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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><b><span style="color:#006600">Joyce D. Hammer, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="color:#002060">Director of Transfer Education<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="color:#002060">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="color:#002060">Olympia, WA 98504-2495<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Paul T Francis [mailto:PFrancis@cop.wsu.edu] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 15, 2017 6:25 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Anne Cubilié <cubiliea@cwu.edu>; Bernadette M. E. Jungblut (bernadette.jungblut@cwu.edu) <bernadette.jungblut@cwu.edu>; Bethany Staelens <bstaelens@extn.washington.edu>; Cody Eccles <ceccles@cop.wsu.edu>; Craig Parks <parkscd@wsu.edu>; Darshan Robertson
<DRobertson@cop.wsu.edu>; Earl Gibbons <earl.gibbons@wwu.edu>; Gary McKinney <Gary.McKinney@wwu.edu>; Gerald Baldasty <Baldasty@uw.edu>; Jerry Pangilinan <jlpang@u.washington.edu>; Joyce Hammer <jhammer@sbctc.edu>; Julie Garver <JGarver@cop.wsu.edu>; Julie
Slone (SloneJ@evergreen.edu) <SloneJ@evergreen.edu>; Laurance (Larry) Geri <geril@evergreen.edu>; Leslie Swannack <leslie.swannack@ewu.edu>; Linda Hoff <hoffl@cwu.edu>; Linda Schactler <schactler@cwu.edu>; Mark Baldwin <mbaldwin@ewu.edu>; Mary Wack (mwack@wsu.edu)
<mwack@wsu.edu>; Paul T Francis <PFrancis@cop.wsu.edu>; Philip (Phil) Reid <pjreid@uw.edu>; Rebecca Aanerud <raan@uw.edu>; Robert Corbett <rcorbett@u.washington.edu>; Rovy Branon <rbranon@uw.edu>; Steven Vanderstaay <steven.vanderstaay@wwu.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: 09/15/17-Request for Authorization<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> WSAC DL Degree Authorization [<a href="mailto:DegreeAuthorization@WSAC.WA.GOV">mailto:DegreeAuthorization@WSAC.WA.GOV</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 15, 2017 4:09 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:WSAC-DEGREEAUTHORIZATION@LISTSERV.WA.GOV">WSAC-DEGREEAUTHORIZATION@LISTSERV.WA.GOV</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> 09/15/17-Request for Authorization<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">To all interested parties:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The Washington Student Achievement Council has undertaken a review of the following request: Northeastern University has requested authorization to offer two additional degree programs in Washington State.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The programs to be offered are: Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology and Master of Science in Security and Resilience Studies. For further information on this review, please link to:
<a href="http://www.wsac.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2017.09.15.NortheasternUniv.BS-B%26MS-SRS.pdf">
<span style="color:windowtext">http://www.wsac.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2017.09.15.NortheasternUniv.BS-B%26MS-SRS.pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Any individuals with knowledge that may indicate the institution and/or programs do not meet the authorization requirements of WAC 250-61 are requested to submit comments to:
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:DegreeAuthorization@wsac.wa.gov"><span style="color:black">DegreeAuthorization@wsac.wa.gov</span></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Sincerely,</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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