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TITLE 19 EDUCATION
PART 1TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
CHAPTER 5RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES AND HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS
SUBCHAPTER CAPPROVAL OF NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES AT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING DEGREE PROGRAMS
RULE §5.44Presentation of Requests and Steps for Implementation
ISSUE 10/23/2009
ACTION Proposed
Preamble No Rule Available
(a)Requests for new degree programs shall be made in accordance with the following procedures.

  (1)Approval of new bachelor's and master's programs is automatic if all of the following conditions are met:

    (A) - (E)(No change.)

      (F)The program is not one which the institution previously offered and has been closed due to low productivity in the last ten years.

     (G) [(F)] The program would be offered by a university or health-related institution.

     (H) [(G)] No objections to the proposed program are received by the Coordinating Board during the 30-day comment period.

   (2) - (4)(No change.)

 (b) - (c)(No change.)

This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on October 12, 2009

TRD-200904581

Bill Franz

General Counsel

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Proposed date of adoption: January 28, 2010

For further information, please call: (512) 427-6114

 

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