W. Va. Code R. § 133-11-10

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 133-11-10 - Guidelines for Joint Degree Programs

10.1. Institutions desiring to offer a joint degree are to contact the Commission's Division of Academic Affairs prior to beginning negotiations to offer the degree. Negotiations shall commence prior to a joint degree program being placed on the institutions' program plans submitted to the Commission. Once negotiations are complete, the institutions shall enter into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) dealing with the courses to be offered by each institution, facilities to be provided by each institution, the administrative structure of the program, the financial obligation of each institution, and other details necessary for the successful implementation of the joint degree.

10.2. For reporting purposes, the MOA shall denote the percentage of credit for program completers each institution shall receive in state generated graduation reports. It is presumed institutions will split the number of completers in a 50/50 reporting split. However, should there be a significant enrollment disparity between the institutions, the institutions may agree to other mutually agreeable reporting percentages. Each institution shall use enrollment numbers in their own courses as part of their headcount reporting.

10.3 Each institution must contribute coursework to the degree or certificate program with the minimum curricular contribution being 25 percent of the total number of credit hours necessary for completion of the degree or certificate.

10.4. The student shall be admitted to both institutions. However, the institutions shall identify a "home institution" for the student that is responsible for advising, fee and tuition collection, course registration, and administrating other processes necessary to allow the student to successfully complete the course requirements.

10.5. Once the cooperating institutions have executed the MOA, they shall submit a joint program proposal as outlined in section 6 of this document to the Commission for approval.

W. Va. Code R. § 133-11-10