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PROGRAM APPROVAL PROCESS WORKGROUP

Appointed by Senate President: Ronald L. Watson, Ph.D.


Appointed by House Speaker: Kevin M. Harris


Representing Morgan State University: Pace J. McConkie, Esq.

Representing St. Mary’s College of Maryland: Tuajuanda C. Jordan, Ph.D.

Representing University System of Maryland: Darryll J. Pines, Ph.D.

Representing Maryland Independent Colleges & University Association: Matthew Power

Representing Maryland Association of Community Colleges: Kristin L. Mallory, Ed.D.

Ex officio: Sanjay K. Rai, Ph.D., Secretary of Higher Education

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• Final Report, February 23, 2024

In April 2023, the Maryland Program Approval Process Workgroup was authorized by the General Assembly (Chapter 101, Acts of 2023, section 20).

The Workgroup charge was to make recommendations to improve the academic program approval process of the Maryland Higher Education Commission. The aim was to make the process transparent, efficient, evidence–based, and timely, while allowing institutions the flexibility to respond to the needs of the students and State.

Recommendations were to encompass options for the Maryland Higher Education Commission to develop: operational missions that differentiate each institution’s roles in meeting State goals; three–year institutional plans to facilitate efficient coordination of academic degree programs; mechanisms to ensure that objective data demonstrates that proposed programs support State workforce needs and the economic competitiveness of the State and that MHEC has sufficient data analytics staff to evaluate these objectives; and measurable criteria to determine the value of any proposed program.

The Workgroup submitted its report to the General Assembly on February 23, 2024.

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