164.295 Programs of state and comprehensive universities -- Criteria for
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submission of proposal for new doctoral programs -- Review of proposals for
new doctoral programs -- Appropriations.
(1)The six
(6)state comprehensive universities:
(a)Shall provide, upon approval of the Council on Postsecondary Education,
associate and baccalaureate programs of instruction;
(b)Shall provide, upon approval of the Council on Postsecondary Education,
graduate programs of instruction in education, business, and the arts and
sciences, specialist degrees, and programs beyond the master's-degree level to
meet the requirements for teachers, school leaders, and other certified
personnel; and
(c)Shall provide research and service programs directly related to the needs of
their primary geographical areas.
(2)A comprehensive university may provide, upon approval of the Council on
Postsecondary Education:
(a)Programs of a community college nature in their own community comparable
to those listed for the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, as
provided in KRS 164.580; and
(b)Doctoral programs, including but not limited to Doctor of Philosophy degree
programs, advanced practice doctoral degree programs, and doctoral degree
programs for professional practice and licensure.
(3)In order to be eligible to submit a proposal for a new doctoral program to the
Council on Postsecondary Education, a comprehensive university shall maintain:
(a)A first to second year retention rate in at least two
(2)of the last three
years:
1. In the seventy-fifth percentile of all comprehensive universities
nationally; or
2. In the eightieth percentile of all comprehensive universities within states
that are members of the Southern Regional Education Board;
(b)A six
(6)year graduate rate for bachelor's degrees in at least two
(2)of the last
three
(3)years:
1. In the seventy-fifth percentile of all comprehensive universities
nationally; or
2. In the eightieth percentile of all comprehensive universities within states
that are members of the Southern Regional Education Board; and
(c)Sufficient unrestricted cash reserves and short-term investments to cover the
institution's total operating and nonoperating expenses for three
(3)months as
calculated from the prior fiscal year's audited financial statement.
(a)If a comprehensive university is seeking to offer a new doctoral program
which may require additional general fund appropriations for capital or
operating expenses beyond the university's regular appropriations, the
university shall submit a proposal to the Council on Postsecondary Education
for review and evaluation. The council's review shall include but not be
limited to:
1. The proposed program's alignment with the mission and goals of the
comprehensive university;
2. The statewide or regional need the proposed program seeks to fill and
how the comprehensive university, through the offering of this program,
would fill this need;
3. Student demand for the proposed program;
4. Employer demand for the proposed program, including any potential
industry partners;
5. Utilization of current institutional resources to deliver the proposed
program and how the program would complement existing program
offerings and not shift resources away from those existing programs;
6. A five
(5)year budgetary analysis of the proposed program, including
program costs, funding sources projected to support the program, and
the amount of general fund appropriations needed for capital or
operating expenses;
7. The proposed program curriculum;
8. Any specialized accreditation or licensure requirements for the proposed
program and analysis of how those would be met;
9. Admission and graduation requirements for the proposed program; and
10. Administrative oversight to ensure the quality of the proposed program.
(b)Any specialized resources needed by the council to evaluate a comprehensive
university's proposal for a new doctoral program submitted in accordance
with paragraph
(a)of this subsection shall be funded by the comprehensive
university.
(c)A proposal submitted in accordance with paragraph
(a)of this subsection shall
be submitted no later than January 1 of an odd-numbered year for
consideration in the council's budget request for the next biennial budget in
accordance with KRS 164.020(10) and 164.7915.
(5)The Council on Postsecondary Education shall review each proposal submitted in
accordance with subsection (4)(a) of this section and shall make a recommendation
to the General Assembly on the viability of the proposed program. The
recommendation:
(a)Shall identify whether a general fund appropriation should be made to fund
capital or operations for the proposed program amount. If the council
recommends a general fund appropriation, the recommendation shall include a
proposed amount for the general fund appropriation; and
(b)May provide recommendations regarding alternative options to meet any
statewide or regional needs identified by the comprehensive university in its
proposal.
(6)If the General Assembly appropriates funds for a doctoral program proposed in
accordance with subsection (4)(a) of this section:
(a)The comprehensive university shall submit the program approval request to
the council for regular review and approval. The Council on Postsecondary
Education may:
1. Provide conditional approval of the program to permit the institution to
begin the process of programmatic accreditation as required for
professional practice; and
2. Condition final approval upon obtaining full programmatic
accreditation, as applicable; and
(b)The Council on Postsecondary Education shall review the doctoral program at
least once every five
(5)years to ensure continued efficacy, productivity, and
quality and in conjunction with KRS 164.020(16).
(7)A comprehensive university seeking to offer a new doctoral degree program that
certifies that the new doctoral degree program will not require additional general
fund appropriations for capital or operating expenses beyond the regular
appropriations shall submit a proposal to the Council on Postsecondary Education
for review and approval through a process developed by the council in accordance
with KRS 164.020(15). In developing its process, the council shall consider the
elements set forth in subsection (4)(a) of this section, as applicable.
(8)A comprehensive university shall not describe itself in official publications or in
marketing materials as a research university or research institution unless
designated as such by a nationally recognized authority for the classification of
research universities. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as precluding a
comprehensive university from conducting basic, applied, or translational research.