College Credit

"Postsecondary credit attainment" means a transferrable college credit that may be attained while a student is in high school, in alignment with the Colorado Commission on Higher Education admissions standards set forth in section 23-1-113, which may include the successful completion of a concurrent enrollment course as described in sections 22-35-103, a sufficient score as determined by the state board of education on an end-of-course advanced placement exam, or a sufficient score in an international baccalaureate course.

Yes, please refer to the Concurrent definition as defined in C.R.S. 22-35-203(6)(a):

(a) “Concurrent enrollment” means the simultaneous enrollment of a qualified student in a local education provider and in one or more postsecondary courses, including academic or career and technical education courses, which may include coursework related to apprenticeship programs or internship programs, at an institution of higher education pursuant to the provisions of this article 35, at no tuition cost to the qualified student or the qualified student’s parent or legal guardian.
 

Any guaranteed transfer (GT) courses from eligible institutions of higher education are eligible to count as college credit for SB25-315 Sustain Funding.*

• Refer to the Colorado Transfer Website for more information on GT Courses.

*We are referencing college credit for Dual Enrollment as it applies to SB25-315 Sustain Funding.

Students who earn the minimum qualifying score or higher on an Advanced Placement exam, as listed on the CDHE statewide transfer credit online platform, will qualify for three (3) credit hours of postsecondary credit attainment.

• Unless they earn the minimum score or higher on a GT-SC1 AP exam, which would qualify for four (4) credit hours of postsecondary credit attainment
   

No.

Students who earn the minimum qualifying score or higher on an IB exam as listed on the CDHE statewide transfer credit online platform will qualify for three (3) credit hours of postsecondary credit attainment.

• Unless they earn the minimum score or higher on a GT-SC1 IB exam, which would qualify for four (4) credit hours of postsecondary credit attainment

Currently, CLEP is not eligible to count towards college credit for SB25-315 Sustain Funding. 

CLEP scores will be included in future rulemaking updates pending access to student-level data.

CDE will collect college credit data from the Colorado Department of Higher Education, National Student Clearing House, College Board, and International Baccalaureate. 

The Department will identify students who may have completed qualifying postsecondary credits with data from the Colorado Department of Higher Education, College Board, and International Baccalaureate. 

The Department will establish a method by which an LEP can view this postsecondary credit data.
 

LEPs may receive funding for Postsecondary Credit Attainment when eligible students in grades 9 and up have successfully earned 12 postsecondary credits. 

• Students must be identified for full-time funding in the annual October Count during the same budget year the outcome is earned. 
• Outcomes earned by summer graduates count in the following year.

Eligible students may include participants in:

• Concurrent Enrollment
• Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH)
• Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation (TREP)
   

An LEP is eligible to receive funding for a student who earns postsecondary credits across multiple budget years only after the student has successfully earned at least 12 credits that qualify under section 4.1 of these rules. The Sustain Funding distribution for that student shall occur in the budget year following the budget year in which the twelfth qualifying postsecondary credit was earned.  

An LEP may receive only one Sustain Fund distribution per student for each budget year. An LEP may receive an additional Sustain Fund distribution for the same student in subsequent budget years if that student earns twelve additional credits beyond those for which the LEP has already received a distribution.