SECTION 2.206. Distance Education Degree or Certificate Program Notification

The following provisions apply to all programs covered under this subchapter, unless otherwise specified:

(1) Board Staff must maintain an accurate inventory of Distance Education Degree or Certificate Programs in the Distance Education Program Inventory.

(2) To offer an existing certificate or degree through the Distance Education modality, an institution must notify Board Staff of intent to offer an approved degree or certificate program through the Distance Education modality. To submit this notification, the institution must certify that it has an Institutional Plan for Distance Education in good standing and compliance with §2.204(b) of this subchapter. Board Staff will update the institution's Distance Education Program Inventory.

(3) To offer a new certificate or degree, an institution should follow the program approval request rules laid out in the appropriate subchapter of this chapter and indicate its intent to deliver the new program through Distance Education on the program request form. To offer a new certificate or degree through Distance Education, the institution must certify that it has an Institutional Plan for Distance Education in good standing and compliance with §2.204(b) of this subchapter. Board Staff will update the institution's Distance Education Program Inventory upon the program's final approval.

(4) If an institution intends to cease offering an approved program via Distance Education modality, the institution must notify Board Staff. If an institution intends to phase out an approved degree or certificate program completely, the institution must follow the process in Chapter 2, Subchapter H of this title (relating to Phasing Out Degree and Certificate Programs). Board Staff will update the institutions Distance Education Program Inventory.

Source Note: The provisions of this §2.206 adopted to be effective May 18, 2023, 48 TexReg 2493