Indiana § 21-18-9-10.7 - Required approval to continue certain degree programs; elimination

§ 21-18-9-10.7. Required approval to continue certain degree programs; elimination

Note: This version of section amended by P.L.120-2026, SEC.9, effective 7-1-2026. See also following version of this section amended by P.L.150-2026, SEC.7, effective 7-1-2027.

Sec. 10.7. (a) For each state educational institution degree program, if:

(1) the:

(A) average number of students who graduate over the immediately preceding three (3) years is fewer than:

(i) ten (10) students for a particular associate degree program;

(ii) fifteen (15) students for a particular bachelor's degree program;

(iii) seven (7) students for a particular master's degree program;

(iv) three (3) students for a particular education specialist program; or

(v) three (3) students for a particular doctorate degree program; or

(B) degree program meets the definition of a low earning outcome program under the Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1087d); and

(2) the state educational institution would like to continue a degree program described in subdivision (1);

the state educational institution must request approval from the commission to continue the degree program.

(b) If the commission does not grant approval under subsection (a), the state educational institution must eliminate:

(1) the degree program; and

(2) any costs associated with the degree program.

As added by P.L.213-2025, SEC.248. Amended by P.L.120-2026, SEC.9.

IC 21-18-9-10.7Required approval to continue certain degree programs; elimination; report Note: This version of section amended by P.L.150-2026, SEC.7, effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section amended by P.L.120-2026, SEC.9, effective 7-1-2026.

Sec. 10.7. (a) For each state educational institution degree program, if the:

(1) average number of students who graduate over the immediately preceding three (3) years is fewer than:

(A) ten (10) students for a particular associate degree program;

(B) fifteen (15) students for a particular bachelor's degree program;

(C) seven (7) students for a particular master's degree program;

(D) three (3) students for a particular education specialist program; or

(E) three (3) students for a particular doctorate degree program; and

(2) state educational institution would like to continue a degree program described in subdivision (1);

the state educational institution must request approval from the commission to continue the degree program.

(b) Subject to subsection (c), if the commission does not grant approval under subsection (a), the state educational institution must eliminate:

(1) the degree program; and

(2) any costs associated with the degree program.

(c) A state educational institution that has been denied approval under subsection (a) may:

(1) permit students to enroll in the degree program until June 1 of the year following the commission's denial; and

(2) provide students enrolled in the degree program with the opportunity to finish their degree prior to the degree program's closure under subsection (b).

(d) The commission shall prepare an annual report concerning the number of degree programs that were denied approval under subsection (a). The report described in this subsection must be submitted, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, to the general assembly not later than December 1 of each year.

As added by P.L.213-2025, SEC.248. Amended by P.L.150-2026, SEC.7.