- (a) The Associate in Science degree and the "Associate in Arts degree" are collegiate degrees related to the baccalaureate degrees in science and arts.
- (b) The "Associate in Applied Science degree" and the "Associate in Applied Arts degree" are technical certificates Issued to students who complete occupational curriculums of collegiate level and character.
- (c) The term "Applied" in an Associate Degree name is the distinguishing characteristic of the technical certificate of collegiate rank.
- (d) The "Bachelor of General Studies degree" is applied to undergraduate programs which are designed principally to admit mature students who seek a flexible degree program and who do not desire or may not meet prerequisites of a highly structured traditional degree program, and to permit students to plan, with advisement, an individualized program with access to a wide range of academic disciplines and fields of professional study.
- (e) The "Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies Degree" are broad interdisciplinary graduate programs designed primarily for the mature student.
- (f) The "Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Degree" and the "Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Degree" are baccalaureate degrees in Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement, and the major or areas of concentration will be separately named in each degree at the baccalaureate level, such as Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice degree with major in Corrections. Those institutions with existing, previously approved baccalaureate degrees under another name on July 18, 1975, are encouraged but not required to adopt the new terminology.
- (g) The Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences degree is a program for students who have completed a technical or vocational specialization. The degree program will complete institutional general education requirements and a professional component to add to the student's technical or vocational competence.
- (h) Interdisciplinary baccalaureate degrees include the Bachelor of General Studies degree (defined in subsection (d) of this section) and such general degrees as liberal arts or humanities. These broad-based degrees vary in the amount of prescriptive structure but share the characteristics of flexibility for the student and interdisciplinary of course selection.
- (i) Graduate interdisciplinary degrees include the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies degree and the Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies degree (defined in subsection (e) of this section) and other master's and doctoral degrees, such as humanities, which provide flexibility in degree planning for the graduate student.
Source Note:The provisions of this §5.1 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective May 16, 1978, 3 TexReg 1584.