19 Tex. Admin. Code § 2.263 - Criteria for Approval
(a) Each
certificate program shall meet the requirements of §2.5, except subsection
(a)(3), of this chapter (relating to General Criteria for Program Approval);
and
(b) Each certificate program
must provide the necessary technical and workforce skills necessary to attain
entry-level or advanced employment in a related occupation, and shall meet the
following requirements:
(1) The certificate
program may include both Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) and
Lower-Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) courses that are directly
related to the discipline.
(2)
Business and industry experts shall provide substantial input into curriculum
design through participation in an advisory committee.
(3) The institution shall integrate basic and
career technical/workforce skills into the curriculum.
(4) The institution has reviewed and
considered for inclusion in the curriculum of the program applicable skill
standards recognized by the Texas Workforce Investment Council, if they exist
for the discipline.
(c)
A Level 1 Certificate, composed of either workforce or continuing education
courses, may only be approved if the program meets or exceeds 360 contact
hours.
(d) A course or program that
meets or exceeds 780 contact hours in length shall result in the award of
appropriate semester credit hours and be applicable to a career and technical
education certificate or an applied associate degree program.
(e) The institution shall certify that the
proposed certificate program complies with all applicable provisions contained
in divisions of this subchapter and subchapter A of this chapter (relating to
General Provisions).
(f) The
Coordinating Board shall ensure that each institution certifies and provides
required evidence that a proposed career and technical education certificate
program meets the criteria in §2.5, except paragraph (3), of this
chapter.
(g) A proposed new
certificate for which there is no graduate and wage data shall be determined to
be a Credential of Value, as defined in §13.556(b) of this part (relating
to Performance Tier: Fundable Outcomes), based on one or more of the following
documentation criteria:
(1) An attestation
from one or more regional employers that the employer will hire graduates of
the program and the starting wage at which the employer would pay the
graduate;
(2) Graduate employment
and wage data for an essentially similar program from a different institution
of higher education in Texas; or
(3) Graduate employment and wage data for an
essentially similar program from an institution of higher education in a state
other than Texas.
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