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Comprehensive Guidance Document for Program Registration

1. Introduction
   
   
2. Proposals Requiring Master Plan Amendment
   
   
3. Proposals Requiring Charter Amendment or Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation
   
   
4. Changes in Currently Registered Programs
   
   
5. Glossary of Program Registration Terms
   
   
6. Key Standards in the Regulations
   
   
7. Counties Organized by Regents Higher Education Region
   
   
8. Format Definitions
   
   
9. External Reviews
   
   1. Evaluation Report Form for Program Proposals
      
      
10. Department Expectations:  Admissions, Academic Support Services, Credit for Experience and Program Assessment and Improvement
    
    
11. Department Expectations: Curriculum
    
    1. Internships
    2. Financial Aid Considerations for Degree Programs
    3. Policy Statement on Liberal Arts and Sciences
       
       
12. Department Expectations: Faculty
    
    
13. Department Expectations: Financial Resources and Instructional Facilities
    
    
14. Department Expectations: Library Resources
    
    
15. Department Expectations: Graduate programs
    
    
16. Department expectations: Transfer to Baccalaureate Programs
    
    
17. Review Process for Approval of Programs in the Distance Education Format
    1. Distance Education Programs: Principles of Good Practice
    2. Determining Time on Task in Online Education
       
       
18. Review Visits
    
    
19. New York State Taxonomy of Academic Programs (HEGIS Codes)

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