{"id":12544,"date":"2014-05-28T13:13:44","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T13:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www2.tamus.org\/system\/system-offices\/acedemic-affairs\/approval-process\/degree-programs\/new-bachelormaster-degree-2\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T14:45:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:45:15","slug":"new-bachelormaster-degree-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/academic\/academic-planning-and-policy\/changes-that-require-board-approval\/degree-programs\/new-bachelormaster-degree-2\/","title":{"rendered":"New Bachelor\/Master Degree"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12544\" class=\"elementor elementor-12544\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9cca3b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9cca3b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55bc3dd\" data-id=\"55bc3dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f59118f elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f59118f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;border:0;white-space:nowrap\">\r\n  New Bachelor\/Master Degree\r\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60411ea5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60411ea5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11667bc8\" data-id=\"11667bc8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e93b5d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e93b5d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>New bachelor&#8217;s and master&#8217;s programs that meet the following criteria are approved (subject to staff review)\u00a0if there are no objections received during the 30-day public comment period prior to submission to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB).<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><ul><li>The program has institutional and governing board approval;<\/li><li>Adequate funds are available to cover the costs of the new program; and<\/li><li>The program will be offered by a university or health-related institution.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><h4><strong>Process<\/strong><\/h4><ol><li>Review by the A&amp;M System Office of Academic Affairs<ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><ul><li>Submit a new degree program request with all required documents via email to <a href=\"mailto:aa-agendaitems@tamus.edu\">AA-AgendaItems@tamus.edu<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Approval by the Board of Regents<ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><ul><li>Following A&amp;M System Board approval, the A&amp;M System Office of Academic Affairs will submit the new degree program request to the THECB on behalf of the member institution.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Review and consideration of approval by the THECB<\/li><\/ol><h4><strong>Required Documents<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><ul><li><a title=\"Approval Briefing and Minute Order\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.system.tamus.edu\/files\/academic\/DPNonEng\/BMONewDegree.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Briefing and Minute Order<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.system.tamus.edu\/files\/academic\/DPNonEng\/SampleBachBMO.docx\">Sample Bachelor<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.system.tamus.edu\/files\/academic\/DPNonEng\/SampleMastBMO.docx\">Sample Master<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a title=\"Program Review Outline\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.system.tamus.edu\/files\/academic\/DPNonEng\/PROOutline.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Program Review Outline<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.system.tamus.edu\/files\/academic\/DPNonEng\/SampleBSPRO.docx\">Sample Bachelor Program Review Outline<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.system.tamus.edu\/files\/academic\/DPNonEng\/SampleMSPRO.docx\">Sample Master Program Review Outline<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>THECB New Program Proposal<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/reportcenter.highered.texas.gov\/certificaterequests\">New Academic Certificate<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/reportcenter.highered.texas.gov\/embeddedassociate\">New Embedded Associate Degree<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/reportcenter.highered.texas.gov\/lessthanfiftypercentproposals\">New Bachelor\u2019s or Master\u2019s Degree with Less Than 50% New Content<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/reportcenter.highered.texas.gov\/fiftypercentproposals\">New Bachelor\u2019s or Master\u2019s Degree with 50% or More New Content\u00a0<\/a>(requires budget &amp; 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