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TITLE 19 EDUCATION
PART 1TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
CHAPTER 5RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS
SUBCHAPTER CAPPROVAL OF NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND REVIEW OF EXISTING DEGREE PROGRAMS
RULE §5.48Criteria for Certificate Programs at Universities and Health-Related Institutions
ISSUE 04/05/2013
ACTION Proposed
Preamble No Rule Available
(a) - (c)(No change.)

 (d)The following certificate programs do not require Board approval or notification:

  (1) - (2)(No change.)

 (e)The following certificate programs shall be approved if the following conditions are met: [require only Board notification and are automatically approved, subject to review:]

  (1)the proposed certificate is an upper-level undergraduate certificate [certificates] of 21 - 36 hours in disciplinary areas where the institution already offers an undergraduate degree program.

   (2)the proposed certificate is a graduate-level and professional certificate [certificates] of 16 - 29 hours in disciplinary areas where the institution already offers a graduate program at the same level as the certificate.

 (f)(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 March 25, 2013

TRD-201301246

Bill Franz

General Counsel

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Proposed date of adoption: July 25, 2013

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

 

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