When does an institution have to report a new distance education course?
Community colleges must report to the Coordinating Board all new courses that are being delivered electronically to groups of students who are outside of Texas and not enrolled on the institution’s campus. Notification to the Coordinating Board is made through email. Additionally, community colleges must include all new courses taught off-campus face-to-face in Texas and in-state electronically to groups in their Off-Campus Instruction Plans, which must be submitted annually to the institution’s Higher Education Regional Council. No approval is required for courses in programs approved for delivery to specific locations such as high schools, Multi-Institution Teaching Centers, or university centers. Universities and health-related institutions must report to the Coordinating Board all new courses that are delivered electronically to groups of students who are outside of Texas and not enrolled on the institution’s campus (including lower and upper division courses as well as graduate le
