19 Tex. Admin. Code § 2.5 - General Criteria for Program Approval
(a) In addition
to any criteria specified in statute or this chapter for a specific program
approval, the Assistant Commissioner, Commissioner, or Board, as applicable,
shall consider the following factors:
(1)
Evidence that the program is needed by the state and the local community, as
demonstrated by student demand for similar programs, labor market information,
and value of the credential;
(2)
Whether the program unnecessarily duplicates programs offered by other
institutions of higher education or private or independent institutions of
higher education, as demonstrated by capacity of existing programs and need for
additional graduates in the field;
(3) Comments provided to the Board from
institutions noticed under §
2.7 of this subchapter;
(4) Whether the program has adequate
financing from legislative appropriation, funds allocated by the Board, or
funds from other sources;
(5)
Whether the program's cost is reasonable and provides a value to students and
the state when considering the cost of tuition, source(s) of funding,
availability of other similar programs, and the earnings of students or
graduates of similar credential programs in the state to ensure the efficient
and effective use of higher education resources;
(6) Whether the program provides a credential
of value as defined in chapter 13, subchapter S, of Board Rules;
(7) Whether and how the program aligns with
the metrics and objectives of the Board's Long-Range Master Plan for Higher
Education;
(8) Whether the program
has necessary faculty and other resources including support staff to ensure
student success;
(9) Whether the
program meets academic standards specified by law or prescribed by Board rule
or skill standards recognized by the Texas Workforce Investment Council, if
they exist for the discipline; and
(10) Past compliance history and program
quality of the same or similar programs, where applicable.
(b) In the event of conflict between this
rule and a more specific rule regarding program approval, the more specific
rule shall control.
(c) A request
for approval of a joint degree program that does not include existing degree
programs is considered a new degree program and is subject to new degree
program approval requirements.
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