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I.政策和一般性声明

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (“university”), as an accredited member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), is required to notify the SACSCOC of all substantive changes following the获得认可机构的SACSCOC实质性变更政策。

该大学在执行副校长兼首席学术官（EVP/CAO）办公室的主持下建立并维护了学术计划程序，以确保及时准确地向德克萨斯大学系统进行准确报告实质性变化（UT系统），德克萨斯州高等教育协调委员会（THECB），SACSCOC和/或任何基于学校的认证组织。该大学的SACSCOC认证官员和EVP/CAO（目前是学术与研究事务副校长）指定的主要责任是通知SACSCOC，以及UT System和THECB。beplay苹果手机能用吗各自的学校院长负责通知任何学校或课程特定的学校专业认证机构（例如，美国牙科协会牙科认证委员会（CODA），美国医学学院联络协会医学教育委员会（LCME）和学术课程变更的大学护理教育委员会（CCNE）。

ii。定义

学术课程改变: Broadly defined, includes any modification to an existing educational program, a request to offer new educational programs, changes in the percentage of course offerings by distance education for degree completion, administrative changes (such as school names, department and/or division changes) or campus address location updates.

教育计划: A coherent course of study leading to the awarding of a credential (i.e., a degree, diploma or certificate).

双学位：两家或多个机构或学校的协议授予双重学术奖项，使学生在两个或多个机构学习，每个机构都授予单独外围beplay的学术奖项（学位，文凭或证书），其名称，印章和签名。

Joint degree: An agreement by two or more institutions to grant a joint academic award whereby students study at two or more institutions and the institutions grant a single academic award (degree, diploma or certificate) bearing the names, seals, and signatures of each of the participating institutions.

实质性变化：对认可机构的教育计划或地点的性质和/或范围的重大修改或扩展。

iii。程序

学术课程改变s can be considered either substantive or non-substantive in nature but may still require levels of institutional, UT System, THECB, or regional accrediting approvals. These changes may include, but are not limited to:

• 大学既定使命或目标的任何变化
• 法律地位，控制形式或大学所有权的任何变化
• 从上次评估大学时提供的课程或课程，代表了内容或交付方式的重大出境。
• 在学位或证书水平上增加课程或研究课程不同于大学当前认证或重申的课程。
• A change from clock hours to credit hours
• 成功完成程序的授予的时钟或学时数量大幅增加（和/或减少）
• 在地理位置上建立了一个额外的位置，除了主要校园，该大学提供了至少50％的教育计划
• The establishment of a branch campus
• 关闭计划，校外场地，分支校园或机构
• 进入一个合作学术协议that includes the initiation of a dual or joint academic program with another accredited institution
• 获取另一家机构的另一个机构或计划或位置
• 在大学正在为封闭机构进行教学计划的站点上添加永久位置
• 签订合同，该合同不符合符合标题IV资金的资格，可为大学课程中的25％或多个计划提供
• 学校，部门或部门名称更改
• 部门或部门的补充或删除
• THECB报告和批准的教学计划分类（CIP）代码更改
• THECB报告和批准的计划的合并
• New degree or non-degree credit-bearing certificate programs
• 现有学位或信用证书计划的淘汰
• Changes in the percentage of course offerings by distance education in degree or credit-bearing certificate programs (see箍224，远程教育）

在EVP/CAO的保护下，学术事务和学生成功办公室（OAA/SS）是指定的办公室，旨在为大学和大学和大学和非实质性变更所需的审查和批准要求提供指导它的各个学校。外围beplayOAA/SS负责代表大学校长与UT系统，THECB和SACSCOC交流所有学术计划的变更，同时保持所有大学学术产品的全面记录。

除了新的博士计划外，所有实质性或非实质性变更请求必须在拟议实施之前提交至少一学年，除了新的博士课程外，需要提前两年通知。

The school designee for academic and administrative changes should complete theAcademic Program Change Formand submit it to OAA/SS along with pertinent supporting documentation for review. A formal approval notification from the Dean is also required with all supporting documentation for any proposed academic program changes. Any termination requests for educational program agreements (dual or joint) must also be in writing from the Dean.

OAA/SS将确定合规性所需的实质性或非实质性更改的必要水平/批准的必要水平，并将及时向上述提及的方式提交这些更改的文档，以确保这些更改的文档及时提交。根据需要的实体。

The Dean or designee is responsible for submission of substantive and non-substantive changes to the pertinent school or program-specific professional accrediting agency.

Certain types of substantive change, such as adding a branch campus or off-site instructional teaching location, degree level changes, mergers/consolidations with a change in ownership or control, and/or changes in governance will require notification and approval by UT System and THECB. They could also require a visit by a SACSCOC substantive change committee to determine continued compliance with the SACSCOCPrinciples of Accreditation: Foundation for Quality Enhancement。

IV. CONTACTS

• • Office of Academic Affairs and Student Success
  • 713-500-3065
  • acadpgmchange@uth.tmc.edu

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