(a) "Accelerated college credit program" has the meaning given that term by rules adopted by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
(b) "Credit toward general education" means credits that may be used toward the completion of a post-secondary certificate or degree, as determined based on standards adopted by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission by rule.
(2) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall develop statewide standards for public post-secondary institutions of education to make information related to accelerated college credit programs available on each institution’s Internet website, including:
(a) The policies, methods and procedures used for determining when to accept credit from an accelerated college credit program and whether the credit will be accepted as credit toward general education;
(b) The process for appealing any determinations related to the acceptance or use of credit from an accelerated college credit program; and
(c) A list of courses, if available, that apply toward the completion of a certificate or degree.
(3) Nothing in this section is intended to supersede the authority of a post-secondary institution of education, or the faculty of an institution, to prescribe an educational program or a course of study as provided by ORS 341.290 (3) or 352.146. [2018 c.113 §6]