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Ch. 329
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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Practical Masters Graduate Professional Certificate Program under certain
circumstances; defining certain terms requiring the President of an institution
of higher education to notify the institution's governing board and the Maryland
Higher Education Commission of the institution's intent to establish a Graduate
Professional Certificate Program; requiring the Program to be approved and
implemented consistent with certain provisions; defining a certain term; making
this Act contingent on the taking effect of another Act; and generally relating to
the establishment of a Practical Masters Program within the University System
of Maryland Graduate Professional Certificate Program for institutions of
higher education.
BY adding to
Article - Education
Section 11-206.2
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2001 Replacement Volume)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Education
11-206.2.
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.
(2) "EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS" MEANS THE PREREQUISITE
COURSE OF STUDY, ACADEMIC CREDIT HOURS, AND FORMAL DEGREE AWARDS
NECESSARY TO SATISFY THE MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OR
CERTIFICATION IN A PROFESSION OR AN OCCUPATION ESTABLISHED BY A
LICENSING OR CERTIFYING ENTITY UNDER THE BUSINESS OCCUPATIONS AND
PROFESSIONS ARTICLE.
(3) "PRACTICAL MASTERS PROGRAM" MEANS A PROGRAM THAT OFFERS
GRADUATE LEVEL COURSES TO SATISFY THE EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
BEYOND THE BACCALAUREATE LEVEL TO QUALIFY FOR LICENSURE OR
CERTIFICATION IN A PROFESSION OR AN OCCUPATION.
(B) SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE INSTITUTION'S GOVERNING BOARD
AS PROVIDED IN § 11-206.1(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE, A CONSTITUENT INSTITUTION OF
THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND THAT OFFERS A COURSE OF
UNDERGRADUATE STUDY IN A DEGREE PROGRAM THAT SATISFIES THE
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS UP TO THE BACCALAUREATE LEVEL OF A
PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION, MAY ESTABLISH A PRACTICAL MASTERS PROGRAM.
(A) IN THIS SECTION, "GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE PROGRAM"
MEANS A PROGRAM THAT:
(1) OFFERS AND AWARDS A GRADUATE CERTIFICATE FOR SUCCESSFUL
COMPLETION OF THE NUMBER OF COURSES REQUIRED BY THE APPROPRIATE
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