Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 2 - ACADEMIC AND WORKFORCE EDUCATION › Subchapter J - APPROVAL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION FOR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS › Section 2.205 - Institutional Plan for Distance Education

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each
				  institution shall submit an Institutional Plan for Distance Education ("IPDE")
				  containing evidence of the institution's compliance with the mandatory
				  Principles of Good Practice for Distance Education to the Coordinating Board
				  prior to delivering any distance education programs for the first time. Board
				  Staff will develop the IPDE form based on the standards and criteria contained
				  in the Principles of Good Practice.
(b) The Coordinating Board authorizes an
				  institution to offer distance education courses under Texas Education Code
				  §
										61.0512(g)
				  upon approving an institution's IPDE in good standing or if the institution is
				  on provisional status pending final approval of their IPDE. An institution may
				  receive formula funding for distance education courses under Chapter 13,
				  Subchapter O, of this title. An institution shall notify the Coordinating Board
				  of intent to offer new Distance Education Degree or Certificate Programs under
				  §
										2.206 of this
				  subchapter.
(c) Institutional
				  academic and administrative policies shall reflect a commitment to maintain the
				  quality of distance education courses and programs in accordance with the
				  provisions of this subchapter. An IPDE shall conform to the Principles of Good
				  Practice for Distance Education in effect at the time the institution submits
				  the Plan.
(d) Process to Review and
				  Approve IPDEs.
(1) IPDE Due Dates.
(A) Initial Approval. Each institution of
				  higher education shall assess its distance education in accordance with the
				  Principles of Good Practice for Distance Education. Institutions must report
				  results of that assessment in an IPDE to Board Staff prior to seeking approval
				  to offer distance education programs or certificates.
(B) Renewal. Each public institution of
				  higher education shall assess its distance education on an ongoing basis in
				  accordance with the Principles of Good Practice for Distance Education.
				  Institutions must report results of that assessment in an updated IPDE to Board
				  Staff by the earlier of the following deadlines:
(i) no later than one year after receiving
				  final disposition of the institution's comprehensive renewal of accreditation
				  report from their institutional accreditor as required by
				  34 CFR §
														602.19, or
(ii) no later than ten years after the
				  approval of their last IPDE to the Coordinating Board.
(C) An institution may submit a request to
				  the Commissioner for an extension of this due date of no more than two years.
				  The Commissioner may approve this request only if the institution demonstrates
				  good cause, e.g., the institutional accreditor has postponed the institution's
				  renewal of accreditation cycle beyond the ten-year period.