The new master plan will incorporate the existing Master Plan for Higher Education. Established in 1960 and most recently revised in 1989, California’s Master Plan for Higher Education does the following:

• Designates missions and functions for each of the three public postsecondary systems:




UC	CSU	CC	All three segments
Exclusive jurisdiction over professions and awarding doctorate degrees; primary academic agency for research	Primary system for liberal arts and sciences and teacher education; primary responsibility for meeting older & part-time students’ needs	Primary mission is academic and vocational instruction at the lower-division level; advance state’s economic growth	Charged with providing quality teaching and assurance of the success of underrepresented students



• Sets out access, admission and transfer directives, such as:



UC	CSU	CC	All three segments
Admission selection from the top one-eighth of high school graduates	Admission selection from the top one-third of high school graduates	Access to all students who graduate from high school or are willing and able to benefit from instruction	Established standards to promote transfer; directed more evening, weekend & year-round offerings



• Makes recommendations regarding faculty, instruction, and research, such as:



UC	CSU	CC	All three segments
Teaching and research should have equal weight in determining promotion of faculty	Teaching should have the greatest weight in determining promotion of faculty	(No similar directive)	Tenure policies should be fair and equitable, to assure quality, excellence, and diversity



• Outlines governance, administration and coordination, for example:



UC	CSU	CC	All three segments
Determined regents’ terms and added student and faculty representation to the regents	Organized CSU as a distinct system; created Board of Trustees to govern it	Established separate local community college governing boards for all colleges outside of K-12 system; created Board of Governors to coordinate colleges	Created the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC)



• Addresses student charges and aid, such as, fees cannot discriminate against part-time students.