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IC 21-18-9
     Chapter 9. Educational Program Review

IC 21-18-9-1
Powers of commission; budget review; recommendations
     Sec. 1. The commission may:
        (1) review the legislative request budgets of all state educational institutions preceding each session of the general assembly; and
        (2) make recommendations concerning appropriations and bonding authorizations to state educational institutions, including public funds for financial aid to students by any state agency.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.

IC 21-18-9-2
Powers of commission; program review; recommendations
     Sec. 2. The commission may:
        (1) review all programs of any state educational institution, regardless of the source of funding; and
        (2) make recommendations to the board of trustees of the state educational institution, the governor, and the general assembly concerning the funding and the disposition of the programs.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.

IC 21-18-9-3
Request for receipts and expenditures
     Sec. 3. In making a review under section 1 or 2 of this chapter, the commission may request and shall receive, in the form reasonably required by the commission, from all state educational institutions, complete information concerning all receipts and all expenditures.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.

IC 21-18-9-4
Powers of commission; studies; recommendations
     Sec. 4. The commission may:
        (1) make, or cause to be made, studies of the needs for various types of postsecondary education; and
        (2) make recommendations to the general assembly and the governor concerning the organization of these programs.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.

IC 21-18-9-5
Powers of commission; approval or disapproval of branches, degrees, and programs
     Sec. 5. The commission may approve or disapprove the:
        (1) establishment of any new branches, regional or other campuses, or extension centers;
        (2) establishment of any new college or school; or
        (3) offering of any proposed or existing:

            (A) associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degree; or
            (B) program leading to a certificate or other indication of accomplishment.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259. Amended by P.L.169-2011, SEC.21; P.L.101-2012, SEC.1.

IC 21-18-9-6
Entrepreneurship programs
     Sec. 6. (a) The commission shall inventory the entrepreneurship programs conducted by postsecondary educational institutions in Indiana. The commission shall publish the inventory on the commission's Internet web site in a form that allows students to identify the educational opportunities that are available in the field of entrepreneurship, after consulting with the department of workforce development and the Indiana economic development corporation.
    (b) The commission shall report the findings under subsection (a) to the legislative council not later than November 1, 2011, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
    (c) This section expires June 30, 2013.
As added by P.L.114-2011, SEC.6.

IC 21-18-9-7
Common course numbering system
     Sec. 7. In collaboration with the state educational institutions, the commission shall develop, implement, and maintain a common course numbering system to be used by the state educational institutions for all courses in the core transfer library (as defined in IC 21-42-1-3). The commission shall create a state course numbering system into which each state educational institution shall map the state educational institution's unique course numbers.
As added by P.L.88-2012, SEC.1.

IC 21-18-9-8
Undergraduate degree programs; number of credit hours
     Sec. 8. (a) Each state educational institution shall review each undergraduate degree program offered by the state educational institution to determine the number of credit hours required for the degree and report the results to the commission. If a degree program requires more than:
        (1) sixty (60) credit hours for an associate degree; or
        (2) one hundred twenty (120) credit hours for a baccalaureate degree;
the state educational institution must provide justification to the commission in the report for the additional credit hours required.
    (b) In providing justification under subsection (a):
        (1) if the state educational institution documents that the additional credit hours are required by:
            (A) specific program standards established by external accreditation bodies; or

            (B) occupational certification or licensure;
        the commission shall accept the justification; and
        (2) if the state educational institution documents that the additional credit hours are related to:
            (A) employer requirements; or
            (B) enhanced program quality and content;
        the commission may accept the justification.
    (c) The commission shall require a review and report of the credit hours required for degree programs under this section at least every three (3) years.
    (d) A proposal submitted to the commission under section 5 of this chapter must provide justification for a degree that requires more than:
        (1) sixty (60) credit hours for an associate degree; or
        (2) one hundred twenty (120) credit hours for a baccalaureate degree.
As added by P.L.101-2012, SEC.2.