(a) A public junior college proposal for a new baccalaureate degree is subject to the following levels of approval:(1) If the baccalaureate degree will be the institution's first degree at that level, the new degree proposal will be subject to Board Approval under subchapter A, §2.4, of this chapter (relating to Preliminary Planning Process for New Degree Programs).(2) If the baccalaureate degree is not the institution's first degree at that level, the new degree proposal will be subject to the following levels of approval:(A) If the proposed degree contains not greater than 50% new content, then the proposal will be subject to Assistant Commissioner approval under subchapter A, §2.4, of this chapter.(B) If the proposed degree contains greater than 50% new content, then the proposal will be subject to Commissioner Approval under subchapter A, §2.4, of this chapter.(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a pilot institution submitting a proposal for a new baccalaureate degree is subject to Assistant Commissioner Approval under subchapter A, §2.4, of this chapter.