A 2153 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires undergraduate students to file degree plan and requires institutions of higher education and certain propriety institutions to develop pathway systems to graduation.

This bill requires undergraduate students at New Jersey colleges and universities to file a detailed degree plan with their institution by specific credit milestones: by 60 credits at four-year schools or by 30 credits at community colleges and certain private institutions. Institutions must create structured graduation pathways that include credit-bearing math and English courses in a student's first 24 credits and require remedial course students to take the corresponding credit course immediately after. Students must update their plan when changing majors, and institutions must monitor progress against defined benchmarks to help students stay on track for graduation. The policy applies to all public and licensed private higher education institutions in New Jersey, focusing on improving degree completion rates through clearer academic planning.
Sub-Topics: Higher Education
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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