SECTION 13.103. Limitation on Formula Funding for Excess Hours

(a) An institution shall not submit excess hours to the Board for the purposes of formula funding, unless those hours are exempt under the provisions of §13.104 of this title (relating to Exemptions for Excessive Hours).

(b) For the purpose of determining the number of hours required for a degree plan, each institution shall utilize the degree plan designated by the student as of the official census day of the term.

(1) For a student who was initially enrolled in fall of 2023 and in an associate degree program the excess hours limit is the required semester credit hours for the degree, plus 15;

(2) A student initially enrolled in fall of 2023 but not enrolled in any program is treated as enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program and the excess hours limit is 150;

(3) For an undergraduate resident student initially enrolled in the fall of 2006 or later and in a baccalaureate degree program the excess hours limit is the hours required for the student's degree, plus 30;

(4) For an undergraduate resident student initially enrolled in the fall of 1999 through summer 2006, the excess hours limit is the hours required for the student's degree, plus 45; and

(5) For an undergraduate resident student initially enrolled before fall 1999, there is no excess hours limit.

(c) If a student is enrolled on a temporary basis in a university or health-related institution and is also enrolled in a private or independent institution of higher education or an out-of-state institution of higher education, a Texas institution shall consider the student to be enrolled in a degree program requiring a minimum of 120 hours.

(d) An institution shall not consider any hours for which a student has enrolled as part of a master's or professional degree program without first completing a baccalaureate degree in the calculation of the number of hours required for a baccalaureate degree or the equivalent until the student has completed a minimum of 120 hours required for the baccalaureate degree or equivalent.

Source Note: The provisions of this §13.103 adopted to be effective November 22, 2005, 30 TexReg 7730; amended to be effective May 18, 2023, 48 TexReg 2496