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Section VI: Federal Mandates
for Title IV Funding
SACS Comprehensive Standard
VI-4.
The institution demonstrates that program length is appropriate for
each of the degrees offered.
JUDGMENT OF COMPLIANCE
Yes, East
Tennessee State University is able to provide a portfolio of evidence
supporting compliance.
STATEMENT OF RATIONALE FOR JUDGMENT OF COMPLIANCE
The appropriateness of program length is specific
to each discipline and subject to both internal and external reviews at
East Tennessee State University. Faculty set program length and credit
hours required for each degree program at the time the curriculum is designed
or revised. These requirements are subsequently reviewed/approved by
the appropriate college/school and university curriculum committees, the
ETSU Academic Council, and where applicable, the Graduate Council (ETSU
Curriculum Process Manual), and then forwarded to the Tennessee Board
of Regents (TBR) for final approval. New programs also require the approval
of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC). Each credit hour
awarded must consist of a minimum of 750 minutes of instruction (TBR
Manual, Academic Calendars and Student Registration). Baccalaureate
degree programs require a minimum of 120 semester credit hours for degree
completion (TBR Manual, Undergraduate Degree Requirements). Graduate
degrees require a minimum of one year of full-time enrollment for completion,
although some approved degree programs may require more than one year
of full-time enrollment. The time limit for the use of credit toward
a graduate degree program ranges from four to six years, depending on
the graduate level (ETSU Graduate Catalog, Matriculation Limitations).
The doctor of medicine degree is conferred upon students who have satisfactorily
completed not less than the equivalent of four years of study in the medical
sciences (Quillen College of Medicine Catalog, Requirements for the
Degree Doctor of Medicine).
All degree programs that require specialized accreditation
are reviewed and approved by the appropriate accrediting body (ETSU
Accreditation). Degree programs not dependent on accreditation are
subject to external peer review (ETSU Guidelines for Academic
Program Review). These reviews ensure that program length is consistent
with best practices of both the discipline and higher education, with
other TBR schools, and with minimum THEC and TBR standards.
DOCUMENTATION
SOURCE
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LOCATION
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ETSU Curriculum Process Manual
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Tennessee Board of Regents Policies and Guidelines Manual,
Guideline A-019, Academic Calendars and Student Registration
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Tennessee Board of Regents Policies and Guidelines Manual,
Policy 2:01:00:00, Undergraduate Degree Requirements
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ETSU Graduate Catalog, 2001-2002, Matriculation
Limitations
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James H. Quillen College of Medicine Catalog,
2001-2002, Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Medicine
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ETSU Accreditation, Office of Outcomes Assessment
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ETSU Guidelines for Academic Program Review,
Office of Outcomes Assessment
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