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TITLE 19EDUCATION
PART 1TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
CHAPTER 4RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS
SUBCHAPTER RREVIEW OF LOW-PRODUCING DEGREE PROGRAMS
RULE §4.289Exemptions

New programs or programs that are granted exemption will be noted on the annual list of low-producing programs, according to the following criteria:

  (1) A new degree program is exempted for the first five years of program implementation. Annual review begins in the sixth year of implementation.

  (2) A Master's degree program requiring only courses taught in the corresponding doctoral program is permanently exempted from low-producing status. These degrees are, in effect, terminal master's degrees available to students who are unable to meet doctoral requirements. No additional cost is associated with these degrees.
Source Note: The provisions of this §4.289 adopted to be effective May 26, 2010, 35 TexReg 4148 

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