19 Tex. Admin. Code § 2.86 - Presentation of Requests and Steps for Implementation
(a) The requesting
institution, other than a pilot institution, must submit a Planning
Notification in accordance with subchapter C of this chapter (relating to
Preliminary Planning Process for New Degree Programs).
(b) A public junior college must request a
new baccalaureate degree program using the form prescribed for public junior
colleges available on the Board's website.
(c) The rules for administrative completeness
set out in subchapter A of this chapter (relating to General Provisions) apply
to baccalaureate programs at public junior colleges. Each institution must
submit all information and forms required by this subchapter and applicable
provisions of subchapter A to be deemed administratively complete, including a
nursing program meeting the requirements set out in Tex. Educ. Code
§130.308 approval from the Board of Nursing.
(1) Upon receiving a form requesting a new
baccalaureate degree program from the institution, or a pilot institution
applying to offer an engineering program, the Assistant Commissioner,
Commissioner or Board, depending on the required level of approval, shall act
on the approval or denial according to the timelines specified in subchapter A
of this chapter. If the Board does not act to approve or deny the proposal
within the specified time frames, the program is considered approved.
(2) For a pilot institution, the Assistant
Commissioner has sixty days from submission of the proposal request materials
to complete the review and act to approve or disapprove the proposed program.
The Assistant Commissioner shall approve the program if the baccalaureate
degree program is administratively complete, approved by the governing board of
the junior college district, and is not an engineering program.
(3) A public junior college applying to offer
a Bachelor of Science in nursing must provide a letter from the Board of
Nursing demonstrating that the program meets the standards and criteria of the
Texas Board of Nursing in accordance with Tex. Educ. Code §130.308 with
its application in order to be deemed administratively complete.
(d) An institution must obtain the
type of approval specified in §
2.85 of this subchapter (relating
to Approval Required).
(e) Upon
approval, Board Staff will add the new degree program to the institution's
official Program Inventory. The Program Inventory contains the list of degrees
and certificates with official Board approval.
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