Arkansas Code Title 6, Subtitle 5, Chapter 61, Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
- § 6-61-101 - Definition.
As used in §§ 6-61-101 -- 6-61-103, 6-61-201 -- 6-61-209, 6-61-211 [repealed], 6-61-212 -- 6-61-216, 6-61-301 -- 6-61-305, 6-61-306 [repealed], 6-61-401, 6-61-402, 6-61-501 --...
- § 6-61-102 - Applicability of §§ 6-61-101 -- 6-61-103, 6-61-201 -- 6-61-209, 6-61-211 [Repealed], 6-61-212 -- 6-61-216, 6-61-301 -- 6-61-305, 6-61-306 [Repealed], 6-61-401, 6-61-402, 6-61-501 -- 6-61-524, 6-61-601 -- 6-61-603, and 6-61-604 -- 6-61-612 [Repealed].
SAU-Tech and South Arkansas Community College shall be exempt from the provisions of §§ 6-61-101 -- 6-61-103, 6-61-201 -- 6-61-209, 6-61-211 [repealed], 6-61-212 --...
- § 6-61-103 - Powers and Duties of Existing Governing Boards Unaffected by §§ 6-61-101 -- 6-61-103, 6-61-201 -- 6-61-209, 6-61-211 [Repealed], 6-61-212 -- 6-61-216, 6-61-301 -- 6-61-305, 6-61-306 [Repealed], 6-61-401, 6-61-402, 6-61-501 -- 6-61-524, 6-61-601 -- 6-61-603, and 6-61-604 -- 6-61-612 [Repealed].
Nothing in §§ 6-61-101 -- 6-61-103, 6-61-201 -- 6-61-209, 6-61-211 [repealed], 6-61-212 -- 6-61-216, 6-61-301 -- 6-61-305, 6-61-306 [repealed], 6-61-401, 6-61-402, 6-61-501 -- 6-61-524,...
- § 6-61-104 - Program Transfers.
In the event that a program is transferred from one state-supported university to another state-supported university and the transfer was not proposed to or...
- § 6-61-105 - Course in American History and Civil Government Required.
(a) No college or university, normal school, or chartered institution of learning under the authority of the State of Arkansas shall grant to any...
- § 6-61-106 - Course in United States Constitution and American Institutions and Ideals Required.
(a) All colleges and universities in this state that are sustained or in any manner supported by public funds shall give instructions in the...
- § 6-61-107 - Courses in Conservation of Natural Resources -- Teachers Required to Take Course.
All of the state institutions of higher education shall give instruction in nature study and the conservation of natural resources, including fish and game,...
- § 6-61-108 - Eye Protection Required.
(a) Every student and teacher in the colleges and universities of this state participating in any of the following courses is required to wear...
- § 6-61-109 - [Repealed.]
- § 6-61-110 - Testing of Entering Freshmen for Remedial Courses.
(a) A first-time entering freshman at a state-supported institution of higher education who is admitted to enroll in an associate or a bachelor's degree...
- § 6-61-111 - Student Assessment Programs.
(a) Beginning with the fall 1991 semester, each state-supported institution of higher education shall implement an asessment program to evaluate student learning of general...
- § 6-61-112 - A Student or a Student's Spouse Called Into Military Service.
(a) A student who ceases attendance at a state-supported postsecondary educational institution without completing and receiving a grade in one (1) or more courses...
- § 6-61-113 - References to Race.
All public institutions of higher education in this state shall remove all unconstitutional or illegal references to race from the charters, bylaws, or rules...
- § 6-61-114 - [Repealed.]
- § 6-61-115 -- 6-61-120 - [Repealed.]
- § 6-61-121 - Higher Education Minority Retention Programs -- Definition.
For purposes of this section and § 6-61-122, the term "minority" refers to African-Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans.
- § 6-61-122 - Higher Education Minority Retention Programs -- Establishment -- Reports.
(a) All state-supported colleges and universities shall establish a program for the retention of blacks and other members of minority groups as students, faculty,...
- § 6-61-123 - Meningococcal Disease Warning.
Each college or university shall advise students and their parents or guardians of the increased risk of meningococcal disease in students who live in...
- § 6-61-124 - Reporting Minority Students Who Complete an Education Program.
(a) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Endorsed areas" include, but are not limited to, library media specialists, gifted and talented specialists, and...
- § 6-61-125 - American Sign Language As Foreign Language.
The American Sign Language may qualify as a foreign language for the purpose of meeting general elective credit requirements for graduation from state-supported colleges...
- § 6-61-126 - Electronic Communication -- Privacy Policy.
(a) Each public postsecondary institution in Arkansas shall adopt a privacy policy governing electronic communications transmitted over the institution's computer network system that are...
- § 6-61-127 - Arkansas Higher Education Performance Reporting System.
(a) (1) The Department of Higher Education, in consultation with the institutions of higher education, shall develop an Arkansas Higher Education Performance Reporting System....
- § 6-61-128 - Restrictions on Use of Social Security Numbers.
No public or private institution of higher education shall: (1) Print a student's or employee's social security number or any part of the number...
- § 6-61-129 - Establishment of Centers of Excellence.
(a) For purposes of this section, "center of excellence" means a consortium of two (2) or more institutions of higher education working in collaboration...
- § 6-61-130 - Institutional Advice for University Course Work and Degree Completion.
(a) The purpose of this section is to ensure that faculty advisors at universities provide students with course selection advice that will enable a...
- § 6-61-131 - Student Accounts Receivable Policies At Two-Year Institutions of Higher Education.
(a) As used in this section, "two-year institution of higher education" means: (1) A state-supported two-year institution of higher education; or (2) A two-year...
- § 6-61-132 - Academic Advising on Transferability of Coursework.
(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Academic advising is an important service provided to students; (2) The Arkansas Course Transfer System is an...
- § 6-61-133 - Professional Development for Mandated Reporters and Licensed Elementary and Secondary Public School Personnel.
(a) As used in this section: (1) "Child maltreatment" means the abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, sexual exploitation, or abandonment of a child under the...
- § 6-61-134 - Associate of Applied Science Degree -- Mathematics Requirement.
(a) An applicable and appropriate nonremedial mathematics course is: (1) An Arkansas Course Transfer System mathematics course with the "MATH" prefix; (2) Applied mathematics;...
- § 6-61-135 - False Academic Credential.
(a) As used in this section, "false academic credential" means a document that provides evidence or demonstrates completion of an academic or professional course...
- § 6-61-136 - Establishment of an Accrediting Agency.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an individual shall not establish or operate an accrediting agency for institutions of higher...
- § 6-61-137 - Presentation of Expenditure Data by State-Supported Institutions of Higher Education.
(a) (1) As used in this section, "expenditure data" means information regarding the spending of public funds that adequately identifies the purpose, amount, payor,...
- § 6-61-138 - Posthumous Degrees.
(a) Each institution of higher education is encouraged to establish a process for awarding a posthumous degree to a student who has died while...
Last modified: November 15, 2016