20 U.S.C. § 1093a — Articulation agreements

(a) Definition. An “articulation agreement” is an agreement between or among institutions of higher education stating which courses are accepted for transfer toward specific degree or program requirements. (b) Program. (1) The Secretary must operate a program for States, working with public institutions of higher education, to develop, improve, and implement comprehensive articulation agreements within each State and, as practicable, across State lines, by 2010. States and institutions must make the agreements widely and publicly available on their websites. They may use common course numbers, a general-education core curriculum, systems for course equivalency, credit transfer, and articulation, and other strategies identified by the Secretary. (2) The Secretary must provide technical help to States and public institutions for developing and implementing these agreements. (3) This subsection does not authorize the Secretary to require institutions to use particular articulation-agreement policies, procedures, or practices.