North Dakota Code 15-18.2-03 – Credit completion factor – Determination
1. Except as provided in subsections 2 and 3 of this section, for each institution under its control, the state board of higher education shall multiply the product determined under section 15-18.2-02 by a factor of:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 15-18.2-03
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
a. 1.00 if the number of credit-hours is at least 240,000; b. 1.05 if the number of credit-hours is at least 180,000 but less than 240,000; c. 1.10 if the number of credit-hours is at least 135,000 but less than 180,000; d. 1.15 if the number of credit-hours is at least 130,000 but less than 135,000; e. 1.20 if the number of credit-hours is at least 120,000 but less than 130,000; f. 1.30 if the number of credit-hours is at least 70,000 but less than 120,000; g. 1.40 if the number of credit-hours is at least 60,000 but less than 70,000; h. 1.50 if the number of credit-hours is at least 50,000 but less than 60,000; i. 1.60 if the number of credit-hours is at least 40,000 but less than 50,000; j. 1.70 if the number of credit-hours is at least 30,000 but less than 40,000; and k. 1.80 if the number of credit-hours is less than 30,000.
2. If the number of credit-hours completed by an institution would cause a decrease in the credit completion factor for that institution compared to the credit completion factor the institution was entitled to receive during the 2017-19 biennium, the state board of higher education shall multiply the product determined under section 15-18.2-02 by a credit growth factor of 1.0 for credits in excess of the factor the institution was entitled to receive during the 2017-19 biennium. Any weighted credit-hours multiplied by a credit growth factor under this section must have a weight of 1.0 under section 15-18.2-02. The state board of higher education shall multiply the remaining weighted credits by the credit completion factor the institution was entitled to receive during the 2017-19 biennium.
3. For purposes of this section, the number of credit-hours must be those determined by the state board of higher education in accordance with section 15-18.2-01.