Regulation .05 Long-Term Goals.
Regulation .05 Long-Term Goals.LinkCopy Citation
Four long-term goals, quality, access and choice, accountability, and HBI enhancement, guide the Commission's program approval responsibilities, with each goal having the following focus:
A.
Quality shall focus on the effectiveness of institutional actions, including:
(1)
The extent to which an institution fulfills its stated mission;
(2)
The centrality of a proposed program to the institution's approved mission; and
(3)
The adherence of a proposed program to commonly accepted standards of academic practice as found in Regulation .06 of this chapter;
B.
Access and choice for Maryland citizens to higher education shall focus on the needs of citizens for higher education programs, services, and research, including:
(1)
Financial assistance;
(2)
Transferability of credit;
(3)
Economic development;
(4)
Equal opportunity concerns; and
(5)
Expansion of educational opportunities and choices for minority and educationally disadvantaged students at institutions of higher education;
C.
Accountability shall focus on whether there is a comprehensive set of reliable and valid indicators, appropriate to the mission of the institution, which can assess an institution's effectiveness in delivering the proposed program; and
D.
HBI enhancement shall focus on whether the proposed program advances the expansion of mission, program uniqueness, or institutional identity at HBIs.