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TITLE 19 EDUCATION
PART 1TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
CHAPTER 5RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES AND HEALTH-RELATING 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 §5.53Conditional Approval of Doctoral Degree Programs
ISSUE 04/30/2010
ACTION Proposed
Rule Withdrawn: 05/11/2010
Preamble No Rule Available
(a)Approval of all new doctoral degree programs is granted on a conditional basis.

(b)Conditionally approved doctoral degree programs shall, within the first five years following approval, satisfy any conditions stipulated by the Board at the time the program was approved.

(c)A conditionally approved doctoral degree program shall submit a report to the Coordinating Board each year for the five year period following program implementation. Progress toward satisfaction of any conditions of approval shall be described in the report.

(d)A conditionally approved doctoral degree program shall be automatically granted final approval if the program satisfies all conditions of approval by the end of the first five years following program implementation.

(e)Notice of final approval shall be provided in writing by the Commissioner or Commissioner's designee to the chief academic officer of the institution where the program is located.

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 April 19, 2010

TRD-201001905

Bill Franz

General Counsel

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Proposed date of adoption: July 29, 2010

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

 

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