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Utah Code Title 53B. State System of Higher Education § 53B-16-101. Establishment of institutional roles and general courses of study

Current as of May 05, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

<Section effective until July 1, 2022.  See, also, section 53B-16-101 effective July 1, 2022.>

(1) Except as institutional roles are specifically assigned by the Legislature, the board:

(a) shall establish and define the roles of the various institutions of higher education;  and

(b) shall, within each institution of higher education's primary role, prescribe the general course of study to be offered at the institution of higher education, including for:

(i) research universities, which provide undergraduate, graduate, and research programs and include:

(A) the University of Utah;  and

(B) Utah State University;

(ii) regional universities, which provide career and technical education, undergraduate associate and baccalaureate programs, and select master's degree programs to fill regional demands and include:

(A) Weber State University;

(B) Southern Utah University;

(C) Dixie State University;  and

(D) Utah Valley University;

(iii) comprehensive community colleges, which provide associate programs and include:

(A) Salt Lake Community College;  and

(B) Snow College;  and

(iv) technical colleges and degree-granting institutions that provide technical education, and include:

(A) each technical college;  and

(B) the degree-granting institutions described in Section 53B-2a-201.

(2)(a) Except for the University of Utah, and subject to Subsection (2)(b), each institution of higher education described in Subsections (1)(b)(i) through (iii) has career and technical education included in the institution of higher education's primary role.

(b) The board shall determine the extent to which an institution described in Subsection (2)(a) provides career and technical education within the institution's primary role.

(3) The board shall further clarify each institution of higher education's primary role by clarifying:

(a) the level of program that the institution of higher education generally offers;

(b) broad fields that are within the institution of higher education's mission;  and

(c) any special characteristics of the institution of higher education, such as being a land grant university.

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