Credit transfer agreement

Section 496(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099b(c)), as amended by section 8(b), is further amended by adding at the end the following: (11) (A) not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the Accreditation Reform and Enhanced Accountability Act of 2026, requires that each institution subject to the jurisdiction of the agency or association have a credit transfer agreement with all other institutions accredited by the agency or association that provides for the transfer of credit earned for all general education courses and for courses required as part of substantially similar programs; and (B) confirms, as a part of the accreditation or reaccreditation review conducted by the agency or association, that the institution has transfer of credit policies that— (i) meet the requirements of subparagraph (A); (ii) are publicly disclosed; and (iii) include a statement of the criteria established by the institution regarding the transfer of credit earned at another institution of higher education..