Texas § 109A.002 COURSES AND DEGREES; RULES; AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS; JOINT APPOINTMENTS.

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§ 109A.002 — COURSES AND DEGREES; RULES; AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS; JOINT APPOINTMENTS.

Texas § 109A.002

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Tex. Education Code Code Ann. § 109A.002 (2026).

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Sec. 109A.002. COURSES AND DEGREES; RULES; AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS; JOINT APPOINTMENTS.

(a)The board of regents, with the approval of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, may prescribe courses at the university leading to customary degrees as are offered at leading American educational institutions and may award those degrees, including baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees and their equivalents.

(b)A new department, school, or degree program may not be instituted at the university without the prior approval of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

(c)The board of regents shall adopt rules for the operation, control, and management of the university as may be necessary for the conduct of the university as one of the first class.

(d)The board may enter into an

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Sec. 109A.002. COURSES AND DEGREES; RULES; AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS; JOINT APPOINTMENTS. (a) The board of regents, with the approval of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, may prescribe courses at the university leading to customary degrees as are offered at leading American educational institutions and may award those degrees, including baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees and their equivalents.
(b) A new department, school, or degree program may not be instituted at the university without the prior approval of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(c) The board of regents shall adopt rules for the operation, control, and management of the university as may be necessary for the conduct of the university as one of the first class.
(d) The board may enter into an affiliation or coordination agreement with any other entity or institution in this state to further the purposes of the university.
(e) The board may make joint faculty appointments in Angelo State University and in other institutions under its governance. The board may make a joint faculty appointment in Angelo State University concurrently with the appointment of the faculty member by another institution of higher education in accordance with an affiliation agreement described by Subsection (d). The salary of a person who receives a joint appointment shall be apportioned to the appointing institutions on the basis of services rendered.