1. A senior year plus program is established to be administered by the department of education to provide Iowa high school students increased access to college credit or advanced placement coursework. The program shall consist of the following elements:

 a. Advanced placement classes, including on-site, consortium, and online opportunities and courses delivered via the Iowa communications network.
 b. Community college credit courses offered through written agreements between school districts and community colleges.
 c. College and university credit courses offered to individual high school students through the postsecondary enrollment options program in accordance with section 261E.6.
 d. Courses offered through regional and career academies for college credit.
 e. Internet-based courses offered for college credit.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 261E.1

  • Department: means the department of education. See Iowa Code 261E.2
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • School: means an agency of the state or political subdivision of the state, individual, partnership, company, firm, society, trust, association, corporation, or any combination which meets any of the following criteria:
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. The senior year plus programming provided by a school district pursuant to sections 261E.4 and 261E.6 may be available to students on a year-round basis.