Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
Chapter 2 - ACADEMIC AND WORKFORCE EDUCATION
Subchapter K - APPROVAL PROCESS FOR AN APPLIED ASSOCIATE DEGREE
Section 2.235 - Presentation of Requests and Steps for Implementation for a New Applied Associate Degree

(a) A requesting institution may only submit a Planning Notification in accordance with subchapter C of this chapter (relating to Preliminary Planning Process for New Degree Programs) using the forms available on the Coordinating Board's website.

(b) The institution shall demonstrate that the proposed program obtained institution and governing board approval prior to submission.

(c) A requesting institution may only submit an application to offer a new applied associate degree using the forms available on the Coordinating Board's website.

(d) Not later than the sixtieth (60) day after an institution submits an administratively complete application for approval, Board Staff shall provide informal notice and opportunity for comment to other institutions of higher education in the region in accordance with § 2.7 of this chapter (relating to Informal Notice and Comment on Proposed Local Programs).

(e) Board Staff will make the determination of administrative completeness in accordance with § 2.6 of this chapter (relating to Administrative Completeness).

(f) The Assistant Commissioner, Commissioner, or Board, as applicable, shall approve or deny the proposed program within the timelines specified in § 2.4 of this chapter (relating to Types of Approval Required), after receipt of the complete program proposal. If the Assistant Commissioner, Commissioner, or Board does not act to approve or deny the proposal within one year of administrative completeness, the program is considered approved.

(g) 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 Board approval.