Rules and Policies
Emergency Rules
Series 19, Emergency Rule, Guidelines for College Courses for High School Students
Rules for Public Comment
Series 5, Legislative Rule, Employing and Evaluating Presidents
Comment Period Ends July 21, 2023
Series 6, Legislative Rule, Higher Education Adult Part-Time Student (HEAPS) Grant Program
Comment Period Ends July 21, 2023
Series 7, Legislative Rule, West Virginia Providing Real Opportunities for Maximizing In-State Student Excellence (PROMISE) Scholarship Program
Comment Period Ends July 21, 2023
Series 19, Procedural Rule, Guidelines for College Courses for High School Students
Comment Period Ends July 21, 2023
Series 28, Legislative Rule, West Virginia Engineering, Science and Technology Scholarship Program
Comment Period Ends July 21, 2023
Series 42, Legislative Rule, West Virginia Higher Education Grant Program
Comment Period Ends July 21, 2023
Series 58, Legislative Rule, Nursing Scholarship Program
Comment Period Ends July 21, 2023
Effective Rules
Series 2: Performance-Based Funding Formula
– Legislative Rule – Final – Effective April 1, 2023
Series 3: Higher Education Accountability System
– Legislative Rule – Final – Effective July 2, 2020
Series 4: Rules and Administrative Procedures
- Procedural Rule - Final – Effective September 28, 2018
Series 5: Guidelines for Governing Boards in Employing and Evaluating Presidents
- Legislative Rule - Final - Effective April 29, 2019
Series 6: Higher Education Adult Part-Time Student (HEAPS) Grant Program
- Legislative Rule - Final - Effective April 6, 2004
- Legislative Rule - Effective May 1, 2019
Series 9: Academic Freedom, Professional Responsibility, Promotion and Tenure
- Procedural Rule - Final – Effective September 20, 2007
Series 10: Policy Regarding Program Review and Planning
- Procedural Rule – Final - Effective September 2, 2022
Series 11: Standards and Processes for Approval of New Academic Programs
- Procedural Rule – Final - Effective September 2, 2022
Series 12: Capital Project Management
– Legislative Rule – Final – Effective April 1, 2023
Series 13: Change in Organization of Colleges and Schools
- Procedural Rule- Final - Effective January 20, 2017
- Procedural Rule - Final - Effective December 1, 2019
Series 17: Transferability of Credits and Grades at the Undergraduate Level
- Procedural Rule - Effective December 24, 2015
Series 18: Assignment of Academic Credit and Financing Noncredit Instruction
- Procedural Rule - Final – Effective June 22, 2002
Series 19: Guidelines for College Courses for High School Students
- Procedural Rule - Final – Effective February 29, 2016
Series 20: Initial Authorization of Degree-Granting Institutions
- Legislative Rule - Final - Effective May 2, 2013
Series 21: Freshman Assessment and Placement Standards
- Procedural Rule - Final - Effective January 19, 2019
Series 22: Grade Point Average for Associate and Baccalaureate Degree Students
- Procedural Rule - Final - Effective January 21, 2018
Series 23: Standards and Procedures for Undergraduate Admission
- Procedural Rule - Final - Effective February 13, 2015
Series 24: Preparation of Students for College
- Procedural Rule - Final - Effective August 10, 2002 - Repealed - Effective November 18, 2016
Series 25: Residency Classification for Admission and Fee Purposes
- Procedural Rule - Final - Effective April 11, 2019
Series 26: Underwood-Smith Teaching Scholars Program and Teacher Education Loan Repayment Program
- Legislative Rule – Final – Effective July 2, 2020
Series 28: WV Engineering Science and Technology Scholarship Program
- Legislative Rule - Final - Effective April 27, 2005
- Procedural Rule - Final - Effective August 1, 2002
- Procedural Rule - Final - Effective September 23, 2016
- Procedural Rule - Final - Effective August 1, 2002
Series 32: Tuition and Fee Policy
– Legislative Rule – Final - Effective April 1, 2023
- Interpretive Rule - Final - January 31, 2018
Series 34: Medical Student Loan Program
- Legislative Rule - Final - Effective May 14, 2009
- Procedural Rule - Final - Effective November 19, 1992 (transferred from previous boards)
Series 40: Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action
- Procedural Rule – Final - Effective December 1, 2019
Series 41: Health Sciences Service Program
- Procedural Rule – Final – Effective August 18, 2019
Series 42: West Virginia Higher Education Grant Program
– Legislative Rule – Final – Effective April 1, 2023
Series 43: Purchasing Efficiencies
- Legislative Rule - Final - Effective April 6, 2004
Series 46: Standards for Subject-Area Content in Secondary Level Teacher Preparation Programs
- Procedural Rule - Final - Effective December 23, 2004
Series 47: Commission Organization and Meeting
- Procedural Rule - Final - Effective Date July 22, 2011
Series 48: Research Trust Fund Program
- Legislative Rule - Final - Effective June 5, 2022
Series 50: Energy and Water Savings Revolving Loan Fund Program
- Legislative Rule - Effective April 21, 2010
Series 51: Bookstores and Textbooks
- Procedural Rule - Final - Effective May 27, 2010
Series 52: Annual Reauthorization of Degree-Granting Institutions
– Legislative Rule – Final – Effective April 1, 2023
Series 54: Campus Safety Procedures
- Procedural Rule - Final - Effective December 1, 2019
Series 55: Human Resources Administration
– Legislative Rule – Final – Effective April 2, 2023
Series 56 - Military Student Withdrawal Policy
- Procedural Rule - Final - Effective June 11, 2014
Series 58: Nursing Scholarship Program
- Legislative Rule - Final - Effective June 8, 2016
- Procedural Rule - Final - Effective November 5, 2021
Series 60: West Virginia Reverse Transfer Program
- Procedural Rule - Final - Effective August 6, 2015
Series 61: Choose West Virginia Practice Program
-Procedural Rule - Final - Effective December 1, 2019
Series 62: Energy and Water Savings Performance Contracts, Monitoring Use and Reduction
- Procedural Rule - Final - Effective September 7, 2018
Series 63: Mental Health Loan Repayment Program
- Legislative Rule - Final - Effective August 15, 2021
Series 64: Administrative Exemption
- Legislative Rule - Final - Effective August 15, 2021
Historical Rules
Series 1: Performance Indicators
- Legislative Rule – Final – Effective April 9, 2002 - Repealed - Effective November 18, 2016
Series 8: Personnel Administration
- Procedural Rule – Final - Effective on November 22, 2001 - Repealed - Effective June 22, 2018
Series 15: Acceptance of Advanced Placement Credit
- Legislative Rule - Final – Repealed – Effective March 29, 2019
Series 16: College Level Examination Program
- Procedural Rule - Final – Effective June 22, 2002 - Repealed - Effective June 22, 2018
Series 27: Financial Assistance to Athletes
– Procedural Rule - Final - Effective August 1, 2002 - Repealed - Effective June 22, 2018
Series 35: Correspondence, Business, Occupational, and Trade Schools
- Legislative Rule - Effective April 3, 1995 (transferred from previous boards) - Repealed - Effective November 18, 2016
Series 36: Sports Programs at Community and Technical Colleges
- Procedural Rule – Final - Effective January 8, 1980 (transferred from Board of Directors) - Repealed - Effective November 18, 2016
Series 37: Increased Flexibility for Community and Technical Colleges
- Procedural Rule – Final - Effective June 12, 2000 (transferred from Board of Directors) - Repealed - Effective November 18, 2016
Series 39: Classified Employees
- Procedural Rule - Final - Effective September 5, 1996 (transferred from previous boards) - Repealed - Effective June 22, 2018
Series 44: Policy Regarding Action to be Taken on Audit Reports
- Procedural Rule - Final - Effective September 12, 1972 (transferred from University System Rule) - Repealed - Effective November 18, 2016
Series 45: Community and Technical College Faculty Instructional Load
- Procedural Rule - Final – Effective April 5, 2004 - Repealed - Effective November 18, 2016
Series 49: Accountability System
- Legislative Rule - Final – Repealed - Effective July 2, 2020
Series 53: Human Resources Administration
- Legislative Rule - Final - Repealed - Effective March 29, 2019