Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce DevelopmentAcademic Program Actions
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
AGENDA ITEM
Academic Program Actions
Coordinating Board for Higher Education
June 29, 2010
DESCRIPTION
This agenda item reports all program actions brought to the Missouri Department of Higher Education (MDHE) for review since the June 10, 2010 meeting of the Coordinating Board for Higher Education (CBHE).
STATUTORY REFERENCE
Sections 173.005.2(1), 173.005.2(8), 173.030(1), and 173.030(2), RSMo, Statutory requirements regarding CBHE approval of new degree programs.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Assigned to Consent Calendar
ATTACHMENT
Academic Program Actions
ACADEMIC PROGRAM ACTIONS
Under RSMo 173.005.11 and 6 CSR 10-10.010, out-of-state public institutions offering programs in Missouri are subject to an approval process similar to that for Missouri's public institutions of higher education. The CBHE must approve all courses before they are offered in Missouri.
I. Programs Discontinued
No actions of this type have been taken since the last board meeting.
II. Programs and Options Placed on Inactive Status
No actions of this type have been taken since the last board meeting.
III. Approved Changes in Academic Programs
No actions of this type have been taken since the last board meeting.
IV. Received and Reviewed Changes in Programs (Independent Colleges and Universities)
No actions of this type have been taken since the last board meeting.
V. Program Changes Requested and Not Approved
No actions of this type have been taken since the last board meeting.
VI. New Programs Approved
Harris-Stowe State University
Bachelor of Science (BS) Biology with options in Pre-Medicine and Urban Ecology
Bachelor of Science (BS), MathematicsMissouri State University
Bachelor of Science (BS) Facility Management with options in Health Care, Hospitality, Industrial/Production, and Property Management
Linn State Technical College
Associate of Applied Science (AAS), One-Year Certification (C1), Welding Technology
Three Rivers Community College
Associate of Arts (AA) degree in coordination with the Cape Girardeau Partnership for Higher Education (off-site delivery at the Career and Technical Center in Cape Girardeau)
VII. New Programs Received and Reviewed (Independent Colleges and Universities)
No actions of this type have been taken since the last board meeting.
IX. New Programs Not Approved (Independent Colleges and Universities)
No actions of this type have been taken since the last board meeting.
X. New Courses Approved (Out-of-State Institutions)
No actions of this type have been taken since the last board meeting.