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Degree Program Eligibility
KRS 164.020 (10) allows the Council to postpone the approval of any new program at a state postsecondary educational institution, unless the institution has met its equal educational opportunity goals as established by the Council.
Academic Program Approval
The Council on Postsecondary Education has statutory authority to approve new academic programs at state colleges and universities. KRS 164.020 (15) empowers the Council to define and approve the offering of all postsecondary education technica, associate, baccalaureate, graduate, and professional degree, certificate, or diploma programs in the public postsecondary education institutions.
Kentucky Postsecondary Program Proposal System (KPPPS)
KPPPS is the online academic program approval system for public institutions.
New Extended Campus Programs
Institutions planning to offer programs outside their areas of geographic responsibility must consult with potential postsecondary partners in the region to ensure coordination and collaboration and ot minimize unproductive competition. If there is opposition, the Council will decide how best to resolve the dispute.
Review
of Existing Academic Programs
KRS 164.020 (16) authorizes the Council to eliminate, in its discretion, existing programs or make any changes in existing academic programs at the state's postsecondary educational institutions, taking into consideration certain criteria.
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Last Updated 1/20/2012
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