19 Tex. Admin. Code § 2.266 - Approval Required for a Proposed Revision to a Certificate Program
An institution may request a revision or modification to an approved certificate program under § 2.9(c) of this chapter (relating to Revisions and Modifications to an Approved Program).
(1) If the proposed
certificate program revision contains not greater than 49 percent new content,
the proposal will be subject to approval by notification.
(2) If the proposed certificate program
revision is a change to the Classification of Instructional Program code that
will result in the funding reclassification of the certificate program to a
high-demand field, the proposal will be subject to Assistant Commissioner
review and approval,
(3) If the
proposed certificate program revision includes any of the following, the
proposal will be subject to approval by notification:
(A) A change to the name of a
certificate.
(B) A change to the
Classification of Instructional Program code of the certificate program that
will not result in the funding reclassification of the certificate.
(C) The revised certificate program is
included in the inventory of certificates that the Coordinating Board
previously identified as Credentials of Value.
(D) The addition of a new credential to an
approved program, including a Level 1 Certificate or Level 2 Certificate to an
Applied Associate Degree or an Occupational Skills Award to a Level 1
Certificate or Level 2 Certificate. If a new credential is added to an approved
program, the new credential content shall consist of courses included in the
approved program.
(E) The phase-out
and closure of a credential, including the suspension of new student
enrollment, under §
2.171 of this chapter (relating to
Program Phase-Out Notification).
(F) The certificate revision includes any of
the following:
(i) Special Topics or Local
Need courses are added to or removed from the curriculum;
(ii) The number of semester credit hours in
the credential is changed or, for a Continuing Education Certificate, the
length is changed by 100 or more contact hours;
(iii) The length of the credential is changed
by one semester or more;
(iv) The
certificate level is changed from Level 1 to Level 2; or
(v) The certificate is changed from a Level 2
to a Level 1.
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