| (a) The requesting institution, other than a pilot
institution, must submit a Planning Notification in accordance with
subchapter C of this chapter (relating to Preliminary Planning Process
for New Degree Programs).
(b) A public junior college must request a new baccalaureate
degree program using the form prescribed for public junior colleges
available on the Board's website.
(c) The rules for administrative completeness set out
in subchapter A of this chapter (relating to General Provisions) apply
to baccalaureate programs at public junior colleges. Each institution
must submit all information and forms required by this subchapter
and applicable provisions of subchapter A to be deemed administratively
complete, including a nursing program meeting the requirements set
out in Tex. Educ. Code §130.308 approval from the Board of Nursing.
(1) Upon receiving a form requesting a new baccalaureate
degree program from the institution, or a pilot institution applying
to offer an engineering program, the Assistant Commissioner, Commissioner
or Board, depending on the required level of approval, shall act on
the approval or denial according to the timelines specified in subchapter
A of this chapter. If the Board does not act to approve or deny the
proposal within the specified time frames, the program is considered
approved.
(2) For a pilot institution, the Assistant Commissioner
has sixty days from submission of the proposal request materials to
complete the review and act to approve or disapprove the proposed
program. The Assistant Commissioner shall approve the program if the
baccalaureate degree program is administratively complete, approved
by the governing board of the junior college district, and is not
an engineering program.
(3) A public junior college applying to offer a Bachelor
of Science in nursing must provide a letter from the Board of Nursing
demonstrating that the program meets the standards and criteria of
the Texas Board of Nursing in accordance with Tex. Educ. Code §130.308
with its application in order to be deemed administratively complete.
(d) An institution must obtain the type of approval
specified in §2.85 of this subchapter (relating to Approval Required).
(e) Upon approval, Board Staff will add the new degree
program to the institution's official Program Inventory. The Program
Inventory contains the list of degrees and certificates with official
Board approval.
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