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SACS COC SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS

COMMISSION ON COLLEGES

October 17,2013

Dr. Flavius C. Killebrew President and Chief Executive Officer Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi 6300 Ocean Drive #5765 Corpus Christi, TX 78412-5756

Dear Dr. Killebrew:

Thank you for your letter of notification dated August 19, 2013, regarding Texas A&M University — Corpus Christi's intent to participate in a consortium agreement to offer a joint Bachelor of Science (B .S.) in Physics degree program, effective fall 2013.

The seven (7) consortium partners are all SACSCOC accredited public universities in the State of Texas. The signed consortium agreement was included with the letter of notification. Approval by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents was received on January 31, 2013. Approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board was received on July 23, 2013.

Participating institutions and contact information is provided in the following table:

Participating Institutions Contact Information

Midwestern State University 3410 Taft Boulevard Wichita Falls, TX 76308

Dr. Lynn Little, Dean, College of Science and Mathematics Phone: 940.397.4253 lynn.little@mwsu.edu

Prairie View A&M University P.O. Box 519 Prairie View, TX 77446

Dr. Danny Kelley, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Phone: 936.261.3180 Fax: 936.261.3188 drkelley@pvamu.edu

Tarleton State University 1333 W. Washington Street Stephenville, TX 76401

Dr. James Pierce, Dean, College of Science and Technology Phone: 254.968.9781 Fax: 254.968.0549 jrpierce@tarleton.edu

Texas A&M University — Corpus Christi 6300 Ocean Drive Corpus Christi, TX 78412

Dr. Frank Pezold, Dean, College of Science and Engineering Phone: 361.825.5700

1866 Southern Lane • Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 • Telephone 404/679-4500 • Fax 404/679-4558

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Texas A&M University — Kingsville 955 University Boulevard Kingsville, TX 78363

Dr. Abbey Zink, Dean of Arts and Sciences Phone: 361.593.2761 Fax: 361.593.2379 Abbey.Zink@tamulc.edu

Texas Southern University 3100 Cleburne Street Houston, TX 77004

Dr. Lei Yu, Dean, College of Science and Technology Phone: 713.313.7009 Fax: 713.313.1853 yu lx@tsu.edu

West Texas A&M University 2501 4th Avenue Canyon, TX 79016

Dr. Don Topliff, Dean, College of Agriculture, Science and Engineering Phone: 806.651.0000 dtopliff@wtamu.edu

The Commission on Colleges accepts notification and will add this information to the institution's files.

Best regards,

21" Witeledri

Belle S. Wheelan, Ph.D. President

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cc: Dr. Christine M. Shupala, Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs Dr. Nuria M. Cuevas