How can the transferability and rigor of dual credit courses be evaluated and improved?
When choosing which courses to take as dual credit, the best option for students is to choose courses that fit into the core curriculum of the college or university offering the dual credit program. Courses that fulfill the core curriculum of a public college or university are guaranteed to transfer to any other public college or university in Texas by state law. The Coordinating Board staff is exploring ways to work with the faculty who teach dual credit courses in order to refine the learning objectives for these courses. The aim of this project is to establish statewide consensus about the learning objectives of these widely transferred courses. Clear and consistent learning objectives for dual credit courses would help improve their consistency and the degree to which they prepare students for subsequent course work, and increase the likelihood that institutions of higher education will accept these courses in transfer and apply them to degree requirements. Ensuring that dual credi
