Utah § 53H-3-602 Establishment of institutional roles and general courses of study.

Utah Statutes

§ 53H-3-602 — Establishment of institutional roles and general courses of study.

Utah § 53H-3-602

Title 53HHigher Education

Ch. 53H-3Institutions of Higher Education Generally

Part 53H-3-6Institutional Programs and Courses of Study

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Utah Code Ann. § 53H-3-602 (2026).

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(1)Except as institutional roles are specifically assigned by the Legislature, the board:

(1)(a) shall establish and define the roles of the various institutions of higher education; and

(1)(b) shall, within each institution of higher education's primary role, prescribe the general course of study to be offered at the institution of higher education, including for:

(1)(b)(i) research universities, which provide undergraduate, graduate, and research programs and include:

(1)(b)(i)(A) the University of Utah; and

(1)(b)(i)(B) Utah State University;

(1)(b)(ii) regional universities, which provide career and technical education, undergraduate associate and baccalaureate programs, and select master's degree programs to fill regional demands and include:

(1)(b)(ii)(A) Weber State University;

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(1) Except as institutional roles are specifically assigned by the Legislature, the board:
(1)(a) shall establish and define the roles of the various institutions of higher education; and
(1)(b) shall, within each institution of higher education's primary role, prescribe the general course of study to be offered at the institution of higher education, including for:
(1)(b)(i) research universities, which provide undergraduate, graduate, and research programs and include:
(1)(b)(i)(A) the University of Utah; and
(1)(b)(i)(B) Utah State University;
(1)(b)(ii) regional universities, which provide career and technical education, undergraduate associate and baccalaureate programs, and select master's degree programs to fill regional demands and include:
(1)(b)(ii)(A) Weber State University;
(1)(b)(ii)(B) Southern Utah University;
(1)(b)(ii)(C) Utah Tech University; and
(1)(b)(ii)(D) Utah Valley University;
(1)(b)(iii) comprehensive community colleges, which provide associate programs and include:
(1)(b)(iii)(A) Salt Lake Community College; and
(1)(b)(iii)(B) Snow College; and
(1)(b)(iv) technical colleges and degree-granting institutions that provide technical education, and include:
(1)(b)(iv)(A) each technical college; and
(1)(b)(iv)(B) the degree-granting institutions described in Section 53H-3-608.
(2) (2)(a) Except for the University of Utah, and subject to Subsection (2)(b), each institution of higher education described in Subsections (1)(b)(i) through (iii) has career and technical education included in the institution of higher education's primary role.
(2)(b) The board shall determine the extent to which an institution described in Subsection (2)(a) provides career and technical education within the institution's primary role.
(3) The board shall further clarify each institution of higher education's primary role by clarifying:
(3)(a) the level of program that the institution of higher education generally offers, in accordance with Subsection 53H-3-603(3);
(3)(b) broad fields that are within the institution of higher education's mission; and
(3)(c) any special characteristics of the institution of higher education, such as being a land grant university.