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Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 19	EDUCATION
PART 1	TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
CHAPTER 4	RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS
SUBCHAPTER B	TRANSFER OF CREDIT, CORE CURRICULUM AND FIELD OF STUDY CURRICULA
RULE §4.36	Undergraduate Academic Certificate

(a) Institutions of higher education are encouraged to develop undergraduate academic certificate programs of less than degree length. These rules are intended to provide a streamlined process for approval of these certificates.

(b) Undergraduate academic certificates may be awarded upon the completion of:

(1) the Board-approved approved core curriculum of the institution;

(2) a Board-approved field of study curriculum; or

(3) a Board-approved statewide articulated transfer curriculum of less than degree length.

(c) Undergraduate academic certificates which meet one of the criteria in subsection (b) of this section require Board notification and are automatically approved.

Source Note: The provisions of this §4.36 adopted to be effective December 3, 2009, 34 TexReg 8506

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