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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

Appendix B.7 Great Plains IDEA Enrollment Management Principles Principle 1: Alliance programs are structured to facilitate access to in-demand post-baccalaureate education for employed professionals. 1. The curriculum accommodates the need for part-time study and full-time work. 2. All required courses are offered to allow students to move through the program in a timely manner and in accordance with a published schedule. 3. Alliance programs are structured to maximize the number of qualified applicants that can be served. Principle 2: Costs incurred by partner universities and the Alliance are funded by enrollments in Alliance courses; therefore, we seek to optimize the enrollment in each Alliance course. 1. Course enrollment targets are 20-40 students/section. 2. If enrollment demand for an Alliance course exceeds 40, students in Alliance programs will get first preference for enrollment in the course and a plan to manage excess enrollment demand will be developed. 3. By MOA, all courses will be taught on the agreed upon schedule whether enrollments fully support the instructional costs or not. Principle 3: The choice of whom to admit to the inter-institutional program is made at the admitting institution. 1.Partner universities will uphold institutional standards for admission to graduate study. 2. Each partner university will uphold its obligation to recruit, admit, and retain qualified students.