136F.30 COURSES AND PROGRAMS. The board shall review and approve or disapprove campus proposals for adding, deleting, or substantially changing programs of study, including graduate and undergraduate academic programs, training in professional, semiprofessional, and technical fields, and adult education. The board shall avoid duplicate program offerings. The board may initiate activities to close programs. The […]
136F.301 MAXIMUM CREDIT FOR GRADUATION; WAIVER REPORTING. The board must annually by October 1 report to the chairs of the house of representatives and senate committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education policy on the board’s current policy setting the maximum number of semester credits required for a baccalaureate and an associate of arts degree […]
136F.302 REGULATING THE ASSIGNMENT OF STUDENTS TO REMEDIAL COURSES. Subdivision 1. ACT or SAT college ready score; Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment career and college ready benchmarks. (a) A state college or university must not require an individual to take a remedial, noncredit course in a subject area if the individual has received a college ready ACT […]
136F.303 DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE COMPLETION; REPORT. Beginning in 2018, the board shall annually by January 15, report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over higher education finance on its activities and achievements related to the goal of improving timely completion of degrees and certificates. The report must, at […]
136F.305 Z-DEGREES. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) “Course” means a single unit of teaching in one subject area led by one or more instructors with a definite start and end date and a fixed roster of students. (c) “Course materials” means a hard-copy […]
136F.31 CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. Subdivision 1. Board designation. The board must designate at least three and up to eight different program centers of excellence. The board must determine the form and required information contained in applications from member institutions. Subd. 2. Center selection criteria. The board must select programs based on institutional proposals demonstrating: (1) […]
136F.32 DEGREES; DIPLOMAS; CERTIFICATES. Subdivision 1. Approval. The board may approve awarding of appropriate certificates, diplomas, or degrees to persons who complete a prescribed curriculum. Subd. 2. Technical and consolidated technical colleges. (a) A technical college or consolidated technical community college shall offer students the option of pursuing diplomas or certificates in each technical education […]
136F.36 TECHNICAL COLLEGE CARPENTRY PROGRAM CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY. Subdivision 1. Authority to acquire, develop, and sell real property for instructional purposes. For the purpose of instructional construction by technical colleges, the board may build, sell, or transfer personal property and may purchase or otherwise acquire real property that it does not intend to use as a […]
136F.361 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE. (a) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System, consistent with section 122A.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (e), must provide an alternative preparation program allowing individuals to be certified as a career and technical education instructor able to teach career and technical education courses […]
136F.37 JOB PLACEMENT IMPACT ON PROGRAM REVIEW; INFORMATION TO STUDENTS. Subdivision 1. Colleges; technical occupational program. The board must assess labor market data when conducting college program reviews. Colleges must provide prospective students with the job placement rate for graduates of technical and occupational programs offered at the colleges. Subd. 2. DEED labor market survey; […]
