Colorado Student Bill of Rights

The Colorado general assembly hereby finds that students enrolled in public institutions of higher education shall have the following rights:

1. Students should be able to complete their associate of arts (A.A.) and associate of science (A.S.) degree programs in no more than sixty credit hours or their baccalaureate programs in no more than one hundred twenty credit hours unless there are additional degree requirements recognized by the commission;

2. A student can sign a two-year or four-year graduation agreement that formalizes a plan for that student to obtain a degree in two or four years, unless there are additional degree requirements recognized by the commission;

3. Students have a right to clear and concise information concerning which courses must be completed successfully to complete their degrees;

4. Students have a right to know which courses are transferable among the state public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education;

5. Students, upon completion of core general education courses, regardless of the delivery method, should have those courses satisfy the core course requirements of all Colorado public institutions of higher education;

6. Students have a right to know if courses from one or more public higher education institutions satisfy the students’ degree requirements;

7. A student’s credit for the completion of the core requirements and core courses shall not expire for ten years from the date of initial enrollment and shall be transferable.

View full text at: http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Appeals/#billofrights 23-1-125. Colorado Commission on Higher Education directive - Student Bill of Rights