MO HB2651

Requires Missouri's coordinating board for higher education to develop a standard 42-credit-hour lower-division core curriculum and common course numbering system for all public colleges and universities by January 1, 2018

Mandates that students who complete the full 42-credit core curriculum at any public institution can transfer that entire block of courses to any other public institution, with credits substituting for the receiving school's core requirements

Students transferring before completing the full core curriculum receive credit for each completed core course, but may need to fulfill additional requirements at the receiving institution

Establishes a dispute resolution process for denied transfer credits, with the commissioner of higher education making final determinations within 45 days of written denial notice

Creates an advisory committee with majority faculty representation from community colleges and four-year institutions to assist in developing the core curriculum recommendations