Section 2.56 - Criteria for Academic Associate Degrees(a) All proposed associate degree programs must meet the criteria set out in this subchapter, in addition to the general criteria in subchapter A, § 2.5 of this chapter.(b) Board staff shall ensure that each institution certifies and provides required evidence that a proposed academic associate degree meets the criteria in subchapter A, § 2.5, of this chapter and the following criteria in its proposal request. (1) If the program does not follow a Board-approved field of study curriculum or a Board-approved statewide articulation transfer curriculum, the institution has or will initiate a process to establish transfer of credit articulation agreements for the program with senior-level institutions.(c) The institution shall certify that the proposed program complies with all applicable provisions contained in divisions of this subchapter and subchapter A.19 Tex. Admin. Code § 2.56
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 06, February 10, 2023, TexReg 0664, eff. 2/17/2023