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Texas Council of Faculty Senates Lucy E. Heston Program Director, Academic Affairs & Research, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board October 28, 2011
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Texas Council of Faculty Senates. Lucy E. Heston Program Director, Academic Affairs & Research, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Core Curriculum Revisions. Approved by Board October 27, 2011. Nuts and Bolts. First statewide revision to core since 1999 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Texas Council of Faculty Senates
Lucy E. HestonProgram Director,Academic Affairs & Research,Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
October 28, 2011
Core Curriculum Revisions
Approved by Board October 27, 2011.
Nuts and BoltsO First statewide revision to core since
1999O Undergraduate Education Advisory
Committee (UEAC)O began process in summer 2009O submitted recommendations report to CB
staff in April 2011O CB Staff and Commissioner made
revisions to rulesO Rules posted for commentO Board consideration (October 27)
What’s new?O Statement of PurposeO Six Core Objectives replace
O 37 Exemplary Educational Objectives, O 6 Basic Intellectual Competencies, & O 8 Perspectives
O Foundational Component Areas
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Core Objectives
OCritical Thinking SkillsOCommunication SkillsOEmpirical & Quantitative
SkillsOTeamworkOSocial ResponsibilityOPersonal Responsibility
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What does the new Core look like?
Foundational Component Area
Semester Credit Hours
(current)
Semester Credit Hours
(new)
Communication 6 6
Mathematics 3 3
Life & Physical Sciences 6 6
Language, Philosophy & Culture
3 3
Creative Arts 3 3
American History 6 6
Government/Political Science
6 6
Social & Behavioral Science
3 3
Component Area Option 6 6
TOTAL 42 SCH 42 SCH
Core Objectives Mapped to Foundational
Component Areas Core ObjectivesFoundational
Component AreasCritical Thinking
Communication Skills
Empirical & Quantitative Skills Teamwork
Social Responsibility
Personal Responsibility
Communication REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED
Mathematics REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED
Life & Physical Sciences
REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED
Language, Philosophy and Culture
REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED
Creative Arts REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED
American History REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED
Government/Political Science
REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED
Social/Behavioral Science
REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED
Component Area Option
One or more FCA to determine description & Core Objectives
What happens next?O CB Staff develop procedures for
course approvalO Faculty develop Core Curriculum at
the institutionO November 2013 – Core Curriculum
submitted to Coordinating Board for approval
O Fall 2014 – Implementation of Core Curriculum
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Low-Producing Program Review &
ResultsFinal review by Board on October 27, 2011.
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State ComparisonsAnnual Award Requirements
StateAssociat
eBachelors Masters
Doctorate
Arizona -- 8 3 2
Georgia 5 10 5 --
Kentucky 12 12 7 5
Louisiana -- 8 5 2
Nebraska 10 7 5 3
North Carolina -- 10 8 3
Oklahoma 5 5 3 2
Missouri -- 10 5 3
Texas (old) -- 3 2 1
Texas (new) 5 5 3 2October 28, 2011
ExemptionsO Permanent (not included in report)
O New degree during first 5 years. Review begins in 6th year
O Masters’ programs directly aligned with Doctoral programs (same CIP code)
O Academic Associate degreesO Temporary (request from Institution)
O Meets Closing the Gaps initiatives, workforce needs
O Composed of exclusively of courses in other programs
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The Numbers in Texas O 3924 programs evaluated by CIP codeO 549 programs do not meet 5 year
requirements
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Degree LevelNumber of Programs Evaluated
Number of Programs
Identified as Low-Producing
Percentage of LPP
Applied Associate
1,003 96 9.6%
Baccalaureate 1,547 208 13.4%
Master's 897 176 19.6%
Doctoral 469 69 14.7%
TOTAL 3,916 549 14.0%
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Closed ProgramsO Phase-out/Teach-out period
O Doctoral & Baccalaureate = 6 yearsO Master’s & Applied Assoc = 3 years
O Cannot be reinstated for 10 yearsO Exceptions:
O Compelling evidence of state or regional needO Need Coordinating Board approval at quarterly
meeting (Bacc/Mas/Doc)
O Related programs must complete full program request application
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InformationO Low-Producing Programs website
O http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/lowproducingprograms
O Core Curriculum RevisionsO http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/ueacO Follow link to “Core Curriculum Revision
Recommendations”
O Lucy HestonO [email protected] (512) 427-6228 October 28, 2011
Questions?
October 28, 2011
