Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024
(A) Authority This
rule is adopted under the authority conferred upon the chancellor of higher
education by section 3333.90 of the Revised
Code
(B) Purpose
The purpose of the course and program sharing network
is to increase the availability of courses and programs across the state and to
improve the quality and access to education for students as an efficiency
practice.
(C) Definitions
(1) "Course and program sharing" means the
delivery and management of curriculum offered between two or more institutions
of higher education.
(2)
"Institution of higher education" means both of the following:
(a) "State institution of higher education"
as that term is defined in section
3345.011 of the Revised
Code;
(b) Career technical
center.
(3) The "home
institution" means the institution in which the student will be receiving the
degree or certificate the student is pursuing, the articulation of credit, and
financial aid.
(4) The "host
institution" means the collaborating institution, other than the home
institution, in which the student is taking a course or courses as defined in
the agreement between the two institutions.
(D) The course and program sharing network
consists of courses and programs that institutions are
sharing via an agreement between such institutions.
(1) For the purposes of sharing courses and
programs, a partnering
institution
is one that is accredited by an
agency recognized by the US department of education or council for higher
education accreditation;
(2)
Agreements between institutions for the purpose of course and program sharing
shall specify the following:
(a) The name of
the course(s) or program(s) that are being shared;
(b) How the shared course(s) or program(s)
will be governed and managed;
(c)
Explanation of how the course(s) or program(s) will be delivered;
(d) How students will enroll into the course
or program;
(e) How credit will be
articulated between the multiple institutions;
(f) How revenue will be collected, managed
and or distributed;
(g) The
institution that will report student data to the Ohio department of higher
education via the higher education information system.
(3) Institutions of higher education as
defined in paragraph (C)(2) of this rule
may only report
student data once to the department of higher education through the higher
education information system for state subsidy purposes.
(E) Institutions that participate in program
sharing shall provide guidance to each participating student that includes, but
is not limited to, the following:
(1) A point
of contact for the program at each participating institution;
(2) A description of the program;
(3) A curriculum map outlining the courses
needed to complete the program;
(4)
Designation of which institutions will deliver the required courses;
(5) Detailed instructions advising students
on the policy and procedures of the collaboration, including, but not limited
to, how to enroll, registering for courses, and paying tuition and fees as per
the agreement between the participating institutions;
(6) Explanation on how student grade reports
will be shared and transcribed amongst the institutions.
(F) Institutions of higher education
annually are
to provide a list of courses and/or programs they share with other
institutions to the department via a form provided by the chancellor.
(G) At the request of the chancellor,
institutions of higher education
are to provide any agreements for course and
program sharing it has entered into with other institutions.
Upon receipt, the chancellor will review the agreements to
ensure compliance with this chapter.
Additionally, the department will monitor the higher education
information system to verify that a student engaged in sharing a course or
program is reported only once for state subsidy purposes.