Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3357:15 - Stark State College
Chapter 3357:15-13 - Academics
Section 3357:15-13-01 - Instructional programs
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 3357:15-13-01
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
Instructional programs, certificates, and courses of study shall be developed and offered in accordance with the provisions of the Ohio department of higher education in the fulfillment of Stark state college.
(A) Associate degree programs. The Ohio department of higher education defines an associate degree as an award that requires completion of sixty semester credit hours. Per the Ohio department of higher education, each associate degree program should not exceed sixty-five semester credit hours unless it can be shown that the additional coursework is required to meet professional accreditation or licensing requirements. Programs requiring hours beyond the sixty-five-hour maximum in order to meet accreditation or licensing requirements are expected to align similarly to like programs at other two-year public institutions and shall not exceed seventy-three semester credit hours.
(1) Degree titles. Upon evidence of
satisfactory completion of an approved program previously authorized by the
Ohio department of higher education, the board of trustees may confer the
following degrees:
(a) Associate of arts and
associate of science degrees are designed for students wishing to complete the
first two years of a bachelor's degree, as well as those desiring two years of
a liberal arts education.
(b)
Associate of applied business and associate of applied science degrees are
awarded in recognition of successful completion of career technical education
programs and prepare students for immediate employment upon graduation. The
curricula for applied associate degree programs are described in terms of
technical and non-technical studies. Non-technical studies include general
education and courses that serve as a base for the technical field (sometimes
referred to as applied general education or basic coursework). Non-technical
studies should make up at least thirty semester hours of the degree.
(c) Associate of technical study degrees are
awarded for successful completion of an individually planned program of study
designed to respond to the need for specialized technical education. The
program must have an area of concentration which is equivalent to at least
thirty semester credit hours in technical studies and a clearly identifiable
career objective. The area of concentration can either be formed by: type a-a
coherent combination of technical courses selectively drawn from two or more
technical programs currently offered by the college to serve a career objective
that would not be adequately addressed by one of the existing programs alone;
or type b-courses completed or training received by a student at other
institutions of higher education, career centers, or other educational
enterprises judged by the institution to be of college level and for which the
institution awards degree credit.
(2) Certificate. The Ohio department of
higher education defines a certificate as a formal award certifying the
satisfactory completion of an organized program of study at the postsecondary
level. In accordance with the Ohio department of higher education, certificates
are designed as building blocks toward future degrees and with the intent of
articulating the program into the next degree. Students can earn general or
technical certificates.
(a) General
certificates require completion of an organized program of study and are
classified by IPEDs as less than one year or at least one but less than two
academic years.
(b) Technical
certificates are designated as one year or less than one year.
(i) One year technical certificate:
Certificates awarded by a post-secondary institution for the completion of an
organized program of study in at least thirty semester credit hours, with the
majority of the coursework completed in a prescribed technical area. While the
certificates are designed to have value apart from a degree, these certificates
should serve as building blocks to an associate degree. The technical
certificate is designed for an occupation or specific employment opportunities.
These certificates should prepare students for a valid occupational license or
third-party industry certification, if available, related to the field of
study.
(ii) Less than one year
technical certificate: Certificates awarded by a post-secondary institution for
the completion of an organized program of study in less than thirty semester
credit hours that are designed for an occupation or specific employment
opportunity. These certificates should prepare students for a valid
occupational license or third-party industry certification, if available,
related to the field of study.
(c) Non-credit instruction. A course or
activity for which the student does not receive academic credit that applies to
a degree, certificate or diploma.
(d) Contract training. Training offered to
business, industry, health care facilities, and non-profit organization.
Contract training services are convenient, cost effective, and customized to
meet the unique needs of individual companies.
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