The Coordinating Board conducts the review and approval of new career and technical education (CTE) applied baccalaureate degrees, applied associate degrees, and workforce certificate programs at community, state, and technical colleges, as well as the offering of programs by distance education or off-campus instruction.
Program Development
Public Community, Technical, and State Colleges
Applied Baccalaureate Degree Program Requests by Public Junior Colleges
Guidelines and criteria for establishing baccalaureate degree programs at community colleges.
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Course and Program Inventories
Online tools for course and program inventories common to all institutions.
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New Associate Degree & Certificate Program Requests
The Coordinating Board conducts the review and approval of new career and technical education (CTE) applied baccalaureate degrees, applied associate degrees, and workforce certificate programs at community, state, and technical colleges, as well as the offering of programs by distance education or off-campus instruction.
Learn About New Associate Degree & Certificate Program Requests
Unique Need Course Requests
Policy and guidelines relating to Unique need courses which are academic courses created by a college to satisfy a unique need and designed to transfer into a baccalaureate program.
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Public Universities and Health-Related Institutions
The resources below provide guidance and forms for public institutions that want to develop new degree and certificate programs. Questions about these resources should be directed to AHA@highered.texas.gov.
New Program Requests
Information for Public Institutions seeking the development of new bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs to provide policy, guidance and format for the review and program evaluation processes.
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New Certificate Request
Guidelines and criteria for establishing certificate programs at universities and health-related institutions.
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Texas Direct
Information relating to the Field of Study Curriculum (FOSC) and policy framework and governance.