Mo. Code Regs. tit. 20 § 2200-2.070

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 20 CSR 2200-2.070 - Physical Facilities and Instructional Resources

PURPOSE: This amendment adds student orientation requirements related to library and technology resources.

(1) Office Space and Equipment.

(A) The institution shall provide space and equipment to fulfill the purpose of the program.

(B) The administrator of the program shall have a private office.

(C) The coordinator(s) and faculty shall have office space sufficient to carry out responsibilities of their respective positions.

(D) Private areas shall be provided for faculty/student conferences.

(2) Library.

(A) Each program and each campus of each program shall have access to library resources with current and available resources to meet the educational needs of the students and the instructional and scholarly activities of the faculty.

(B) Management of library resources shall include:

1. Budget for acquisition of appropriate resources;

2. System for identifying or deleting outdated resources;

3. Policies and procedures governing the administration and the use of the library resources shall be in writing and available to students and faculty; and

4. Established process of library orientation for students.

(3) Quiet area designated for study.

(4) Classrooms.

(A) Classrooms shall be of size, number, and type for the number of students and teaching methodology.

(B) Classrooms shall have climate control, ventilation, lighting, seating, furnishings, and equipment conducive to learning.

(C) Storage space shall be available for equipment and supplies.

(5) Clinical Skills and Simulation Laboratories.

(A) Each program and each campus of each program shall have a clinical skills laboratory sufficient to meet learning outcomes. Instructional resources shall be sufficient to meet program objectives and outcomes. Should clinical simulation be utilized, physical space and resources designated for clinical simulation and debriefing shall be sufficient to meet program outcomes.

(B) Management of clinical skills and simulation laboratories shall include:

1. Designated faculty or staff time to manage skills and simulation lab resources;

2. Budget allocation for equipment and supplies;

3. Sustainability plan for acquisition and maintenance of equipment, supplies, and emerging instructional technologies; and

4. Policies and procedures governing the administration and the use of the clinical skills and simulation laboratories. These policies and procedures shall be in writing and available to students and faculty.

(6) Technology Resources/Computers.

(A) Each program and each campus of each program shall have access to current and available resources to meet the educational needs of the students and the instructional and scholarly activities of the faculty.

(B) Management of technology resources shall include:

1. Budget for acquisition of current technology, including computers;

2. System for identifying, deleting, and/or replacing resources;

3. Policies and procedures governing the administration and the use of the technology/computers. These policies and procedures shall be made available to students and faculty; and

4. Technology (IT) support for students and faculty shall be sufficient to meet educational and instructional needs of students and faculty.

20 CSR 2200-2.070

AUTHORITY: section 335.036, RSMo Supp. 2012, and section 335.071, RSMo 2000.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 200-2.070. This version of rule filed April 20, 1973, effective May 1, 1973. Amended: Filed Dec. 12, 1975, effective Dec. 22, 1975. Readopted: Filed March 12, 1981, effective June 11, 1981. Emergency rescission filed Oct. 22, 1981, effective Nov. 1, 1981, expired Feb. 19, 1982 (Original Rule). Rescinded: Filed Oct. 22, 1981, effective Feb. 11, 1982 (Original Rule). Rescinded and readopted: Filed Sept. 25, 1991, effective March 9, 1992. Amended: Filed Aug. 6, 1998, effective Feb. 28, 1999. Moved to 20 CSR 2200-2.070, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Rescinded and read-opted: Filed April 17, 2007, effective Dec. 30, 2007. Amended: Filed Jan. 11, 2013, effective July 30, 2013.

Amended by Missouri Register July 2, 2018/Volume 43, Number 13, effective 8/31/2018

Amended by Missouri Register July 15, 2022/Volume 47, Number 14, effective 8/31/2022

*Original authority: 335.036, RSMo 1975, amended 1981, 1985, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2011 and 335.071, RSMo 1975, amended 1981, 1999.