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Excerpts Include: Introduction: UNL will continue to build on areas of academic strengths. For many of the degree programs expanded markets are the only way UNL can offer distance education programs to citizens of the state. The greatest growth opportunities are with non-thesis masters programs and graduate certificate programs. Principal Academic Emphasis: The goal is for faculty, departments and administrators to treat distance education responsibilities as part of their normal workload and not as an extra, or adjunct, responsibility, thus allowing UNL to be a stronger and more responsive university. 1. Develop distance education graduate degree and certificate programs for professionals in fields of UNL's special expertise. 2. Develop modules with specific learning outcomes to be used in credit and non-credit programs. When evaluating new distance education degree and certificate programs the following guiding principles will be used: 3. Develop courses, sets of courses or certificates in undergraduate professional programs, i.e. Journalism and Agriculture. 4. Explore the application of instructional technology to support learning of distance education and on-campus students. When evaluating new distance education degree and certificate programs the following guiding principles will be used: 7. Are there collaborative partnerships that expand resources by building relationships with other colleges and universities within the state, region or nation?

Response to Need and Demand: Most of the growth will occur in masters degree programs that have excess capacity and new degree and certificate programs that will be developed in the next four years. To increase enrollments will require aggressive target marketing of individual programs within Nebraska, the nation and the world. Targeting Nebraska alumni living outside the state is an important target audience for some distance education programs. The greatest potential for graduate student growth will be the out-of-state market. Funding Support for Distance Education: In July 2003, the NU Presidents Council adopted a policy giving the chancellors authority to set out-of-state tuition for distance education students at a higher rate than the in-state tuition. This tuition differential (difference between the in-state tuition and out-of-state distance education tuition) is returned to the campus and funds are used to support distance education programs.

Finance Info: 3.17.18 Fiscal Provisions for Electronic and Traditional Off-campus Instruction. Page 157 3.17.20 Electronic Curriculum Development Fund. Page 159

3.14.8 Certificates: Certificates and other forms of academic recognition other than degrees may be awarded by institutions only as authorized by the State Regents and in the form approved by them for this puspose. Institutions should submit reequests to award certificates only when the certificate is identified on the transcript, diploma, or degree (See the State Regents Aademic Program Review Policy). Awards or certificates give for completion of short courses, non-credit offerings, basic education courses, or other such experiences need not be submitted for State Regents' Approval. Page 127

Academic Program Review. Page 68

When the proposal involves collaboration with the other institutions there will need to be official written endorsement for the graduate certificate program from those areas where the program will exist. These institutions must offer a baccalaureate degree with requirements for the degree substantially equivalent to those at KU.

APPENDIX 1-4A Section 1 Question 4 Institutional Issues Assessment Plan for Distance Learning and Off-Campus Instruction 1. Assessment of student learning outcomes Readiness Survey * Assessment of student readiness to complete course delivered in a specified modality * Administered prior to a student's first enrollment in a course delivered via a specific modality * Development of readiness surveys for each modality (e.g., broadcast TV, Internet, video conferencing, mixed modalities) Modality Assessment * Student self-report of how modality affected course delivery * Administered at end of term for each course * Instruments developed for each modality of delivery (e.g., broadcast TV, Internet, video conferencing, mixed modalities) Learning Objectives Assessment * Assessment of student mastery of learning objectives for a specific course * Faculty member for course establishes learning objectives and processes for assessment, documents findings, and uses for improvement of teaching and student learning * Conducted by faculty or faculty team each term course is offered Degree program student learning outcomes assessment * Discipline or degree program faculty identify specific learning outcomes that are expected of students * Methods of assessment selected from best practices in discipline * Assessment plan designed and implemented by disciplinary faculty * Assessment conducted at several points of student's progress through degree program (sometimes, at entrance, mid-point, and at exit) * Degree program faculty document findings and use for improvement in teaching and student learning 2. Retention * Institutional Research to implement retention reporting for two groups: 1) distance learners and 2) off-campus educational site students. * Retention research will parallel existing retention research conducted for students studying at Lubbock. * Retention benchmarks for distance learners and off-camp

APPENDIX 2-1C Section 2 Question 1 Educational Programs Texas Tech University Distance Learning and Off-Campus Site Program Proposal I. Title of program (e.g., English, Secondary Teaching Certificate, Business Administration) II. Degree offered (BA, BS, BBA, M.Ed., MBA, MA, MS, etc.) III. Timeline for offering the degree (Beginning date, courses per term, end date; continuous offering or cohort-based offering) IV. Brief description of degree and curriculum (brief narrative of academic program) V. Evidence of long-term need for each program in terms of student demand (marketing analysis of regional or state-wide student demand, THECB approved programs, state occupational data, institutional data, etc.) VI. Evidence of institutional capacity to assure the students can make continuous progress toward their degree (Institutional faculty staffing adequacy, regional part-time adequacy, facility and technology adequacy, institutional commitment, etc.) VII. Strategy for providing comparable on-campus support to distance and offcampus learners (standards for admission, enrollment, registration, financial aid, availability of faculty for on-site or Internet office-hours, institutional and regional library resources, administrative support personnel to provide on-site services, training for support staff who will work with distance or off-campus learners, quality control measures, etc.) VIII. Strategies for scheduling courses to meet degree requirements for distance and off-campus learners (sequencing of course delivery, method of delivery, etc.). IX. Degree plan (required curriculum for degree completion; under-division courses required but not currently offered by regional community college; recommended four-year program for undergraduates; recommended term-by-term program for graduate students). X. Degree courses (list each course number, title and description from current institutional catalog) XI. Learning outcomes and assessment processes for courses and

Section 3 Faculty 1. The qualifications for distance education faculty are the same as faculty teaching the same courses in a traditional on-campus format. Please describe rationale applied for making exceptions. ELECTRONICALLY-BASED DISTANCE EDUCATION Faculty members are the core of distance education and off-campus instruction. Issues related to faculty qualifications and services are covered in a variety of University Operating Policies, which will be referenced in appropriate portions of this report. Faculty Qualifications Full and part-time faculty members must meet the qualifications stipulated by SACS. OP 32.02 http://www.depts.ttu.edu/opmanual/New.contents.links/32academic_policies_faculty.htm denotes the qualifications needed for all faculty levels. Departmental chairpersons must certify the qualifications of faculty members at the time of employment, including those faculty members contracted for course development and implementation through Outreach and Extended Studies and those teaching at off-campus educational sites. Exceptions to the stated requirements are not typical at Texas Tech, but may be permitted in cases of persons who have "demonstrated exceptional scholarly or creative activity or substantial professional experience." As noted by Institutional Research and by Outreach and Extended Studies, over 95% of those teaching distance courses are the same faculty members who teach the course on campus. OFF CAMPUS INSTRUCTION At Texas Tech University faculty members who teach in the various distance education programs and courses hold the same credentials as those teaching on-campus courses. Full and part-time faculty teaching distance courses or at off-campus sites are appointed by the respective academic departments at Lubbock. All policies and procedures that apply to on-campus faculty members apply to faculty members teaching distance education courses and at off-campus educational sites.

Collaboration: page 118 Kansas Board of Regents Policy and Procedure Manual APPENDIX K COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM/DEGREE PROCEDURES Proposals for collaborative programs/degrees must include the following and should be limited to two pages: (a) A brief description of the nature of the collaboration and the benefits to Kansas (b) Lists of partners in the collaboration and degrees/certificates (if any) to be conferred by each partner (c) Description of faculty load and faculty compensation for each partner (d) Tuition/fees for each partner (e) Description of student support services provided by each partner (1) Academic Advising (2) Financial Aid (3) Access to facilities (4) Transcripting procedures (f) Plans for joint use of facilities (g) Plans for joint purchase and/or maintenance of facilities (1-19-05) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 25. COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM/DEGREE POLICY page 148 The Kansas Board of Regents encourages and supports system-wide cooperative and collaborative efforts among postsecondary institutions within the State of Kansas and between Kansas institutions and out-of-state institutions, including international institutions. a. Defion of collaborative programs/degrees Collaborative programs/degrees are defined as programs/degrees developed and/or approved jointly by more than one institution; students from each participating institution may study parts of the program/degree at the collaborating institutions. In this policy, "program" refers to a formal academic course of study. Although most programs result in a degree or a major within a degree, in some cases, such as teaching endorsements, a program does not result in a major or a degree. b. Requirements for collaborative programs/degrees (1) Effective August 2005, all new collaborative programs must be reported to SCOCAO and SCOP according to the procedures described in Appendix K. The purpose of the report is to

APPENDIX D RESIDENCY RULES AND REGULATIONS Article 3--GUIDELINES FOR THE DETERMINATION OF RESIDENCY FOR FEE PURPOSES Page 88 88-3-1. Student Information. Whenever a question arises concerning a person's residence classification for fee purposes, that person shall be provided with a copy of information substantially as set forth in this regulation, together with K.A.R. 88-3-2 through 88-3-13. "Carefully read the information, statute, and regulations that follow. Then, if you believe you should be eligible for resident classification for fee purposes, complete the attached application for residence classification and submit it to the registrar within 30 days of your notification of classification as a nonresident for fee purposes. When an appeal is made by a student from a determination that the student is a nonresident, the student must pay nonresident fees at the time designated for payment of fees. If the student is found to be a resident, the difference between resident and nonresident fees will be refunded. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 77-601, et seq. decisions of the residence committee shall not be subject to further administrative review by any officer or committee of the university, or by the state board of regents." Responsibility "The responsibility of enrolling under proper residence classification for fee purposes is placed on the student. If there is any possible question of residence classification under the regulations of the state board of regents, it is the duty of the student when registering and paying fees to raise the question with the registrar. If a student enrolls incorrectly as a resident of Kansas and it is determined at a later date the student was a nonresident for fee purposes, the student shall be required to pay the nonresident fee for all terms during which the student was incorrectly registered." (Authorized by K.S.A. 76-730; implementing K.S.A. 76-729; effective, E-71-35, Aug. 20, 1971; effective Jan. 1, 1972; a

Graduate Deans Agreement Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance (Great Plains IDEA) Adopted October 30, 2001, Updated March 18, 2003 The Graduate Deans of the Universities that are members of the Great Plains IDEA and that are participating in the Master's and graduate certificate programs offered through the Great Plains IDEA, on behalf of their respective Graduate Faculties, have agreed to the following principles and procedures in order to facilitate the development and delivery of inter-institutional graduate programs through their institutions. Principle 1: The participating Graduate Schools mutually respect the academic standards and quality of the academic departments involved in this joint program, therefore: 1.1 Courses approved for delivery by this program will be considered inter-institutional courses and will be exempt from transfer credit policies. 1.2 Faculty members who provide instruction in this program must carry graduate faculty status at their home institution; however, further documentation or approval will not be required by the other members of the Alliance. 1.3 Students admitted as degree-seeking students in Great Plains IDEA programs will be accepted automatically by all other members of the Alliance for enrollment in courses that are a part of the curricula of Great Plains IDEA programs. Admission to a Great Plains IDEA program will be based on the criteria established at each participating institution and program pre-requisites established for the Alliance Program to which admission is sought. Institutions are encouraged not to require the GRE. 1.4 The number of students that may be admitted to the program by each participating institution will be determined by agreement of the participating institutions. 1.5 The content of the curriculum will be determined by agreement of the participating institutions. Principle 2: The participating Graduate Schools recognize that the implementatio