Planning, Research, Performance and Academic Affairs

Constitutional Authority The Constitution of 1974 vests in the Board of Regents the responsibility to approve, disapprove or modify all…

Adequacy of Information in Campus/System Requests The Board of Regents will return without action any request which fails to satisfy…

Staff Information to Institutions The Board of Regents will keep institutions fully apprised of decisions pertaining to programs or requests…

Academic Planning and Degree Program Proposals (Revised January 2022)  The Louisiana Constitution of 1974 gives the Board of Regents the…

Higher Education Organizations SACS/COC – Southern Association of Colleges and Schools / Commission on Colleges www.sacscoc.org Council for Higher Education…

Proposals for New Academic Programs/Units (Revised January 2022) Proposed Academic Administration or Research Unit Proposals for new centers, institutes, and other…

Admissions – Statewide Minimum Standards University Minimum Admissions Standards Supplement to Minimum Admissions Standards ACT-SAT Concordance Tables

Centers of Excellence (Approved 26 June 2013) A Center of Excellence is uniquely focused and specific in its designation. It may consist…

Board of Regents Review of Existing Academic Programs / Units The Board of Regents will periodically review and evaluate program…

Responses from Institutions to Consultants’ Reports In accordance with timetables established by the Division of Academic Affairs, Institutions and Systems…

Institutional Requests for Revision or Elimination of Existing Academic Programs and Administrative Units The Board of Regents encourages campuses and…

(AALT; ASLT) The Louisiana Transfer Associate Degree is designed to provide students with an opportunity to complete the first 60 hours of…

Re-Submission of Disapproved Letters of Intent, Proposals or Requests If the Board of Regents disapproves a Letter of Intent, a…

Reconsideration of Terminated Academic Programs Any academic program which the Board of Regents terminates may be reconsidered under the following…

Program Review Process Report Forms in Word 2007 Termination Form – Word 2007 Consolidation Form – Word 2007 Continuation Form…

If public institutions of higher education in Louisiana do not offer a degree program (undergraduate or graduate) in a desired…

Delivery of Degree Programs Through Distance Learning Technology Philosophy and Principles The Louisiana Board of Regents supports and applauds efforts…

Program Accreditation General Policy on Program Accreditation The Board of Regents recognizes accrediting agencies that it considers as mandatory, recommended,…

Teacher Preparation Education The Board of Regents recognizes as a primary responsibility of Louisiana’s higher education system the preparation of…

Welcome The Strategic Planning and Student Success Division is responsible for coordinating and updating the Board of Regents’ (BoR) Master…