23 NCAC 02E .0604. INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENTS

(a)  Level One Instructional Service Agreement.

(1)           A college may offer curriculum or continuing education courses in an area assigned to another college by providing a written, level one instructional service agreement under the following conditions:

(A)          Resources are solely provided by the college requesting permission to enter into another college's service area; and

(B)          The requesting college does not share the FTE with the other college(s).

(2)           The level one instructional service agreement shall:

(A)          Be approved by each local board of trustees unless the board has delegated authority to the president to enter into level one instructional service agreements:

(B)          Be signed by the presidents of each participating college;

(C)          Specify the course(s) or program(s) to be delivered into the other college's service area;

(D)          Specify the plan for delivery of the instruction;

(E)           Specify the conditions and time frame for termination of the agreement; and

(F)           Be maintained on file at all colleges involved for audit purposes.

(b)  Level Two Instructional Service Agreement.

(1)           Two or more colleges may jointly offer curriculum courses or continuing education courses by providing a written, level two instructional service agreement under the following conditions:

(A)          Resources are shared between the participating colleges;

(B)          FTE may be shared between the participating colleges;

(C)          One or more of the participating colleges is approved to offer the curriculum course(s) in an approved program of study or offer a continuing education course approved by the State Board of Community Colleges; and

(D)          A curriculum certificate, diploma or degree is not awarded.

(2)           The level two instructional service agreement shall:

(A)          Be approved by each local board of trustees unless the board has delegated authority to the president to enter into level two instructional service agreements;

(B)          Be signed by the president of each participating college;

(C)          Specify the course(s) to be delivered to the other college's service area;

(D)          Specify the plan for delivery of the instruction;

(E)           Specify the proration of resources and FTE allocated for each college;

(F)           Specify the conditions and time frame for termination of the agreement;

(G)          Be filed with the System Office President prior to implementation of the course(s); and

(H)          Be maintained on file at all colleges involved for audit purposes.

(c)  Level Three Instructional Service Agreement.

(1)           Two or more colleges may jointly offer a curriculum program by providing a written, level three instructional service agreement under the following conditions:

(A)          Resources are shared between the participating colleges;

(B)          FTE may be shared between the participating colleges;

(C)          One or more of the colleges participating is approved by the State Board of Community Colleges to offer the curriculum program; and

(D)          A curriculum certificate, diploma or associate degree is awarded.

(2)           The level three instructional service agreement shall:

(A)          Be approved by each participating board of trustees;

(B)          Be signed by the board of trustees chair of each participating college;

(C)          Be signed by the president of each participating college;

(D)          Specify the program to be shared;

(E)           Specify the plan for delivery of the program;

(F)           Specify the proration of resources and/or FTE allocated for each college;

(G)          Specify the conditions and time frame for termination of the agreement;

(H)          Certify that appropriate and adequate resources are available between participating colleges.  Where feasible, joint utilization of physical facilities, equipment, materials, and instructional faculty shall be considered;

(I)            Certify that the curriculum program meets the standards of the appropriate accrediting agency or licensing authority;

(J)            Specify which college will grant the award;

(K)          Specify that only the college providing the instruction will record the letter grade on the student transcript;

(L)           Be approved by the System Office President prior to implementation of the program; and

(M)         Be maintained on file at each participating college for audit purposes.

(3)           Notification of termination of a level three agreement shall be sent to the System Office President by the college which grants the award, prior to the effective termination date.

(d)  The delivery of curriculum courses, continuing education courses or programs delivered into another college’s service area via non-traditional delivery as defined in Rule 23 NCAC 02D .0323(e)(1) does not require an instructional service agreement.

(e)  A college may not delegate curriculum program approval to another college.  Program approval is granted by the State Board of Community Colleges using criteria set forth in Rule 23 NCAC 02E .0201.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 115D‑5; S.L. 1993, 2nd session, c. 769, p. 18, s. 18; S.L. 1995, c. 625;

Temporary Adoption Eff. October 31, 1994, for a period of 180 days or until the permanent rule becomes effective, whichever is sooner;

Eff. May 1, 1995;

Temporary Amendment Eff. June 1, 1997;

Amended Eff. August 1, 2004; July 1, 1998.