{"id":38858,"date":"2025-03-20T17:26:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T22:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/academic\/?page_id=38858"},"modified":"2025-10-06T16:19:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T21:19:20","slug":"academic-certificates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/academic\/academic-planning-and-policy\/changes-not-requiring-board-approval\/academic-certificates\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Certificates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);border:0;white-space:nowrap;\">\n  Academic Certificates\n<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Institutions within the A&amp;M System must submit a completed Academic Certificate Request Form for review before implementing new academic certificate programs. Effective September 1, 2023, UHRI academic certificates no longer require 50-mile notification or prior approval by the THECB. However, institutions must notify the Office of Academic and Health Affairs within 90 days of delivering a new certificate program to ensure compliance with system policies and reporting requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Submission Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All academic certificate notifications are submitted through Laserfiche Forms.&nbsp; <span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">To access Laserfiche Forms,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lf-1p-forms-1.auth.tamu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here<\/a>&nbsp;or the button below.<\/span>&nbsp; If you need assistance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/academic\/academic-planning-and-policy\/laserfiche-help\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/academic\/academic-planning-and-policy\/laserfiche-help\/\">click here<\/a> to visit our Laserfiche Help webpage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/it-lf-ecmf.tamu.edu\/Forms\/Notification-Form\">Click Here to Submit Your Request<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Required Documentation and Format<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Please include all of the required forms for the desired request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/view.officeapps.live.com\/op\/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Freportcenter.highered.texas.gov%2Ftraining-materials%2Facademic-certificate-notification-form-124%2F&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Academic Certificate Notification Form<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">additional <strong>Resources<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reportcenter.highered.texas.gov\/agency-publication\/miscellaneous\/principles-of-good-practice-approved-oct-2023\/\">THECB&#8217;s Principles of Good Practice for Distance Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/view.officeapps.live.com\/op\/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Freportcenter.highered.texas.gov%2Fagency-publication%2Fmiscellaneous%2Fipde-worksheet%2F&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK\">THECB&#8217;s Institutional Plan for Distance Education (IPDE)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academic Certificates Institutions within the A&amp;M System must submit a completed Academic Certificate Request Form for review before implementing new academic certificate programs. Effective September 1, 2023, UHRI academic certificates no longer require 50-mile notification or prior approval by the THECB. 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