Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability
Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability

DOE Improved the Statewide Course Numbering System; Oversight and Accuracy Issues Remain

Report 10-52, September 2010

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Report Summary

Consistent with our recommendations, the Legislature and the Department of Education improved the usefulness of the Statewide Course Numbering System. Specifically, the Legislature required non-public institutions to identify the courses they offer that are included in the system in their college catalogs while the department addressed inappropriately equated classes and clarified state policies on academic calendars and discontinued courses. The department should make additional improvements by updating faculty information for non-public institutions, identifying equivalent courses that are not guaranteed to transfer, improving communication among institutions, and monitoring credit transfers.

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Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by email OPPAGA@oppaga.fl.gov, telephone (850) 488-0021, or mail 111 W. Madison St., Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475.
statewide course numbering system, articulation, non-public institutions, common course numbering, transfer credits