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Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter R - REVIEW OF LOW-PRODUCING DEGREE PROGRAMS › Section 4.289 - Exemptions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
New programs or programs that are granted exemption will be
					 noted on the annual list of low-producing programs, according to the following
					 criteria:
(1) A new degree program is
				  exempted for the first five years of program implementation. Annual review
				  begins in the sixth year of implementation.
(2) A Master's degree program requiring only
				  courses taught in the corresponding doctoral program is permanently exempted
				  from low-producing status. These degrees are, in effect, terminal master's
				  degrees available to students who are unable to meet doctoral requirements. No
				  additional cost is associated with these degrees.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter R - REVIEW OF LOW-PRODUCING DEGREE PROGRAMS › Section 4.290 - Consequences for Non-Exempt Low-Producing Degree Programs

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Coordinating Board staff may recommend to the institution's
					 governing board the closure of any non-exempt degree program which has been on
					 the annual list of low-producing programs for three or more consecutive years.
					 If the governing board does not accept the recommendation to close the program,
					 then the university system or, where a system does not exist, the institution
					 must identify the program recommended for closure on the next legislative
					 appropriations request submitted by the system or institution. If a system or
					 institution is required to identify a degree program on its legislative
					 appropriations request, the system or institution should also develop a plan to
					 allow the degree program to achieve the minimum standard for the degree
					 awarded, or if the standard is not attainable, provide a rationale describing
					 the merits of continuing the degree program.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter S - APPROVAL FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE STATE AUTHORIZATION RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT (SARA) FOR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 4.310 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish the
					 coordinating board's oversight for public institutions of higher education
					 regarding participation in State Authorization Reciprocity
					 Agreements.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter S - APPROVAL FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE STATE AUTHORIZATION RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT (SARA) FOR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 4.311 - Authority

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Authority for this subchapter is provided by Texas
					 Education Code §
										61.05121,
					 which provides the board with the authority to administer state participation
					 in State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter S - APPROVAL FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE STATE AUTHORIZATION RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT (SARA) FOR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 4.312 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise.
(1)
				  Accredited--Holding institutional accreditation by name as a U.S.-based
				  institution from an accreditor recognized by the U.S. Department of
				  Education.
(2) Board or
				  Coordinating Board--The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(3) Commissioner--Commissioner of Higher
				  Education.
(4) C-RAC
				  Guidelines--Refers to the
Interregional Guidelines for the Evaluation
				  of Distance Education Programs (Online Learning)
for best practices in
				  postsecondary distance education developed by leading practitioners of distance
				  education and adopted by the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions
				  (C-RAC).
(5) Distance
				  Education--Instruction offered by any means where the student and faculty
				  member are in separate physical locations. It includes, but is not limited to,
				  online, interactive video or correspondence courses or programs.
(6) Home State--A member state where the
				  institution holds its legal domicile. To operate under SARA an institution must
				  have a single home state.
(7) Host
				  State--A member state in which an institution operates under the terms of this
				  agreement, other than the home state.
(8) Institution--A degree-granting
				  postsecondary entity.
(9) Member
				  State--Any state, district or territory that has joined SARA.
(10) NC SARA--National Council for State
				  Authorization Reciprocity Agreements.
(11) SARA--State Authorization Reciprocity
				  Agreement is an agreement among its member states, districts and U.S.
				  territories that establishes comparable national standards for interstate
				  offering of postsecondary distance education courses and programs.
(12) SREB--Southern Regional Education
				  Board
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter S - APPROVAL FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE STATE AUTHORIZATION RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT (SARA) FOR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 4.313 - Eligibility Criteria

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Any public
				  degree granting institution of higher education may apply to participate in
				  SARA if its principle campus is located in Texas.
(b) All distance education content provided
				  by SARA participants must originate in the United States or a U.S.
				  territory.
(c) The institution must
				  be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of
				  Education.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter S - APPROVAL FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE STATE AUTHORIZATION RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT (SARA) FOR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 4.315 - Maintaining Eligibility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
To remain eligible for participation in SARA, an
					 institution must renew its participation agreement with the board and pay its
					 required SARA fees annually. At the time of renewal, board staff will determine
					 whether the institution still meets SARA requirements. An institution may be
					 removed at any time by the board for violation of SARA
					 standards.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter S - APPROVAL FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE STATE AUTHORIZATION RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT (SARA) FOR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 4.316 - Complaint Resolution

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Institutions operating under SARA shall make their
					 resolution policies and procedures readily available to students taking courses
					 under SARA provisions.
(1) Complaints
				  against an institution operating under SARA must first go through the
				  institution's own procedures for resolution grievances.
(2) If a person bringing a complaint is not
				  satisfied with the outcome of the institutional process for handling
				  complaints, the complainant may appeal, within two years of the incident, to
				  the board.
(3) Coordinating Board
				  staff will review the appeal, determine a resolution to the appeal, and notify
				  the complainant and the institution of the decision.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter S - APPROVAL FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE STATE AUTHORIZATION RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT (SARA) FOR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 4.317 - Out-of-State SARA Participants

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The board shall serve as point of contact for all other
					 SARA states. If a public out-of-state SARA participant provides courses in
					 Texas and is in apparent violation of the SARA agreement or with Texas
					 Education Code or Administration Code, the board shall take appropriate action
					 to terminate the institution's operation within Texas.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter T - REQUIRED DEGREE PLANNING › Section 4.340 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to ensure students file
					 degree plans adhering to institutional process early in their enrollment at
					 public institutions of higher education and graduate from their degree programs
					 without excess hours.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter T - REQUIRED DEGREE PLANNING › Section 4.341 - Authority

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Texas Education Code (TEC), Section 51.9685, Required
					 Filing of Degree Plan, authorizes the Board to adopt rules necessary for the
					 administration of the section and to ensure compliance.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter T - REQUIRED DEGREE PLANNING › Section 4.342 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise:
(1) Degree plan -
				  defined in TEC Section 51.9685 (a) (1) A statement of the course of study
				  requirements that an undergraduate student at an institution of higher
				  education must complete in order to be awarded an associate or bachelor's
				  degree from the institution.
(2)
				  Institution of higher education - has the meaning assigned by TEC Section
				  61.003 (8).
(3) Board or
				  Coordinating Board - The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
(4) Dual credit courses - College courses in
				  which an eligible high school student enrolls and receives credit for the
				  course(s) from both the college and the high school.
(5) Associate degree program - A grouping of
				  subject matter courses which, when satisfactorily completed by a student, will
				  entitle the student to an associate degree from an institution of higher
				  education.
(6) Bachelor's degree
				  program - Any grouping of subject matter courses which, when satisfactorily
				  completed by a student, will entitle the student to a baccalaureate degree from
				  an institution of higher education.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter T - REQUIRED DEGREE PLANNING › Section 4.343 - Degree Plans for a Student Enrolled in an Associate or Bachelor's Degree Program

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A student enrolled in an associate or
				  bachelor's degree program at an institution of higher education must file a
				  degree plan with the institution after the 12th class day but before the end of
				  the semester or term immediately following the semester or term in which the
				  student earned a cumulative total of 30 or more semester credit hours for
				  coursework successfully completed by the student, including transfer courses,
				  international baccalaureate courses, dual credit courses, and any other course
				  for which the institution the student attends has awarded the student college
				  course credit, including course credit awarded by examination.
(b) A student who enrolls in an associate or
				  bachelor's degree program at an institution of higher education for the first
				  time with a cumulative total of 30 or more semester credit hours, shall file a
				  degree plan with the institution after the 12th class day but before the end of
				  the semester of first enrollment.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter T - REQUIRED DEGREE PLANNING › Section 4.344 - Degree Plans for a Student Enrolled in Dual Credit Courses

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A student enrolled in dual credit courses at an institution
					 of higher education shall file a degree plan with the institution not later
					 than:
(1) the end of the second
				  regular semester or term immediately following the semester or term in which
				  the student earned a cumulative total of 15 or more semester credit hours of
				  course credit for dual credit courses successfully completed by the student at
				  that institution; or
(2) if the
				  student begins the student's first semester or term at the institution with 15
				  or more semester credit hours of course credit for dual credit courses
				  successfully completed by the student, the end of the student's second regular
				  semester or term at the institution.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter T - REQUIRED DEGREE PLANNING › Section 4.345 - Responsibilities of Institutions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
In accordance with TEC 51.9685(d) and (f), institutions
					 shall.:
(1) Provide students
				  information about the degree plan filing requirement and options for academic
				  advising, including electronic communication; and
(2) Notify students failing to file a degree
				  plan and shall not provide official transcripts to the students until a degree
				  plan is filed.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter T - REQUIRED DEGREE PLANNING › Section 4.346 - Responsibilities of Students

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
In accordance with TEC 51.9685(e) (1) and (2), students
					 shall.:
(1) File a degree plan with
				  the institution as specified in this subchapter;
(2) Notify appropriate offices at the
				  institution of higher education of changes in their choice of degree programs;
				  and
(3) Enroll in courses
				  consistent with the filed degree plan.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter T - REQUIRED DEGREE PLANNING › Section 4.347 - Institutional Compliance

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Board reserves the right to audit institutional student
					 records at any time to ensure compliance with any of the conditions of this
					 subchapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter U - RECOMMENDED COURSE SEQUENCING; DEVELOPMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL REPORTING › Section 4.360 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to implement rules
					 requiring institutions of higher education to develop and report recommended
					 course sequences for undergraduate certificate and degree programs in
					 accordance with statute.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter U - RECOMMENDED COURSE SEQUENCING; DEVELOPMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL REPORTING › Section 4.361 - Authority

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Texas Education Code §
										51.96852
					 authorizes the board to adopt rules relating to the development, reporting, and
					 publication of recommended course sequences.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter U - RECOMMENDED COURSE SEQUENCING; DEVELOPMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL REPORTING › Section 4.362 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter
					 have the following meanings, unless the text clearly indicates
					 otherwise.
(1) Certificate--a grouping
				  of subject-matter courses which, when satisfactorily completed by a student,
				  will lead to an undergraduate certificate from an institution of higher
				  education.
(2) Coordinating Board
				  or Board--the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(3) Core Curriculum or Texas Core Curriculum
				  (TCC)--a required curriculum for an undergraduate degree, as defined in §
										4.23(3)
				  of this title (relating to Definitions) and authorized by Texas Education Code
				  §
										61.822.
(4) Course Sequence--a recommended list of
				  courses by semester, term, or enrollment period that will satisfy the
				  requirement for a student to complete an undergraduate certificate or degree
				  program.
(5) Degree program--any
				  grouping of subject-matter courses which, when satisfactorily completed by a
				  student, will lead to an undergraduate degree from an institution of higher
				  education.
(6) Institution of
				  Higher Education--any public institution of higher education as defined by
				  Texas Education Code, Section
				  61.003(8).
(7) Lower-Division Academic Course Guide
				  Manual (ACGM)--a publication listing academic courses, as defined in §
										4.23(13)
				  of this title.
(8) Texas Common
				  Course Numbering System (TCCNS)--a common course numbering system, as defined
				  in §
										4.23(10)
				  of this title and authorized by Texas Education Code §
										61.832.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter U - RECOMMENDED COURSE SEQUENCING; DEVELOPMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL REPORTING › Section 4.363 - Recommended Course Sequence Development

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each institution of higher education must
				  develop at least one recommended course sequence for each undergraduate
				  certificate or degree program offered by the institution.
(b) Each course sequence developed by the
				  institution of higher education must:
(1)
				  Identify all required lower-division courses for each certificate or degree
				  program, if applicable;
(2) Include
				  for each course, if applicable:
(A) The TCCNS
				  course number; and
(B) The course
				  equivalent in the ACGM; and
(3) Be designed to enable a full-time student
				  to obtain a certificate or degree, as applicable, within:
(A) two years, for a 60-hour degree or
				  certificate program;
(B) four
				  years, for a 120-hour degree program; or
(C) a comparable time frame, for an approved
				  certificate or degree program that requires credit hours other than those
				  specified in subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph.
(4) include at least one specific sequence in
				  which courses should be taken to ensure completion of the applicable program
				  within the time frame described in subsection (b)(3) of this section.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter U - RECOMMENDED COURSE SEQUENCING; DEVELOPMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL REPORTING › Section 4.364 - Recommended Course Sequence: Institutional Reporting

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In accordance with Texas Education Code
				  §
										51.96852(b)
				  and (c), each institution of higher education
				  shall provide to the Coordinating Board a recommended course sequence for each
				  undergraduate certificate and degree program offered by the institution. Not
				  later than September 1, 2021, the Coordinating Board shall publish on its
				  website instructions for institutions to submit course sequencing
				  reporting.
(b) The Coordinating
				  Board will provide institutions of higher education a template and instructions
				  for submitting the recommended course sequences of undergraduate certificate
				  and degree programs. Institutions must submit the recommended course sequences
				  of undergraduate certificate and degree programs annually in accordance with
				  the instructions and template and must include the following information, if
				  applicable:
(1) Recommended course sequences
				  must identify all courses required for completion by a student to attain each
				  undergraduate certificate or degree; and
(2) For all courses that an institution
				  includes in a recommended course sequence, the institution must identify the
				  ACGM courses, as appropriate, using the TCCNS course numbers and
				  rubrics.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 5 - RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 5.1 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
This subchapter establishes rules on a variety of topics
					 that apply exclusively to public universities and/or health-related
					 institutions.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 5 - RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 5.2 - Authority

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Unless otherwise noted in a section, the authority for
					 these provisions is provided by Texas Education Code, §
										61.051
					 which describes the Board's role in coordinating higher education in
					 Texas.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 5 - RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 5.3 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise:
(1) Board--The
				  Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(2) Commissioner--The Commissioner of Higher
				  Education.
(3) Health-related
				  institution--a medical or dental unit as defined by the Texas Education Code,
				  §
										61.003(5).
(4) Public university--a general academic
				  teaching institution as defined by the Texas Education Code, §
										61.003(3).
(5) Degree program--any grouping of subject
				  matter courses which, when satisfactorily completed by a student, shall entitle
				  the student to a degree from an institution of higher education.
(6) Support area--a grouping of courses for
				  which an institution does not have degree authority. The number of courses in a
				  support area is limited to fewer than would provide a degree program in that
				  specialty at that level. Support areas may include a single discipline, a
				  subcategory of an approved degree program, or a component of a
				  multi-disciplinary specialty.
(A) A variety
				  of terms for subject matter course groupings, such as concentration, track,
				  option, emphasis, specialization, and major are commonly used by institutions.
				  The Coordinating Board does not have formal definitions for these terms, which
				  vary in usage among institutions.
(B) Despite various terminologies, the Board
				  considers subject matter course groupings to be degree programs if such
				  groupings are substantially the same as those for a degree in a similar
				  discipline at the institution or in the same discipline specialty (as
				  identified by Texas CIP classification) at similar institutions.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 5 - RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 5.4 - Time Limit on Implementing New Programs or Administrative Changes Approved by the Board or the Commissioner

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Staff recommendations on new programs or administrative changes requested by
				  institutions are based on information available at the time recommendations are
				  made; beyond a reasonable period of time, those recommendations may become less
				  valid and Board actions, therefore, less appropriate and/or responsive to the
				  needs of the state and its regions.
(b) Unless otherwise stipulated at the time
				  of approval, if new degree programs approved by the Board or Commissioner are
				  not established within two years of approval, that approval is no longer
				  valid.
(c) Unless otherwise
				  stipulated at the time of approval, if administrative changes approved by the
				  Board or Commissioner are not implemented within two years of approval, that
				  approval is no longer valid.
(d)
				  Provisions of this section apply to general academic institutions and
				  health-related institutions.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 5 - RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 5.5 - Uniform Admission Policy

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each public
				  university shall admit first-time undergraduate students for each semester in
				  accordance with Texas Education Code, §§
										51.801 -
				  51.809.
				  Only The University of Texas at Austin shall admit students under Texas
				  Education Code §
										51.803(a-1)
				  - (a-5) and subsection (e) of this section.
(b) All applicants from Texas schools
				  accredited by a generally recognized accrediting agency and who graduate in the
				  top 10 percent of their high school class or who graduate in the top 25 percent
				  of their high school class, to the extent the governing board of a general
				  academic teaching institution has adopted such an admission policy, shall be
				  admitted to a general academic teaching institution if the student meets the
				  following conditions:
(1) The student has met
				  one of the following:
(A) Successfully
				  completed the distinguished level of achievement under the Foundation,
				  Recommended, or Advanced High School Program from a Texas public high school as
				  outlined under Texas Education Code, §
												28.025,
				  as well as, 19 TAC §§
												74.63,
				  74.64,
				  74.73,
				  and
				  74.74(relating
				  to the distinguished level of achievement under the Foundation, Recommended
				  High School Program, or Distinguished Achievement High School Program--Advanced
				  High School Program);
(B)
				  Successfully completed a curriculum from a high school in Texas other than a
				  public high school that is equivalent in content and rigor to the distinguished
				  level of achievement under the Foundation, the Recommended, or Advanced High
				  School Program as outlined under subsection (c) of this section;
(C) Satisfied ACT's College Readiness
				  Benchmarks on the ACT assessment; or
(D) Earned on the SAT assessment:
(i) if the SAT was administered prior to
				  March 5, 2016, a combined critical reading (formerly "verbal") and mathematics
				  score of 1070 with a minimum of 500 on the critical reading test and a minimum
				  of 500 on the mathematics test; or
(ii) if the SAT was administered on or after
				  March 5, 2016, a minimum score of 480 on the Evidenced-Based Reading and
				  Writing (EBRW) test and a minimum score of 530 on the mathematics test (no
				  combined score); and
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 5 - RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 5.7 - Uniform Grade-Point Calculation for Admission to Graduate and Professional Schools

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Procedures for calculating the grade-point average for
					 students seeking admission to a graduate or post-baccalaureate professional
					 school of an institution of higher education shall be as follows:
(1) Only official transcripts from accredited
				  institutions of higher education shall be accepted by the graduate and
				  professional schools of an institution of higher education for evaluation and
				  grade-point calculation.
(2) All
				  academic work undertaken and grades or symbols assigned at each institution
				  shall be reflected on the student's official transcript(s). No student's grade
				  may be expunged from his or her record.
(3) All grades assigned for academic course
				  work shall be used in calculating the grade-point average, except that an
				  institution may base the calculation on the last 60 semester credit hours (or
				  equivalent) of undergraduate work and any previous work in a graduate or
				  professional school.
(4) A
				  four-point scale shall be used in computing the grade point average (e.g.: A, 4
				  points per semester hour; B, 3.0; C, 2.0; D, 1.0; F, 0.0).
(5) A grade or symbol indicating failure
				  (i.e.: F, WF, NC, or in a pass/fail system, FL equals F) shall count as hours
				  undertaken, but no grade points shall be earned.
(6) Excluded from the grade-point average
				  shall be any credit by examination (CR); Quit (Q); Withdrew (W); Withdrew
				  Passing (WP); Incomplete (I or X); and a pass grade within a pass/fail
				  system.
(7) The grade-point average
				  shall be computed by multiplying each grade point (see paragraph (4) and (5) of
				  this subsection) by the semester or quarter credit hours earned per course and
				  totaling the products. The semester or quarter hours of courses undertaken
				  shall then be totaled. The total of the products shall be divided by the total
				  semester or quarter hours. The result is to be calculated to the hundredth
				  place, giving the official cumulative grade-point average.
(8) Academic work at foreign colleges,
				  universities, or preparatory schools shall be excluded from the calculation. In
				  such cases, the grade-point average and credit shall be evaluated and computed
				  as determined by the graduate or professional school to which the student is
				  applying.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 5 - RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 5.8 - Criteria for Posting Faculty-Related Measures on Institutional Websites

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(a) The following words and terms, when used
				  in this section, shall have the designated meanings, unless the context clearly
				  indicates otherwise:
(1) Accountability
				  System--The online data reporting system established in response to Executive
				  Order RP 31.
(2) Faculty--For
				  purposes of this section include all individuals with teaching responsibilities
				  who hold the following ranks and positions: professor, associate professor,
				  assistant professor, instructor, nontenured or nontenure track, and teaching
				  assistant.
(3) General Academic
				  Teaching Institution--A general academic teaching institution other than a
				  public state college as defined in Texas Education Code, §
											61.003.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 5 - RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 5.9 - Institutional Input Measures in the Texas Higher Education Accountability System

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(a) General
				  academic institutions that are agencies of the state and public health-related
				  institutions must provide to the Coordinating Board, on a yearly basis,
				  information for all of the applicable institutional input measures identified
				  as of January 1, 2013, in the Texas Higher Education Accountability System
				  unless otherwise directed by the Coordinating Board.
(b) General academic institutions that are
				  agencies of the state and public health-related institutions must provide to
				  the Coordinating Board, on a yearly basis, any institutional input measures for
				  the Texas Higher Education Accountability System not covered by subsection (a)
				  of this section on the condition that the specific nature of the additional
				  information is agreed upon through the consensus of the members of the
				  applicable Accountability peer group.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 5 - RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 5.10 - Tracking System for Medical Training and Practice Choices

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The Coordinating Board shall, through an
				  established tracking system, acquire and maintain data regarding the initial
				  residency program choices made by graduates of medical schools in this state
				  and the initial practice choices made by persons completing medical residency
				  programs in this state.
(b) The
				  tracking system shall:
(1) use any data
				  reasonably available to the Coordinating Board, including data maintained by or
				  accessible to medical schools or residency programs in this state;
				  and
(2) with respect to a person
				  who completes a medical residency program in this state, collect relevant
				  information for the two-year period following completion of that
				  program.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 5 - RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter B - ROLE AND MISSION, TABLES OF PROGRAMS, COURSE INVENTORIES › Section 5.21 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to implement rules
					 regarding the role and mission for each public institution of higher education
					 in Texas and for submission of the role and mission statements, submission of
					 planning notification, and periodic review of all degree and certificate
					 programs offered by a public institution of higher education. Section
					 5.24(a)
					 of this title (relating to Submission of Mission Statements and Planning
					 Notification) applies to selected Public Colleges.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 5 - RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter B - ROLE AND MISSION, TABLES OF PROGRAMS, COURSE INVENTORIES › Section 5.22 - Authority

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The authority for this subchapter is found in Texas
					 Education Code, §§
										61.002(a) and
					 (b), 61.027, 61.051(a-5), 61.0512, and
					 130.0012
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 5 - RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter B - ROLE AND MISSION, TABLES OF PROGRAMS, COURSE INVENTORIES › Section 5.23 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise.
(1) Planning
				  Notification--Formal notification from an institution that planning has begun
				  for a proposal for a new degree program.
(2) Board--The Texas Higher Education
				  Coordinating Board.
(3)
				  Commissioner--The Commissioner of Higher Education.
(4) Mission Statement--A narrative
				  description of the general mission of each institution prepared by the
				  institution and approved by its Board of Regents. The statement should address
				  the fundamental purpose of the institution with respect to its teaching,
				  research, and public service responsibilities. The institution's special
				  concerns for quality and access, liberal arts, admissions, career-oriented
				  programming, extension and articulation with community colleges and public
				  schools, traditional and nontraditional education, and similar issues also may
				  be described. The mission statement must be consistent with any statutory
				  mission description.
(5) Organized
				  classes--Classes whose primary mode of instruction is lecture, laboratory, or
				  seminar.
(6) Planning--An
				  institution is considered by the Board to be planning for a new degree program
				  if it takes any action that leads to the preparation of a proposal for a new
				  program, including hiring personnel, including consultants and planning deans,
				  leasing and/or purchasing real estate, building facilities, and/or developing
				  curriculum.
(7) Program
				  Inventory--The official list of all degree and certificate programs approved
				  for a public community college, university or health-related
				  institution.
(8) Role and Mission
				  or Role and Scope--Equivalent phrases used to refer to the overall purpose of
				  an institution, including its role within the overall system of Texas higher
				  education. The role and mission for a university or health-related institution
				  are described in its Mission Statement.
(9) 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.
(10) Selected Public Colleges--Those public
				  colleges authorized to offer baccalaureate degrees in Texas.
(11) Statutory mission description--A
				  statement of an institution's mission or purpose that is established directly
				  in statute.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 5 - RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter B - ROLE AND MISSION, TABLES OF PROGRAMS, COURSE INVENTORIES › Section 5.24 - Submission of Mission Statements and Planning Notification

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Review Process.
(1)
				  As provided by Texas Education Code, §61.051(a-5) and §61.052, the
				  Board shall regularly review the role and mission statements, and all similar
				  degree and certificate programs offered by each public senior university or
				  health related institution.
(2) The
				  Boards of Regents shall approve or re-approve institutional mission statements.
				  Each Board of Regents shall provide the Coordinating Board with its current
				  institutional mission statements after any change has been approved.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 5 - RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter B - ROLE AND MISSION, TABLES OF PROGRAMS, COURSE INVENTORIES › Section 5.25 - Course Inventories at Public Universities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each institution shall report its course
				  offerings and changes to its course offerings following procedures established
				  by the Commissioner. The report must specifically identify any course included
				  in the common course numbering system approved by the Board that has been added
				  to or removed from the institution's list of courses, beginning with course
				  lists submitted for the 2014-2015 academic year.
(b) Institutions may not offer courses at
				  levels or in programs not approved by the Board.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 5 - RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter C - APPROVAL OF NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND REVIEW OF EXISTING DEGREE PROGRAMS › Section 5.41

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Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 5 - RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter C - APPROVAL OF NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND REVIEW OF EXISTING DEGREE PROGRAMS › Section 5.42

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 5 - RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter C - APPROVAL OF NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND REVIEW OF EXISTING DEGREE PROGRAMS › Section 5.43

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 5 - RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter C - APPROVAL OF NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND REVIEW OF EXISTING DEGREE PROGRAMS › Section 5.44

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 5 - RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter C - APPROVAL OF NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND REVIEW OF EXISTING DEGREE PROGRAMS › Section 5.45

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 5 - RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter C - APPROVAL OF NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND REVIEW OF EXISTING DEGREE PROGRAMS › Section 5.46

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 5 - RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter C - APPROVAL OF NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND REVIEW OF EXISTING DEGREE PROGRAMS › Section 5.48

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 5 - RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter C - APPROVAL OF NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND REVIEW OF EXISTING DEGREE PROGRAMS › Section 5.50

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 5 - RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter C - APPROVAL OF NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND REVIEW OF EXISTING DEGREE PROGRAMS › Section 5.52

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 5 - RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter C - APPROVAL OF NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND REVIEW OF EXISTING DEGREE PROGRAMS › Section 5.53

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 5 - RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter C - APPROVAL OF NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND REVIEW OF EXISTING DEGREE PROGRAMS › Section 5.54

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 5 - RULES APPLYING TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND/OR SELECTED PUBLIC COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter C - APPROVAL OF NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH-RELATED INSTITUTIONS, AND REVIEW OF EXISTING DEGREE PROGRAMS › Section 5.55

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024