H.R. 6973

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6973 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6973

To direct the Secretary of Education to collect and report information 
on the treatment of Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate 
course credits at institutions of higher education, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 7, 2026

Mr. Subramanyam (for himself, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Walkinshaw, and Mr. 
Hernandez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce

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A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Education to collect and report information 
on the treatment of Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate 
course credits at institutions of higher education, and for other 
purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Creating Opportunities to Use 
Received Student Exam Credit Act'' or the ``COURSE Credit Act''.

SEC. 2. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING BY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Education shall collect and 
annually report on the College Scorecard website (or any successor 
website) information regarding the treatment of Advanced Placement and 
International Baccalaureate course credits by institutions of higher 
education.
(b) Coordination.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of 
Education shall coordinate with relevant stakeholders within and 
outside the Department of Education, including the technical review 
panel of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System.
(c) Elements.--The information reported under subsection (a) shall 
include, with respect to each institution of higher education, the 
following:
(1) An explanation of whether the institution provides 
credits toward a student's degree for Advanced Placement or 
International Baccalaureate exam scores.
(2) If the institution does provide such credits, 
identification of--
(A) the total maximum number of such credits that 
may be provided to an individual student for a given 
program of study;
(B) the minimum score a student must earn on an 
Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate exam 
for the institution to provide the credits and, if 
applicable, whether such minimum score differs based on 
the subject matter of the exam or the student's program 
of study; and
(C) the type of credit provided by the institution 
for a given exam score, whether it be full course 
credit, elective credit, or a course exemption, and an 
explanation of whether the type of credit provided or 
the score required to receive such credit differs based 
on the degree program of the student.
(3) Any other information with respect to an institution's 
policy on the treatment of Advanced Placement and International 
Baccalaureate course credits that the Secretary of Education 
considers relevant.

SEC. 3. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION BY INSTITUTIONS.

Section 485(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1092(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (U), by striking ``and'' at the 
end;
(B) in subparagraph (V), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(W) institutional policies regarding the 
treatment of Advanced Placement and International 
Baccalaureate course credits, including all information 
required to be published under subsection (n).''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(n) Information on Treatment of AP and IB Course Credits.--
``(1) In general.--Each institution of higher education 
participating in any program under this title shall publish, in 
a prominent location on the public website of the institution, 
information regarding the treatment of Advanced Placement and 
International Baccalaureate course credits by the institution. 
Such information shall include--
``(A) an explanation of whether the institution 
provides credits toward a student's degree for Advanced 
Placement or International Baccalaureate exam scores;
``(B) if the institution does provide such credits, 
identification of--
``(i) the total maximum number of such 
credits that may be provided to an individual 
student for a given program of study;
``(ii) the minimum score a student must 
earn on an Advanced Placement or International 
Baccalaureate exam for the institution to 
provide the credits and, if applicable, whether 
such minimum score differs based on the subject 
matter of the exam or the student's program of 
study; and
``(iii) the type of credit provided by the 
institution for a given exam score, whether it 
be full course credit, elective credit, or a 
course exemption, and an explanation of whether 
the type of credit provided or the score 
required to receive such credit differs based 
on the degree program of the student; and
``(C) any other information with respect to the 
institution's policy on the treatment of Advanced 
Placement and International Baccalaureate course 
credits that the institution considers relevant.
``(2) Updates.--The information required to be published 
under paragraph (1) shall be updated by the institution, as 
necessary, to ensure it remains accurate and current.''.
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