The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter,
shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise:
(1) Academic administrative unit--A department, college,
school, or other unit at a university or health-related institution,
which has administrative authority over degree or certificate programs.
(2) Board--The Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board.
(3) Certificate Program--Any grouping of subject-matter
courses which, when satisfactorily completed by a student, shall entitle
him or her to a certificate or documentary evidence, other than a
degree, of completion of a post-secondary course of study at a university
or health-related institution.
(4) Commissioner--The Commissioner of Higher Education.
(5) Compelling Academic Reason--A justification for
an undergraduate degree program consisting of more than 120 semester
credit hours. Acceptable justifications are programmatic accreditation
requirements, statutory requirements, and requirements for licensure/certification
of graduates.
(6) Degree program--Any grouping of subject matter
courses which, when satisfactorily completed by a student, shall entitle
him or her to a degree from a public university or health-related
institution.
(7) Doctoral Graduation Rate--The Doctoral Graduation
Rate is the percent of students in an entering fall cohort for a specific
degree program who graduate within 10 years. Doctoral graduation rates
do not include students who received a master's degree.
(8) Faculty publications--Discipline-related refereed
publications, books or book chapters, juried creative or performance
accomplishments, and notices of discoveries filed and patents issued.
(9) Faculty teaching load--Total number of semester
credit hours taught per academic year by faculty divided by the number
of faculty.
(10) Graduate-level certificate program--A certificate
program at a university or health-related institution that consists
primarily of graduate-level courses.
(11) Graduate placement--The number and percent of
graduates employed or engaged in further education or training, those
still seeking employment, and unknown.
(12) Lower-division degree or certificate program--A
degree or certificate program offered at a university or health-related
institution that consists of lower-division courses and is equivalent
to a program offered at a community or technical college.
(13) Master's Graduation Rate--The Master's Graduation
Rate is the percent of students in an entering fall and spring cohort
for a specific degree program who graduate within 5 years.
(14) New Doctoral Degree Program--A doctoral degree
program that has been approved by the Coordinating Board for a period
of less than five years.
(15) Student time-to-degree--The average of the number
of semesters taken by program graduates from the time of enrollment
in the program until graduation.
(16) Upper-division certificate program--A certificate
program at a university or health-related institution that consists
primarily of upper-division undergraduate courses.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §5.43 adopted to be effective May 28, 2003, 28 TexReg 4125; amended to be effective November 28, 2007, 32 TexReg 8490; amended to be effective November 29, 2010, 35 TexReg 10496; amended to be effective May 24, 2011, 36 TexReg 3183; amended to be effective August 15, 2013, 38 TexReg 5068; amended to be effective May 29, 2018, 43 TexReg 3347 |
