Codify statewide 2+2 articulation guarantees into education statutes

Two-year to four-yearappliesFour-year to two-yearwith adaptationFour-year to four-yearwith adaptation

Mechanism

State statute, Florida Title 48 chapter 1007.23 for example, requires public universities to admit associate in arts completers with junior standing. Admission stops being a local decision.

Preconditions

Legislation passed and signed.

Owner, by role

State Higher Education Commissioner / State Legislature

Who can act

System, state or accreditor

Effort

Large, 24 to 36 months to first visible effect

Outcome metric

Statewide bachelor's attainment among community college transfers

Failure modes

Guarantees can be weakened if universities use limited-access programs to restrict high-demand major entry.

Contra-indications

None stated

Related practices

LTI-ENA-034 Adopt state board rules validating lower-division block-transfer packages