The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter,
shall have the following meanings:
(1) Academic Associate Degree--A type of degree program
generally intended to transfer to an upper-level baccalaureate program
that will satisfy the lower-division requirements for a baccalaureate
degree in a specific discipline. The Academic Associate Degree includes,
but is not limited to, the Associate of Arts (A.A.), Associate of
Science (A.S.). or Associate of Arts in Teaching (A.A.T.) degrees.
(2) Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM)--The manual
that provides the official list of approved courses for general academic
transfer to public universities offered for funding by public community,
state, and technical colleges in Texas.
(3) Academic Program or Programs--A type of credential
primarily consisting of course content intended to prepare students
for study at the bachelor's degree or higher.
(4) Administrative Unit--A department, college, school,
or other unit at an institution of higher education, which has administrative
authority over degree or certificate programs.
(5) Applied Associate Degree--A type of degree program
designed to lead the individual directly to employment in a specific
career. The Applied Associate Degree Program includes, but is not
limited to, the Associate of Applied Arts (A.A.A.) or Associate of
Applied Science (A.A.S.).
(6) Applied Baccalaureate Degree Program--Builds on
an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree, combined with enough
additional core curriculum courses and upper-level college courses
to meet the minimum semester credit hour requirements for a bachelor's
degree. The degree program is designed to grow professional management
skills of the learner and meet the demand for leadership of highly
technical professionals in the workplace. May be called a Bachelor
of Applied Arts and Science (B.A.A.S.), Bachelor of Applied Technology
(B.A.T.) or Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.S.).
(7) Board--The governing body of the agency known as
the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(8) Board Staff--Staff of the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board who perform the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board's administrative functions and services.
(9) Career Technical/Workforce Program--An applied
associate degree program or a certificate program for which semester
credit hours, quarter credit hours, or continuing education units
are awarded, and which is intended to prepare students for immediate
employment or a job upgrade in a specific occupation.
(10) Certificate program--Unless otherwise specified
in these rules for the purpose of this chapter, certificate means
a grouping of subject-matter courses which, when satisfactorily completed
by a student, will entitle the student to a certificate or documentary
evidence, other than a degree, of completion of a course of study
at the postsecondary level. Under this chapter, certificate includes
a post-baccalaureate certificate, and excludes an associate degree
unless otherwise provided.
(11) CIP Codes--See "Texas Classification of Instructional
Programs (CIP) Coding System."
(12) Commissioner--The Commissioner of Higher Education.
(13) Contact hour--A time unit of instruction used
by community, technical, and state colleges consisting of 60 minutes,
of which 50 minutes must be direct instruction.
(14) Continuing Education Unit (CEU)--Basic unit for
continuing education courses. One continuing education unit (CEU)
is 10 contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education
experience under responsible sponsorship, capable direction, and qualified
instruction.
(15) Credential--A grouping of subject matter courses
or demonstrated mastery of specified content which entitles a student
to documentary evidence of completion. This term encompasses certificate
programs, degree programs, and other kinds of formal recognitions
such as short-term workforce credentials or a combination thereof.
(16) Degree Program--Any grouping of subject matter
courses which, when satisfactorily completed by a student, will entitle
that student to an associate's, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, or
professional degree.
(17) Degree Title--Name of the degree and discipline
under which one or more degree programs may be offered. A degree title
usually consists of the degree designation (e.g., Bachelor of Science,
Master of Arts) and the discipline specialty (e.g., History, Psychology).
(18) Doctoral Degree--An academic degree beyond the
level of a master's degree that typically represents the highest level
of formal study or research in a given field.
(19) Embedded Credential--A course of study enabling
a student to earn a credential that is wholly embedded within a degree
program.
(20) Field of Study Curriculum--A set of courses that
will satisfy lower-division requirements for an academic major at
a general academic teaching institution, as defined in chapter 4,
subchapter B, §4.23(7) of this title (relating to Definitions).
(21) Master's Degree Program--The first graduate level
degree, intermediate between a Baccalaureate degree program and Doctoral
degree program.
(22) New Content--As determined by the institution,
content that the institution does not currently offer at the same
instructional level as the proposed program. A program with sufficient
new content to constitute a 'significant departure' from existing
offerings under 34 CFR §602.22(a)(1)(ii)(C) meets the 50% new
content threshold.
(23) Pilot Institution--Public junior colleges initially
authorized to offer baccalaureate degrees through the pilot initiative
established by SB 286 (78R - 2003). Specifically, the four pilot institutions
are Midland College, South Texas College, Brazosport College, and
Tyler Junior College.
(24) Planning Notification--Formal notification that
an institution intends to develop a plan and submit a degree program
proposal or otherwise notify the Board of intent to offer a new degree
program.
(25) Professional Degree--Certain degree programs that
prepare students for a career as a practitioner in a particular profession,
including certain credential types that are required for professional
licensure. For the purpose of this chapter, the term refers specifically
to the following degrees: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Osteopathy
(D.O.), Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.), Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
(D.P.M.), Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.) and Juris Doctor
(J.D.).
(26) Program Inventory--The official list of all degree
and certificate programs offered by a public community college, university,
or health-related institution, as maintained by Board Staff.
(27) Public Health-Related Institution--Public health-related
institutions that are supported by state funds.
(28) Public Junior College--A public institution of
higher education as defined in Tex. Educ. Code §61.003(2).
(29) Public Two-year College--Any public junior college,
public community college, public technical institute, or public state
college as defined in Tex. Educ. Code §61.003(16).
(30) Public University--A general academic teaching
institution as defined by Tex. Educ. Code §61.003(3).
(31) Semester Credit Hour, or Credit Hour--A unit of
measure of instruction consisting of 60 minutes, of which 50 minutes
must be direct instruction, over a 15-week period in a semester system
or a 10-week period in a quarter system.
(32) Texas Classification of Instructional Programs
(CIP) Coding System--The Texas adaptation of the federal Classification
of Instructional Programs taxonomy developed by the National Center
for Education Statistics and used nationally to classify instructional
programs and report educational data. The 8-digit CIP codes define
the authorized teaching field of the specified program, based upon
the occupation(s) for which the program is designed to prepare its
graduates.
(33) Texas Core Curriculum--Curriculum required at
each institution of higher education students are required to complete
as required by 19 TAC §4.23(3).
(34) Texas Success Initiative (TSI)--A comprehensive
program of assessment, advising, developmental education, and other
strategies to ensure college readiness. The TSI Assessment shall be
the sole assessment instrument as specified in 19 TAC §4.56 of
this title (relating to Assessment Instrument). The passing standards
for the authorized TSI Assessment are established in 19 TAC §4.57
of this title (relating to College Ready Standards).
(35) Tracks of Study--Specialized areas of study within
a single degree program.
(36) Transcriptable Minor--A transcriptable minor is
a group of courses around a specific subject matter marked on the
student's transcript. The student must declare a minor for the minor
to be included on the student's transcript. The student cannot declare
a minor without also being enrolled in a major course of study as
part of a baccalaureate degree program.
(37) Workforce Education Course Guide Manual (WECM)--An
online database composed of the Board's official statewide inventory
of career technical/workforce education courses available for two-year
public colleges to use in certificate and associate degree programs.
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