Texas Education Code

§ 130.307 — REQUIREMENTS

ED § 130.307Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part G. NON-BACCALAUREATE SYSTEM · Ch. 130. JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICTS · Art. L. BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAMS

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(a)In determining whether a public junior college may offer baccalaureate degree programs and what degree programs may be offered, the coordinating board shall:

(1)apply the same criteria and standards the coordinating board uses to approve baccalaureate degree programs at general academic teaching institutions and medical and dental units; and

(2)consider the following factors:

(A)the workforce need for the degree programs in the region served by the junior college;

(B)how those degree programs would complement the other programs and course offerings of the junior college and whether the associate degree program offered by the junior college in the same field has been successful;

(C)whether those degree programs would unnecessarily duplicate the degree programs offered by other institutions of higher education; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 640 (H.B. 885), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 530), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2025.