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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 REVIEW OF EXISTING DEGREE PROGRAMS
RULE §5.44Presentation of Requests and Steps for Implementation
ISSUE 02/11/2011
ACTION Proposed
Preamble No Rule Available
(a)Requests for new degree programs shall be made in accordance with the following procedures.

  (1) - (2)(No change.)

   (3)If the minimum number of semester credit hours required to complete a proposed bachelor's program exceeds 120, the institution must provide detailed written documentation describing the compelling academic reason for the number of required hours, such as programmatic accreditation requirements, statutory requirements, or licensure/certification requirements that cannot be met without exceeding the 120-hour limit. The Coordinating Board will review the documentation provided and make a determination to approve or deny a request to exceed the 120-hour limit.

  (4) [(3)] The Coordinating Board shall post the proposed program online for public comment for a period of 30 days. If no objections occur, the Coordinating Board staff shall update the institution's program inventory accordingly. No new program shall be implemented until all objections are resolved. The Coordinating Board reserves the right to audit a certificate or degree program at any time to ensure compliance with any of the criteria outlined in paragraph (1) of this subsection.

  (5)[(4)] An institution requesting a new doctoral program shall submit a proposal using the standard doctoral program request form. All requests for new doctoral programs require preliminary authority prior to the submission of a degree program request.

(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 January 31, 2011

TRD-201100393

Bill Franz

General Counsel

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Proposed date of adoption: April 28, 2011

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

 

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