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Academic Programs
The Academic Programs Department is responsible for the academic integrity of public colleges, universities, and health-related institutions in Texas. To accomplish its mission, the Department staff reviews certificate, baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral programs, and administrative change requests from all public higher education and health-related institutions. The Department also provides continual assessment of academic programs and statewide policies through independent research and analysis of education trends.
Directory of Academic Programs Staff
Procedures for New Degree Programs, Administrative Changes, and Other Requests
- Universities and Health-Related Institutions
- Community and Technical Colleges
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Transfer Success
- Lower-Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) *NEW Fall 2010* (Word version)
Projects and Topics
- Credit by Examination - AP, CLEP and IBD
- What is the statute? TEC §51.968
- Which institutions are affected? Workshop handout
- What should we do? IB Institutional Best Practices
- Texas IB Schools (P-12): http://www.texasibschools.org/
- International Baccalaureate Organization: http://www.ibo.org/
- AP, CLEP and IB Institutional Policies
- TXProfDev.org - Professional Development Modules
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- 18 Characteristics of Texas Public Doctoral Programs
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- Nursing Education
- Voluntary Mechanical Engineering Transfer Compact
- Annexation, Branch Campus Formation, and Community College District Creation
- Educator Preparation
Grant Programs Administered by Academic Programs Staff
- Nursing Innovation Grant Program (NIGP)
- Minority Health Research and Education Grant Program (MHGP)
- Nursing, Allied Health and Other Health-Related Education Grant Program
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