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THEC committee approves four new academic programs and revised quality-assurance standards
Summary
The Tennessee Higher Education CommissionAccess, Academics and Student Success Committee approved authorization recommendations and four new academic programs (MTSU MFA in film and television; Southwest Tennessee AAS in AI; Tennessee Tech MSW; University of Memphis BAS) and unanimously approved revised Quality Assurance Funding standards that will move roughly $80 million. Vote tallies were recorded by roll call.
The Tennessee Higher Education CommissionAccess, Academics and Student Success Committee on the call-to-order voted to approve a slate of institutional authorizations and four new degree programs, and to adopt revised Quality Assurance Funding standards.
Dr. Stephanie Bellerchase, senior director of postsecondary state authorization, presented recommendations to grant regular and optional expedited authorization to the institutions listed in the meeting materials and noted subject-matter approvals (for licensure-related programs) from the Tennessee Board of Dentistry and institutional accreditation for South University (SACSCOC). The motion to adopt the authorization recommendations passed with five ayes.
On academic programs, the committee approved: - Middle Tennessee State UniversityMaster of Fine Arts in Film and Television (three-year, 60-credit, in-person cohort model), presented by Dr. Amy Aldridge and Professor Ali Sultan. The presenters told…
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