The board shall make prepaid tuition contracts available for the: (1) junior college plan; (2) senior college plan; and (3) junior-senior college plan. (a)Junior College Plan. - Through the junior college plan, a prepaid tuition contract shall provide tuition and required fees for the beneficiary to attend a public community or junior college for a specified number of undergraduate credit hours not to exceed the typical full-time hourly course load as defined by the institution for tuition payment purposes or up to a maximum of two (2) years required for a certificate or an associate degree awarded by a public community or junior college.(b)Senior College Plan. - Through the senior college plan, a prepaid tuition contract shall provide prepaid tuition and required fees for the beneficiary to attend a public senior college or university for a specified number of undergraduate credit hours not to exceed the typical full-time hourly course load as defined by the institution for tuition payment purposes or up to a maximum of five (5) years required for a baccalaureate degree awarded by a public senior college or university.(c)Junior-Senior College Plan. y the institution for tuition payment purposes or up to a maximum of five (5) years required for a baccalaureate degree awarded by a public senior college or university.(c)Junior-Senior College Plan. - Through the junior-senior college plan, a prepaid tuition contract shall provide prepaid tuition and required fees for the beneficiary to attend:(i) A public community or junior college for a specified number of undergraduate credit hours not to exceed the typical full-time hourly course load as defined by the institution for tuition payment purposes or up to a maximum of two (2) years required for a person to receive a certificate or associate degree awarded by a public community or junior college; and(ii) A public senior college or university for a specified number of credit hours not to exceed the typical full-time hourly course load as defined by the institution for tuition payment purposes or up to a maximum of five (5) years required for the person to receive a baccalaureate degree awarded by a public senior college or university.Laws, 1996, ch. 427, § 6; Laws, 1999, ch. 378, § 3, eff. 7/1/1999.
Mississippi Legal Code