commission/Council for Community and Technical College Education on an annual
				basis. Commission/Council staff will develop specific reporting guidelines and
				advise each institution of those guidelines.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-59 - Awarding Undergraduate College Credit for Prior Learning, Advanced Placement Credit, and College-Level Examination Program and Nursing Career Pathways › Section 133-59-8 - Policy for Acceptance of Advanced Placement Credit

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8.1. West Virginia state colleges and
				universities shall accept advanced placement credits according to the following
				guidelines;
8.1.1. High school students
				completing advanced placement examinations of tire College Board with a minimum
				score of 3 will receive credit at any state college or university, as indicated
				in tire list of advanced placement exams offered by the College Board. The
				Central Office of tire Higher Education Policy Commission maintains a list of
				all College Board advanced placement exams and the minimum number of credits
				that each institution shall grant. Credit is to be awarded solely on the basis
				of satisfactory performance of a score of 3 or higher on the advanced placement
				examinations.
8.1.2. When the
				examination is in the area of the student's major, the institution will award
				credit toward the major or the core curriculum.
8.1.3. An academic department within the
				institution may, upon approval of the institutional faculty, require a higher
				score than 3 on an advanced placement test if tire credit is to be used toward
				meeting a course requirement for a major in tire department.
8.1..4 Credits awarded by regionally or
				nationally accredited institutions of higher education in West Virginia for
				successful completion of advanced placement exams are transferable to West
				Virginia state colleges and universities in accordance with the advanced
				placement policy of the receiving institution.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-59 - Awarding Undergraduate College Credit for Prior Learning, Advanced Placement Credit, and College-Level Examination Program and Nursing Career Pathways › Section 133-59-9 - Institutional Responsibility

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9.1.
				Each institution shall develop guidelines for acceptance of advanced placement
				credits that are consistent with the provisions of this rule and publish the
				guidelines in the college or university bulletin and/or other appropriate
				institutional publications.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-59 - Awarding Undergraduate College Credit for Prior Learning, Advanced Placement Credit, and College-Level Examination Program and Nursing Career Pathways › Section 133-59-10 - Policy for the College-Level Examination Program

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10.1. This policy shall serve as a rule for
				tire College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) of the College Entrance
				Examination Board in West Virginia state colleges and universities. Credit
				awarded by an institution in conformity with this policy shall be transferable
				to all West Virginia state colleges and universities. Further, credit shall be
				awarded only once to recognize mastery of course content. Credit shall not be
				awarded for equivalent courses in which students have already earned such
				credit through course work, CLEP, institutional challenge examinations, life
				experience, or other mechanisms.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-59 - Awarding Undergraduate College Credit for Prior Learning, Advanced Placement Credit, and College-Level Examination Program and Nursing Career Pathways › Section 133-59-11 - Subject CLEP Examinations

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11.1.
				Students may be awarded credit for the successful completion of any or all of
				tire CLEP Subject Examinations presently offered or developed in the future.
				They must achieve a score equal to or above the required score of tire
				Commission on Educational Credit and Credentials of the American Council on
				Education for CLEP Exams current at tire time the examination was taken. Credit
				shall be awarded in an amount not exceeding the number of semesters for which
				tire examination was designed. A grade shall not be assigned, and the credit
				will not be included in the computation of tire student's grade-point average.
				The institution shall equate the CLEP credit earned with existing course
				offerings. If no equivalent course is offered by the institution, the credit
				earned by CLEP examination shall be considered elective credit. Students shall
				not receive CLEP Subject Examination credit for equivalent courses in which
				they have already earned credit.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-59 - Awarding Undergraduate College Credit for Prior Learning, Advanced Placement Credit, and College-Level Examination Program and Nursing Career Pathways › Section 133-59-12 - General CLEP Examinations

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12.1.
				As of the effective date of tins policy, an institution may award credit within
				the limits of the most recent recommended CLEP scores posted by The College
				Board. At the time of this rule, The College Board chart is found at the
				following URL: located at
https://clep.collegeboard.org/pdf/what-your-score-means.pdf
.
12.2. It should be made clear to students
				that such credit in general education may not meet specific program
				requirements of the institution awarding the credit or of other institutions to
				which the student may later transfer. The credit shall then be used as elective
				credit. Students shall not receive CLEP General Examination credit for
				equivalent courses in which they have already earned credit.
12.3. An institution awarding credit through
				CLEP may establish scores higher than specified above for Subject and General
				Examinations if it is established that the higher scores equate to a
				satisfactory level of performance by students actually enrolled in the
				equivalent course(s) at that institution.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-59 - Awarding Undergraduate College Credit for Prior Learning, Advanced Placement Credit, and College-Level Examination Program and Nursing Career Pathways › Section 133-59-13 - Academic Record

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13.1. The
				permanent academic record of the student shall indicate which credit was earned
				by CLEP examination.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-59 - Awarding Undergraduate College Credit for Prior Learning, Advanced Placement Credit, and College-Level Examination Program and Nursing Career Pathways › Section 133-59-14 - Enrollment

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14.1. Students must
				be enrolled in an institution in order to receive credit from the institution.
				Students who have taken CLEP examinations prior to enrollment must submit an
				official CLEP transcript.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-59 - Awarding Undergraduate College Credit for Prior Learning, Advanced Placement Credit, and College-Level Examination Program and Nursing Career Pathways › Section 133-59-15 - Nursing Career Pathways Policy

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15.1.
				Nursing continues to offer multiple ways for students to enter the profession
				and has consistently advocated for creative and innovative opportunities for
				academic progression that meet the needs of a student population that is
				diverse along numerous dimensions. While it is certainly possible to change
				goals and directions, early consideration of the desired end point can provide
				helpful direction in selecting the most efficient and effective path to
				reaching career goals. The goal is to give students a clear picture of how to
				enter the profession and a shorter, more affordable way to progress through the
				education they need. The pathway includes dual or advanced placement credit for
				high school students when admitted to nursing programs in community and
				technical colleges or baccalaureate institutions, seamless transition to
				bachelor's completion degrees in nursing as needed, and employment
				opportunities as nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses and registered
				nurses along the pathway.
15.2.
				Student course credit earned through dual credit and/or early enrollment as
				part of the Nursing Pathway Program must be accepted with student consent by
				institutions as higher education credits counting toward credits specific to
				the major of nursing or nursing science. Completion of the nursing pathway
				shall be identified on the high school transcript. Students completing the
				nursing pathway shall also be in possession of the Therapeutic Services
				Certificate.
15.3. Dual credit or
				early enrollment courses in the Nursing Career Pathway are developed as
				required course credit according to West Virginia Department of Education
				(WVDE) Policy 2150 and WVDE Policy 2520.13. These courses include college-level
				freshmen English, college algebra or statistics, anatomy and physiology and
				general psychology. A list of approved dual credit/early enrollment courses may
				be found on the West Virginia Department of Education's website.
15.4. Students may also earn college-level
				credit for the Nursing Career Pathway and specific to the major of nursing or
				nursing science through Advanced Placement courses (AP) as stipulated under
				Section 8 of this rule.
15.5.
				Nothing in this rule shall prevent institutions from awarding additional dual
				credit/early enrollment/AP credit toward the Nursing Career Pathway as allowed
				under the institution's approved policies for awarding such credit.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-60 - West Virginia Reverse Transfer Program › Section 133-60-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				policy establishes the process by which a student may be awarded an associate
				degree which was begun at a West Virginia public institution offering an
				associate degree but was completed through a West Virginia public four-year
				college or university.
1.2.
				Authority. - West Virginia Code § 18B-1D-4.
1.3. Filing Date. - July 6, 2015.
1.4. Effective Date. - August 6,
				2015.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-60 - West Virginia Reverse Transfer Program › Section 133-60-2 - Purpose

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2.1. Reverse
				transfer is a strategy for increasing the completion rates of students.
				Students often transfer credit hours from two-year to four-year institutions of
				higher education. Many students complete an associate degree before
				transferring to a four-year institution and many others do not earn an
				associate degree but transfer to another institution where they complete a
				baccalaureate degree. Some students, however, do not complete either the
				associate or baccalaureate degree despite earning a significant number of
				college credits. These students are often left without a postsecondary
				credential even though they have earned enough credits to be eligible for an
				associate degree.
2.2. This policy
				establishes a statewide reverse transfer process that allows any student who
				has completed the requirements for an associate degree, combining credit hours
				earned at a public higher education institution in West Virginia that offers an
				associate degree with hours earned at a public four-year higher education
				institution, to be awarded that associate degree.
2.3. This policy provides the process by
				which students who have met degree requirements of an associate degree program
				can be identified and awarded their first associate degree if that work has
				been completed at the four-year institution. The application of the reverse
				transfer process ensures that all eligible students have the opportunity to be
				awarded a first associate degree that reflects their educational efforts and
				allows them to compete more successfully in other academic arenas and the
				workforce.
2.4. As of the effective
				date noted above, the West Virginia Reverse Transfer (WVRT) policy supersedes
				all existing reverse transfer agreements. Those students involved in another
				reverse transfer agreement at the time of the effective date of this policy may
				choose to complete program requirements under the previous agreement. Students
				will also be given the option to transition to the new WVRT program, thereby
				selecting the less restrictive agreement.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-60 - West Virginia Reverse Transfer Program › Section 133-60-3 - Definitions

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3.1.
				Degree-Granting Institution (DGI) -- The degree-granting institution is the
				two-year institution that will award the associate degree to the reverse
				transfer student. If a student has earned credit hours at more than one
				institution offering an associate degree, the degree-granting institution will
				be the institution where the student has accumulated the greatest number of
				credit hours toward the associate degree. The degree-granting institution will
				count reverse transfer students in its yearly graduation report.
3.2. Host institution -- The host institution
				is the institution that will transfer credits back to the degree granting
				institution. The host institution may be either a four-year or another two-year
				institution.
3.3. West Virginia
				Reverse Transfer (WVRT) -- West Virginia Reverse Transfer refers to the
				statewide program that seeks to identify students who are often left without a
				postsecondary credential even though they have earned enough credits to be
				eligible for an associate degree.
3.4. WVRT eligible student -- The WVRT
				student is the individual who has earned 15 or more college-level,
				degree-applicable, transferable credits from a two-year institution and who
				does not currently hold an associate degree or higher. Upon entry into WVRT,
				the student seeks to complete the requirements for and be awarded the
				appropriate associate's degree.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-60 - West Virginia Reverse Transfer Program › Section 133-60-4 - Eligibility and Residency Requirements

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4.1.
Student Eligibility.
4.1.a. Students are not eligible for
				participation in the WVRT if they currently possess an associate degree or
				higher.
4.1.b. A student may be
				simultaneously awarded an associate degree through WVRT and a baccalaureate
				degree.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-60 - West Virginia Reverse Transfer Program › Section 133-60-5 - Institutional Participation

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5.1. All
				West Virginia public higher education institutions shall participate as full
				members in WVRT.
5.2. The
				submission of necessary student-level data, for reporting and accountability,
				is a condition of participation in the WVRT program. At a minimum, this
				includes data on eligible students, participating students, and completing
				students in order to assess effectiveness of the program.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-60 - West Virginia Reverse Transfer Program › Section 133-60-6 - Participation in the Reverse Transfer Program

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6.1. For the initial year of the program's
				implementation, the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
				(Commission) and the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College
				Education (Council) will identify potential students for participation in the
				WVRT program and will notify the participating host institution. After the
				first year of implementation, it is the host institution's responsibility to
				provide the WVRT option to new transfer students from associate degree-granting
				institutions.
6.1.a. Upon receiving all
				appropriate information, the DGI will contact the identified eligible student
				and provide the student with information about the program.
6.1.a.1. The student may elect to pursue the
				WVRT program by indicating to the host institution to release the student's
				transcript to the DGI.
6.1.a.2. If
				a student chooses to be removed from the program or graduates from the DGI,
				this will be recorded by the DGI and reported as requested by the Commission or
				the Council.
6.1.a.3. Host
				institutions will identify students (active and inactive), those who have
				completed 15 hours with a single institution but never completed a degree, via
				an automated search and include them in information relayed to the DGI for
				contact.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-60 - West Virginia Reverse Transfer Program › Section 133-60-7 - Procedures for the Reverse Transfer Program

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7.1. The transcripts of WVRT eligible
				students will be distributed by the host institution, as necessary, to the DGI
				based upon an initial minimum number of transferrable credit hours completed
				(e.g., 60 credit hours) and again at established intervals after the initial
				submission (e.g., annually).
7.1.a.
				Transcripts submitted from the four-year to the two-year institution for the
				purposes of conducting a degree audit to determine student eligibility will be
				sent directly from institution to institution.
7.1.a.1. The release of transcripts will be
				in accordance with the host institution's policies.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-60 - West Virginia Reverse Transfer Program › Section 133-60-8 - Determination of Degree-Granting Institution

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8.1. The DGI shall be the two-year
				institution where the student has completed the greatest number of transferable
				credits to the four-year institution. An institution can award reverse transfer
				degrees only if the student has earned a minimum of 15 credit hours at that
				institution.
8.2. If the student
				has earned the same number of transferable credits at two or more institutions
				the most recently attended institution is identified as the DGI. If multiple
				options still exist at this point, the student will select the DGI for the
				associate degree.
8.3. The
				acceptance of transfer credit will be determined solely by the DGI.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-60 - West Virginia Reverse Transfer Program › Section 133-60-9 - Degree Awards

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9.1. The WVRT
				will apply to associate degrees as identified by the DGI.
9.2. There will be nothing to differentiate
				the WVRT awarded degree from any other degree awarded by the institution on the
				student's diploma or transcript.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-60 - West Virginia Reverse Transfer Program › Section 133-60-10 - Appeal, Review, and Accountability

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10.1. If the WVRT student has a disagreement
				with DGI decision, that student may appeal said decision by utilizing the
				student academic affairs appeals process at the DGI.
10.2. The West Virginia Reverse Transfer
				Policy between public two-year and four-year institutions will be reviewed
				periodically at the discretion of the Commission and the Council.
10.3. The annual submission of data for both
				reporting and accountability purposes is necessary for the success of this
				policy. All institutions will submit data to the Commission and the Council
				regarding eligible students, participating students, completing students, and
				other data necessary to assess the effectiveness of WVRT.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-61 - Choose West Virginia Practice Program › Section 133-61-1 - General

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1.1. Scope. -- This
				rule promulgates policy and procedure regarding the establishment and operation
				of the Choose West Virginia Practice Program through the West Virginia Higher
				Education Policy Commission (Commission).
1.2. Authority. --West Virginia Code §
									18B-1-6 and §
									18C-3-5.
1.3. Filing Date. -- October 31,
				2019.
1.4. Effective Date.
				--December 1, 2019.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-61 - Choose West Virginia Practice Program › Section 133-61-2 - Purpose

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2.1. The purpose of
				this program is to provide an incentive to out-of-state students enrolled in
				West Virginia medical schools in exchange for the students' agreement to
				practice in West Virginia upon completion of training.
2.1.a. "Shortage specialty" means the medical
				specialties of addiction medicine, general surgery, neurology, and any other
				specialties determined by the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences to meet the
				requirements of West Virginia Code §
										18C-3-5.
2.1.b. "Primary care" means the medical
				specialties of family medicine, general internal medicine, geriatrics, internal
				medicine/pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics, preventive medicine,
				psychiatry, or other specialties determined by the Vice Chancellor for Health
				Sciences to meet the requirements of West Virginia Code §
										18C-3-5.
2.1.c. "Training" is defined as the
				completion of a degree program in allopathic or osteopathic medicine, the
				successful completion of a residency program, and any additional fellowship
				training required by the specialty.
2.1.d. "Underserved" means any primary care
				or shortage specialty practice site located in an area of the state in which
				there is a shortage of physicians as determined by the Bureau for Public
				Health.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-61 - Choose West Virginia Practice Program › Section 133-61-3 - Eligibility Criteria

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3.1. In
				order to be eligible for a Choose West Virginia Practice Program award, each
				applicant must:
3.1.a. Be enrolled at Marshall
				University, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, or West Virginia
				University in a program leading to the degree of Doctor of Medicine or Doctor
				of Osteopathy.
3.1.b. Meet his or
				her institution's requirements for being classified as an out-of-state
				student.
3.1.c. Not be in default
				of any previous student loan.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-61 - Choose West Virginia Practice Program › Section 133-61-4 - Application Process

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4.1. The
				applicant must apply to the Choose West Virginia Practice Program using an
				application form approved by the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences and submit
				a sworn statement of commitment to service in an underserved area of West
				Virginia.
4.2. The Vice Chancellor
				for Health Sciences shall establish a deadline for applying for the Choose West
				Virginia Practice Program. Applications must be complete and received by the
				deadline in order for the applicant to be considered for an award.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-61 - Choose West Virginia Practice Program › Section 133-61-5 - Selection of Recipients

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5.1. Each
				medical school shall provide the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences with the
				name of a staff member to serve as the designated Choose West Virginia Practice
				Program representative. After the application deadline, the Vice Chancellor for
				Health Sciences shall compile and then send to each designated representative
				all complete applications received from his or her respective
				institution.
5.2. Working with the
				three medical schools, the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences shall establish
				criteria for evaluating applications. Criteria may include the applicant's
				commitment to primary care or a shortage specialty, expressed interest in
				practicing in West Virginia, family or professional ties to West Virginia, and
				other factors determined important to evaluate applications.
5.3. Each medical school shall establish an
				application review committee that includes the designated representative, the
				Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences or designee, and at least one other
				representative.
5.4. Each
				application review committee will review the applications for its institution
				and make awards to two applicants each year.
5.4.a. In the event two qualified applicants
				do not exist, the institution must notify the Vice Chancellor for Health
				Sciences. The Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences will then notify the other
				institutions of the unspent funding. If the other institutions have more than
				two qualified applicants, the unused funding may be transferred to another
				institution for use.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-61 - Choose West Virginia Practice Program › Section 133-61-6 - Eligibility For an Award in Multiple Academic Years

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6.1. A recipient who receives an award may be
				eligible to draw down additional awards in every remaining year of the
				recipient's medical school education.
6.1.a.
				In order to be eligible for an award in a subsequent award cycle, the recipient
				must have progressed to the next academic year of the program, be in good
				professional standing and not be on probation or suspension or other
				circumstances deemed by the institution to warrant loss of good
				standing.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-61 - Choose West Virginia Practice Program › Section 133-61-7 - Award Provisions and Promissory Note

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7.1. Upon notification of his or her
				acceptance into the program, each recipient must sign a promissory note
				agreeing to the program requirements. No award payments shall be disbursed
				before the recipient has properly completed and signed the promissory note.
7.2. By signing the promissory
				note, the recipient will agree to practice full-time in an underserved area for
				one year for every academic year the applicant receives an award. Additionally,
				the recipient will agree that if he or she fails to complete his or her
				training or practice at an eligible service site as required by the award
				agreement, then the recipient is in breach of contract and is liable for
				repayment of the award.
7.3. If a
				recipient fails to complete the service obligation and repayment of the award
				is required, the granting of or a renewal of a license to practice in West
				Virginia or to reciprocal licensure in another state based upon licensure in
				West Virginia shall be contingent upon the recipient's repayment of the award
				and any accrued interest, court costs, or other costs associated with the debt.
7.3.a. No license, renewal or reciprocity
				shall be granted to persons whose payments are in arrears.
7.3.b. The appropriate regulatory board shall
				inform all states where a recipient has reciprocated based upon West Virginia
				licensure of any refusal to renew licensure in West Virginia as a result of
				failure to repay the award amount.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-61 - Choose West Virginia Practice Program › Section 133-61-8 - Notification of Recipients and Fund Disbursement

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8.1. The Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences
				or his or her designee shall notify students of their selection to receive an
				award.
8.2. Each medical school
				shall invoice the Commission each year for the amount of funds required to
				provide the approved number of awards to its students. Once a medical school's
				invoice is approved by the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences, the Commission
				shall disburse funds to the medical school.
8.3. The medical school will apply program
				funds in the form of a tuition waiver against the recipient's tuition statement
				for the academic year in which the student receives the program
				award.
8.4. If a recipient
				terminates enrollment for any reason during the academic year, the unused
				portion of the award shall be returned to the Commission by the institution in
				accordance with the Commission's rule for issuing refunds pursuant to the
				provisions of West Virginia Code §
									18C-5-1
				et seq. If the recipient also received federal financial aid, the institution
				must abide by the refund policy associated with Title IV funds. The institution
				is responsible for returning the unused portion of the award even if the
				student does not request a refund from the institution.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-61 - Choose West Virginia Practice Program › Section 133-61-9 - Completion of Program of Study and Training

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9.1. Recipients must complete medical school
				within a reasonable time period not to exceed six (6) years.
9.2. Recipients must complete residency
				training in a specialty leading to a practice in one of the primary care or
				shortage specialties. Recipients must complete residency training within a
				reasonable time period not to exceed six (6) years.
9.3. Fellowship training is allowed if the
				Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences determines it is relevant to the
				recipient's selected specialty. Recipients must complete fellowship training
				within a reasonable time period not to exceed three (3) years.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-61 - Choose West Virginia Practice Program › Section 133-61-10 - Fulfillment of Agreement

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10.1. A
				recipient shall satisfy his or her obligation as stated in the recipient's
				award agreement by practicing at an eligible service site in West Virginia. If
				the program's definition of eligible service sites changes between the
				recipient receiving his or her award and beginning practice, the recipient may
				select a practice site that meets either the current definition or the
				definition in place during any of the academic years in which the recipient
				received the award.
10.1.a. At the time a
				recipient is ready to start his or her practice or teaching, he or she may
				request that additional areas be considered as eligible service sites by the
				Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences. A recipient must provide documentation to
				explain why the site should be considered for a waiver of program requirements.
				The Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences shall use his or her discretion in
				approving the award.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-61 - Choose West Virginia Practice Program › Section 133-61-11 - Coordination With Other Programs

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11.1. Federal policy prohibits concurrent
				service of Choose West Virginia Practice Program service obligation with some
				federal programs' service obligations, such as the National Health Service
				Corps' Scholarship Program.
11.2.
				With advance approval of the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences, the recipient
				may serve his or her obligation concurrently with other programs with service
				obligations that do not fall under the federal prohibition of concurrent
				service obligations.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-61 - Choose West Virginia Practice Program › Section 133-61-12 - Repayment of Award in Lieu of Service

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12.1. In lieu of service, a recipient must
				repay the full amount of funds received, plus interest at a rate of five
				percent per year. Repayment must occur in full within three (3) years of the
				date the recipient completes or terminates his or her training or if the
				participant begins the service obligation, within three (3) years following the
				date he or she is no longer practicing at an eligible service site.
12.1.a. Payment may be made in one full
				payment or arrangements may be made to repay the award over up to a three (3)
				year period.
12.1.b. If a recipient
				serves as much as six (6) months full-time practice for his or her obligation
				but does not complete the full obligation, payment shall be figured on a pro
				rata basis. No credit shall be given for less than six (6) months of service of
				full-time practice.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-61 - Choose West Virginia Practice Program › Section 133-61-13 - Collections

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13.1. Institution
				and Commission staff shall exercise due diligence in collecting monetary
				repayments from program recipients.
13.2. Institutional due diligence means:
13.2.a. Conducting and documenting an
				entrance interview (individually or in groups) with an award recipient before
				disbursing funds in an academic year. This requirement may be met by
				correspondence if the institution determines that a face-to-face meeting is not
				practical.
13.2.b. Conducting and
				documenting an exit interview with the award recipient in which the institution
				provides the borrower with information necessary to carry out the terms of
				repayment, reminds the recipient of the rights and responsibilities associated
				with the funds, and updates the recipient's personal information to assist in
				locating the recipient if he or she fails to keep the institution or the
				Commission informed of his or her current address.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-61 - Choose West Virginia Practice Program › Section 133-61-14 - Cancellation and Waiver of Practice Obligation

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14.1. In the event of the recipient's death,
				any unpaid indebtedness on his or her obligation shall be cancelled.
14.2. In the event of the permanent, total
				disability of the recipient, any unpaid indebtedness on his or her obligation
				shall be cancelled.
14.3. In
				certain cases such as partial disability, chronic disease, or other instances
				of extreme hardship, repayment of the award may be postponed or waived. The
				recipient must thoroughly document a request for such consideration. The Vice
				Chancellor for Health Sciences shall be the authority that may grant such
				postponement or waiver.