A more explicit connection between the academic program approval policy and the review of existing academic programs policy by requiring complete submission of the previous year’s program reviews before any new programs can be proposed (not a problem for WKU). Definition Changes: Definition Term Current New, as of July 1, 2017 Requires completion of an academic Requires completion of an organized program baccalaureate program equivalent to 18 semester credit of study beyond the bachelor’s level. It is Certificate hours beyond the bachelor’s degree but designed for persons who have completed a does not meet the requirements of a degree, but does not meet the master’s degree. requirements of a master’s degree. Even though Teacher Preparation certificate programs may require a bachelor’s degree for admission, they are considered subbacalaureate undergraduate programs, and students in these programs are undergraduate students. Post-master’s Requires completion of an academic Requires completion of an organized program Certificate program equivalent to 24 semester credit beyond the master’s degree, but does not hours beyond the master’s degree but does meet the requirements of academic degrees not meet the requirements of academic at the doctoral level. degrees at the doctor’s level. Distance An academic program in which the majority Formal education process in which the Learning of the instruction occurs when students and majority (more than 50%) of the instruction Program instructors are not in the same place. (interaction between students and Instruction maybe synchronous or instructors and among students) is a course asynchronous. occurs when students and instructors are not in the same place. Instruction may be synchronous or asynchronous. A distance education course may use the internet; or two-way transmissions through open broadcast, closed circuit, cable, microwave, broadband lines, fiber optics, satellite, or wireless communications devices; audio conferencing; or video cassettes, DVD’s, and CD-ROMs if used as part of the distance learning course or program (SACSCOC) Definition Term Current New, as of July 1, 2017 Dual Degree Formalized path of study that allows a Academic program in which students study at student to pursue two different degrees at two or more institutions and each institution the same time, either at the same institution grants a separate academic award bearing or at different institutions, and possibly only its name, seal, and signature. (SACSCOC) complete them in less time than it would Important Note: this is a substantive change
A more explicit connection between the academic program approval policy and the review of existing academic programs policy by requiring complete submission of the previous year’s program reviews before any new programs can be proposed (not a problem for WKU). Definition Changes: Definition Term Current New, as of July 1, 2017 Certificate Requires completion of an academic program equivalent to 18 semester credit hours beyond the bachelor’s degree but does not meet the requirements of a master’s degree. Requires completion of an organized program of study beyond the bachelor’s level. It is designed for persons who have completed a baccalaureate degree, but does not meet the requirements of a master’s degree. Even though Teacher Preparation certificate programs may require a bachelor’s degree for admission, they are considered subbacalaureate undergraduate programs, and students in these programs are undergraduate students. Post-master’s Certificate Requires completion of an academic program equivalent to 24 semester credit hours beyond the master’s degree but does not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctor’s level. Requires completion of an organized program beyond the master’s degree, but does not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level. Distance Learning Program An academic program in which the majority of the instruction occurs when students and instructors are not in the same place. Instruction maybe synchronous or asynchronous. Formal education process in which the majority (more than 50%) of the instruction (interaction between students and instructors and among students) is a course occurs when students and instructors are not in the same place. Instruction may be synchronous or asynchronous. A distance education course may use the internet; or two-way transmissions through open broadcast, closed circuit, cable, microwave, broadband lines, fiber optics, satellite, or wireless communications devices; audio conferencing; or video cassettes, DVD’s, and CD-ROMs if used as part of the distance learning course or program (SACSCOC) Definition Term Current New, as of July 1, 2017 Dual Degree Formalized path of study that allows a student to pursue two different degrees at the same time, either at the same institution or at different institutions, and possibly complete them in less time than it would Academic program in which students study at two or more institutions and each institution grants a separate academic award bearing only its name, seal, and signature. (SACSCOC) Important Note: this is a substantive change