Site Determined Baccalaureate Access

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State Board of Education

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
6A-14.095: Site Determined Baccalaureate Access

NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 38, No. 25, June 22, 2012 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

Subsection (5), sub-paragraphs (6)(a)5. and (7)(b)6. (now renumbered (8)) are amended as shown below. In addition form BAAC-02 as incorporated by reference is amended as shown below.

6A-14.095 Site Determined Baccalaureate Access.

(5) Alternative proposals and objections by a Florida state university or regionally accredited private college or university. Alternative proposals must be submitted to the Chancellor of the Florida College System at and must address all criteria specified in Section 1007.33(5)(c), F.S., and specifically additionally include a calculation of the total tuition and fees for a student starting as a first-time, freshman student in the program and a calculation of the total tuition and fees for completing the last two (2) years of the program. Both calculations must be based on the total hours required for the baccalaureate degree. A state university or regionally accredited private college or university may also submit an objection to a proposed new program to the Division, pursuant to Section 1007.33(5)(b), F.S. State universities have sixty (60) days following the receipt of the Letter of Intent to submit alternative proposals and objections. Subsequent to the sixty (60) day submission window for state universities, regionally accredited private colleges have thirty (30) days to submit alternative proposals and objections.

(6) Proposal Review/Approval Process.

(a)5. The program curriculum, including course numbers and titles, credit hours and established or proposed common course prerequisites demonstrating comprehensive academic content and adherence to general education courses, common prerequisites and other degree requirements as outlined in requirements adopted pursuant to Section 1007.25, F.S.

(8)6. The timely submission of an annual baccalaureate performance accountability report as prescribed in Section 1007.33(5)(h), F.S., and referenced as a compliance review in the format prescribed by the Division. The template, Annual Baccalaureate Performance Accountability Report Template, BAAC-03, effective August 2012, is hereby incorporated by reference and may be accessed at http://www.fldoe.org/cc/students/bach_degree.asp, or by writing to the Division at 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1544, Tallahassee, Florida 32399.

Form BAAC-01

EVALUATION CRITERIA

A.PLANNING PROCESS

1. Internal Process and Meetings (Limit 800 words)

2. External Process and Meetings (Limit 1200 words)

The college must engage in discussions and coordination with public universities and regionally accredited private postsecondary institutions, as outlined in the Section 1007.33, Florida Statutes (5)(a). of statute below. The proposal must provide evidence of these discussions and coordination.

Section 1007.33, Florida Statutes (6)(c) requires that prior to developing or proposing a new baccalaureate degree program, all Florida colleges…shall:

1. Engage in need, demand, and impact discussions with the state university in their service district and other local and regional, accredited postsecondary providers in their region.

2. Send documentation, data, and other information from the discussions regarding program need, demand, and impact to the college’s board of trustees, the Division of Florida Colleges, and the Chancellor of the State University System.

3. Base board of trustees approval of the new program upon the documentation, data, and other information described in this paragraph.