The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) Academic administrative unit--A department, college, school, or other unit at a university or health-related institution, which has administrative authority over degree or certificate programs. (2) Administrative change request--A request that involves the creation of or changes to an academic administrative unit at a university or health-related institution. (3) Board--The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (4) Certificate Program--Any grouping of subject-matter courses which, when satisfactorily completed by a student, shall entitle him to a certificate or documentary evidence, other than a degree, of completion of a post-secondary course of study at a university or health-related institution. (5) Commissioner--The Commissioner of Higher Education. (6) Compelling Academic Reason--A justification for an undergraduate degree program consisting of more than 120 semester credit hours. Acceptable justifications are programmatic accreditation requirements, statutory requirements, and requirements for licensure/certification of graduates. (7) Degree program--Any grouping of subject matter courses which, when satisfactorily completed by a student, shall entitle him or her to a degree from a public university or health-related institution. (8) Doctoral Graduation Rate--The Doctoral Graduation Rate is the percent of students in an entering fall cohort for a specific degree program who graduate within 10 years. Doctoral graduation rates do not include students who received a master's degree. (9) Faculty publications--Discipline-related refereed publications, books or book chapters, juried creative or performance accomplishments, and notices of discoveries filed and patents issued. (10) Faculty teaching load--Total number of semester credit hours taught per academic year by faculty divided by the number of faculty. (11) Graduate-level certificate program--A certificate program at a university or health-related institution that consists primarily of graduate-level courses. (12) Graduate placement--The number and percent of graduates employed or engaged in further education or training, those still seeking employment, and unknown. (13) Lower-division degree or certificate program--A degree or certificate program offered at a university or health-related institution that consists of lower-division courses and is equivalent to a program offered at a community or technical college. (14) Master's Graduation Rate--The Master's Graduation Rate is the percent of students in an entering fall and spring cohort for a specific degree program who graduate within 5 years. (15) New Doctoral Degree Program--A doctoral degree program that has been approved by the Coordinating Board for a period of less than five years. (16) Selected Public Colleges--Those public colleges authorized to offer baccalaureate degrees in Texas. (17) Student time-to-degree--The average of the number of semesters taken by program graduates from the time of enrollment in the program until graduation. (18) Upper-division certificate program--A certificate program at a university or health-related institution that consists primarily of upper-division undergraduate courses. |
| Source Note: The provisions of this §5.43 adopted to be effective May 28, 2003, 28 TexReg 4125; amended to be effective November 28, 2007, 32 TexReg 8490; amended to be effective November 29, 2010, 35 TexReg 10496; amended to be effective May 24, 2011, 36 TexReg 3183 |
