Texas Tech'scurriculum Doesn't Meet College-level Competencies

FirefightnRick · December 15, 2007

http://www.star-telegram.com/state_news/story/357872.html

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The Associated Press

LUBBOCK -- Texas Tech University has been placed on probation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, a regional accrediting organization, officials said Wednesday.

Texas Tech was put on probation because it hasn't shown that its curriculum meets college-level competencies, according to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, which issued the probation during an annual meeting Tuesday in New Orleans.

Tech spokeswoman Margaret Lutherer said the school put a program in place last year to make those assessments. She said the probation was issued simply because Tech did not have the results ready in time for the association's meeting.

Lutherer said the school expects to have the results ready by the end of the spring semester.

Commission President Belle Wheelan told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal that she believed that Tech will be in compliance within the year.

"It's going to take a lot of work, but I have faith in them," she said.

Tech is accredited by more than 25 agencies in a variety of academic programs.

A loss of accreditation could prevent a school from participating in federal financial-aid programs.

FirefightnRick · December 15, 2007

When y'all find out what a "scurriculum" is let me know.

RIck

UNTflyer · December 15, 2007

How embarassing.

3XNTGRAD · December 19, 2007

UNT and Texas Tech compete for a lot of the same students, so we should keep this prominently displayed on the board (might make their choice a little easier since UNT was recently FULLY REACCREDITED by the same accrediting body)!

KRAM1 · December 19, 2007

Pretty funny, isn't it...But, it all stems from a report/documention that was not submitted in time by the University or someone at the University. If I was the TT President, I might have someone's head or another part of their anatomy on a plate! VERY EMBARRASING, but let's not take this too far...one agency put them on probation, yes, a big dog agency, but it was not because they had a poor course of study...it's because, as I understand it, they missed a deadline for paperwork.

However, I agree that UNT competes for some of the same students and UNT needs to make "hay while the sun shines" out of this touting it's full status! Let's see if UNT even notices!