SECTION 13.102. Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

(1) Degree Plan--Academic program of courses and their related hours culminating in a degree or certificate, including minors, double majors, and completion of any other special program in which the student is also enrolled, such as a program with a study abroad component.

(2) Excess Hours--Hours attempted by a student that are in excess of the limits and therefore ineligible for formula funding as described in §13.103 of this title (relating to Limitation on Formula Funding for Excess Hours).

(3) Hours--Semester credit hours.

(4) International Study Abroad Student--A student who is a citizen or permanent resident of a nation other than the United States who resides in the nation of which he or she is a citizen or permanent resident and who is in the United States and enrolled at a Texas public institution of higher education for a limited time as part of an exchange program or other study abroad program and who is not seeking a certificate or degree from a Texas Public institution of higher education.

(5) Non-Course-Based Developmental Education Interventions (also known as Non-Semester-Length Interventions and also referred to as interventions)--Interventions that use learning approaches designed to address a student's identified weaknesses and effectively and efficiently prepare the student for college-level work. These interventions must be overseen by an instructor of record, must not fit traditional course frameworks, and cannot include advising or learning support activities already connected to a traditional course; interventions may include, but are not limited to, tutoring, supplemental instruction, or labs.

(6) Remedial and Developmental Courses--Courses designed to correct academic deficiencies and bring students' skills to an appropriate level for entry into college. The term includes English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) courses in which a student is placed as a result of failing the reading or writing portion of a test required by §4.56 of this title (relating to Assessment Instruments).

(7) Repeated Hours for Attempted Course--Hours for a course that is the same or substantially similar to a course that the student previously attempted for two or more times at the same institution. Previously attempted courses from which the student withdraws before the official census date shall not count as an attempted course.

(8) Repeated Hours for Completed Course--Hours for a course in which a student enrolls for two or more times that is the same as or substantially similar to a course that the student previously completed and received a grade of A, B, C, D, F, or Pass/Fail at the same institution.

(9) Student--For the purposes of this subchapter students are defined as undergraduate students.

(10) Workforce Education Courses--Courses offered by two-year institutions for the primary purpose of preparing students to enter the workforce that are included in the Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) or a college's technical local need course inventory. The term includes both technical courses and continuing education courses.

Source Note: The provisions of this §13.102 adopted to be effective November 22, 2005, 30 TexReg 7730; amended to be effective May 26, 2010, 35 TexReg 4153; amended to be effective February 26, 2013, 38 TexReg 1161; amended to be effective August 15, 2013, 38 TexReg 5074; amended to be effective November 29, 2017, 42 TexReg 6624; amended to be effective May 18, 2023, 48 TexReg 2496; amended to be effective February 15, 2024, 49 TexReg 668