Md. Code Regs. 13B.02.03.05

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 22, November 1, 2024

Section 13B.02.03.05 - Long-Term Goals

Four long-term goals, quality, access and choice, accountability, and HBI enhancement, guide the Commission's program approval responsibilities, with each goal having the following focus:

A. Quality shall focus on the effectiveness of institutional actions, including:

(1) The extent to which an institution fulfills its stated mission;

(2) The centrality of a proposed program to the institution's approved mission; and

(3) The adherence of a proposed program to commonly accepted standards of academic practice as found in Regulation .06 of this chapter;

B. Access and choice for Maryland citizens to higher education shall focus on the needs of citizens for higher education programs, services, and research, including:

(1) Financial assistance;

(2) Transferability of credit;

(3) Economic development;

(4) Equal opportunity concerns; and

(5) Expansion of educational opportunities and choices for minority and educationally disadvantaged students at institutions of higher education;

C. Accountability shall focus on whether there is a comprehensive set of reliable and valid indicators, appropriate to the mission of the institution, which can assess an institution's effectiveness in delivering the proposed program; and

D. HBI enhancement shall focus on whether the proposed program advances the expansion of mission, program uniqueness, or institutional identity at HBIs.

Md. Code Regs. 13B.02.03.05

Regulations .05 Minimum Requirements for Degree-Granting 2-Year Colleges, repealed effective December 14, 1987 (14:25 Md. R. 2662)
Regulations .05 Minimum Requirements for Associate Degree-Granting Institutions, adopted effective December 14, 1987 (14:25 Md. R. 2662)
Regulations .05 Minimum Requirements for Associate Degree-Granting Institutions, repealed effective April 10, 1995 (22:7 Md. R. 537)
Regulations .05 Academic Programs - Degree-Granting Institutions, adopted effective July 1, 1996 (23:13 Md. R. 945)