19 Tex. Admin. Code § 2.202 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The definitions in 19 TAC, Chapter 2, Subchapter A, §2.3, apply for this subchapter unless a more specific definition for the same term is indicated in this rule.
(1) Credit course--A college-level course
that, if successfully completed, can be applied toward the number of courses
required for achieving an academic or workforce degree, diploma, certificate,
or other formal award.
(2) Distance
Education--The formal educational process that occurs when students and
instructors are in separate physical locations for the majority (more than 50
percent) of instruction.
(3)
Distance Education Course--A course in which a majority (more than 50 percent)
of the instruction occurs when the student(s) and instructor(s) are in separate
physical locations. The definition of distance education course does not
include courses with 50 percent or less instruction when the student(s) and
instructor(s) are in separate physical locations. Two categories of distance
education courses are defined:
(A) 100-Percent
Online Course--A distance education course in which 100 percent of
instructional activity takes place when the student(s) and instructor(s) are in
separate physical locations. Requirements for on-campus or in-person
orientation, testing, academic support services, internships/fieldwork, or
other non-instructional activities do not exclude a course from this
category.
(B) Hybrid Course--A
distance education course in which more than 50 percent but less than 100
percent of instructional activity takes place when the student(s) and
instructor(s) are in separate physical locations.
(4) Distance Education Degree or Certificate
Program--A program in which a student may complete a majority (more than 50
percent) of the credit hours required for the program through distance
education courses. The definition of a Distance Education Degree or Certificate
Program does not include programs in which 50 percent or less of the required
credit hours are offered through distance education. Two categories of distance
education programs are defined:
(A)
100-Percent Online Program--A degree program in which students complete 100
percent of the credit hours required for the program through 100-Percent Online
Courses. Requirements for on-campus or in-person orientation, testing, academic
support services, internships/fieldwork, or other non-instructional activities
do not exclude a program from this category.
(B) Hybrid Program--A degree program in which
students complete more than 50 percent but less than 100 percent of the credit
hours required for the program through Distance Education Courses.
(5) Institutional Accreditor--A
federally recognized institutional accreditor approved by the Department of
Education under 20 U.S.C.
§
1099b.
(6) Institutional Plan for Distance Education
("Plan" or "IPDE")--A plan that an institution must submit for Coordinating
Board approval prior to offering a distance education program for the first
time. Each institution shall periodically update its plan on a schedule as
specified in §
2.205 of this
subchapter.
(7) Principles of Good
Practice for Distance Education--Standards and criteria for distance education
delivered by Texas public institutions. This document is reviewed and adopted
by the Board every three years in accordance with §
2.204 of this subchapter. This
document is also known as "Principles of Good Practice for Academic Degree and
Certificate Programs and Credit Courses Offered at a Distance."
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