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Certificates (Upper-division and graduate)
Chapter 5, Subchapter C, Section 5.48
Graduate and upper-level undergraduate certificate programs that meet the following criteria are automatically approved if there are no objections received during the 30-day public comment period beginning upon submission of the Certificate Program Certification Form.
- Upper-level undergraduate certificates of 21-36 hours in disciplinary areas where the institution already offers an undergraduate degree program.
- Graduate-level and professional certificates of 16 - 29 hours in disciplinary areas where the institution already offers a graduate program at the same level as the certificate.
Guidelines for Educator Preparation Certificate Programs
If the institution is requesting a new educator certificate program for an approved degree, only submit the Certificate Program Certification Form. If the institution is requesting a new degree that includes a new educator certificate, follow the requirements for requesting a new Bachelor's or Master's Programs. If the institution is changing an approved certificate program, no form is required for the Coordinating Board.
Preliminary Authority Requests
Institutions have the authority of offer approved programs as reflected in the Table of Programs. An institution that does not have authority in a CIP (Classification of Instructional Program) area must submit a preliminary authority request prior to submitting a new program request in that CIP area for the following:
- Doctoral programs in any discipline
- Engineering (CIP code 14) programs at any level
- Baccalaureate programs at legislatively authorized community and technical colleges
Preliminary Authority Request Form
New Bachelor's and Master's Programs
CB Rules Chapter 5, Subchapter C, Section 5.45
New bachelor's and master's programs that meet the following criteria are automatically approved if there are no objections received during the 30-day public comment period beginning upon submission of the Certification Form.
- The program has institutional and governing board approval;
- The program complies with the Standards for Bachelor's and Master's Programs;
- Adequate funds are available to cover the costs of the new program;
- New costs during the first five years of the program will not exceed $2 million;
- The program is a non-engineering program (i.e., not classified under CIP code 14);
- The program is not one which the institution previously offered and has been closed due to low producitivity in the last 10 years; and
- The program will be offered by a university or health-related institution.
New bachelor's and master's programs that do not meet the above criteria must submit the Full Request Form.
New Doctoral Programs
CB Rules Chapter 5, Subchapter C, Section 5.46
Institutions proposing new doctoral or professional programs should refer to Coordinating Board Rules §5.46, Criteria for New Doctoral Programs, and the 18 Characteristics of Texas Public Doctoral Programs.
Forms and Instructions
- Doctoral Program Application Form
- Guidelines for Institutions Submitting Proposals for New Doctoral Programs
- Program Funding Estimation Tool
Undergraduate Success Measures
The most recent six-year baccalaureate degree graduation rate of the institution proposing a new doctoral program must equal or exceed the most recent statewide six-year baccalaureate degree graduation rate. For the purposes of this rule, the statewide six-year graduation rate is calculated by determining the number of first-time, full-time undergraduate students at public universities, excluding those enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University, and calculating the percentage of those students who graduated in six years from the same or another institution in Texas. (Chapter 5, Subchapter C, Rule 5.46 (15))
If the graduation rate does not meet or exceed the state average (without UT and TAMU), the institution must meet at least two of the following three criteria:
- The percent of change in the ratio of baccalaureate degrees awarded to the total undergraduate enrollment is at or above the statewide percent of change over the most recent three years, and the institution has had an increase in productivity over the most recent three years.
- The percent of change in the total number of baccalaureate degrees awarded is at or above the statewide percent of change for the most recent three years, and the institution has had an increase in productivity over the most recent three years.
- The percent of change in the number of baccalaureate degrees awarded to "at risk" students is at or above the statewide percent of change for the most recent three years, and the institution has had an increase in productivity over the most recent three years.
- FY2012 Institutional Undergraduate Success Measures
- Archived Undergraduate Success Measures
- Guidelines for the Action Plan to Improve the Six-Year Graduation Rate
