May 20, 2005

Credit-Transfer Rules Weighed in Congress

By SILLA BRUSH

The federal government should encourage states and colleges to improve their policies for granting credit to transfer students instead of requiring nationwide changes, several state and national higher-education leaders said at a Congressional hearing this month.

With about half of all students switching colleges before they graduate, and an increasing number of nontraditional students pursuing higher education, federal lawmakers are looking at ways to ease students' transition between

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