Ark. Code Ann. § 6-41-704: Program information

A Building Better Futures Program implemented by an approved institution shall:

(1) Have a selective admission process for students with documented intellectual disabilities;

(2) Be exempt from the higher education state minimum core curriculum as determined by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board under § 6-61-218 ;

(3) Be exempt from Building Better Futures Program review by the board under §§ 6-61-207 and 6-61-208 ;

(4) Be part of a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program approved by the United States Department of Education within three (3) years of establishing the Building Better Futures Program at the approved institution;

(5) Allow a certificate to be awarded to a student who successfully completes the Building Better Futures Program; and

(6) Not permit hours completed in the Building Better Futures Program to be transferred toward credit for an associate or baccalaureate degree program.