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Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
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TITLE 19. EDUCATION |
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PART 1. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD |
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CHAPTER 4. RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS |
| SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
| § 4.1. Purpose |
| § 4.2. Authority |
| § 4.3. Definitions |
| § 4.4. Student Absences on Religious Holy Days |
| § 4.5. Common Calendar |
| § 4.6. Minimum Length of Courses and Limitation on the Amount of Credit that a Student May Earn in a Given Time Period |
| § 4.7. Student Transcripts |
| § 4.8. Excused Absence for a Person Called to Required Military Service |
| § 4.9. Limitations on the Number of Courses that May be Dropped Under Certain Circumstances by Undergraduate Students |
| § 4.10. Common Admission Application Forms |
| § 4.11. Tracking Participation of Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) |
| SUBCHAPTER B. TRANSFER OF CREDIT, CORE CURRICULUM AND FIELD OF STUDY CURRICULA |
| § 4.21. Purpose |
| § 4.22. Authority |
| § 4.23. Definitions |
| § 4.24. General Provisions |
| § 4.25. Requirements and Limitations |
| § 4.26. Penalty for Noncompliance with Transfer Rules |
| § 4.27. Resolution of Transfer Disputes for Lower-Division Courses |
| § 4.28. Core Curriculum |
| § 4.29. Core Curricula Larger than 42 Semester Credit Hours |
| § 4.30. Institutional Assessment and Reporting |
| § 4.31. Implementation and Revision of Core Curricula |
| § 4.32. Field of Study Curriculum |
| § 4.33. Approval of Field of Study Curricula |
| § 4.34. Revision of Approved Field of Study Curricula |
| § 4.35. Petition for Alternative Discipline Foundation Courses |
| § 4.36. Evaluation of Field of Study Curricula |
| § 4.37. Texas Common Course Numbering System |
| § 4.38. Undergraduate Academic Certificate |
| SUBCHAPTER C. TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE |
| § 4.51. Purpose |
| § 4.52. Authority |
| § 4.53. Definitions |
| § 4.54. Exemptions, Exceptions, and Waivers |
| § 4.55. Assessment and Placement |
| § 4.56. Assessment Instrument |
| § 4.57. College Ready Standards |
| § 4.58. Advisement and Plan for Academic Success |
| § 4.59. Determination of Readiness to Perform Entry-Level Freshman Coursework |
| § 4.60. Evaluation and Reporting |
| § 4.61. Limited Waiver of Rules |
| § 4.62. Required Components of Developmental Education Programs |
| § 4.63. Privacy of Student Information |
| SUBCHAPTER D. DUAL CREDIT PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND TEXAS PUBLIC COLLEGES |
| § 4.81. Purpose |
| § 4.82. Authority |
| § 4.83. Definitions |
| § 4.84. Institutional Agreements |
| § 4.85. Dual Credit Requirements |
| § 4.86. Optional Dual Credit or Dual Enrollment Program: College Connect Courses |
| SUBCHAPTER E. LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR UNDERGRADUATE COURSES |
| § 4.101. Purpose |
| § 4.102. Authority |
| § 4.103. Definitions |
| § 4.104. Measurable Learning Outcomes for Undergraduate Courses |
| SUBCHAPTER F. TEXAS STATE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR |
| § 4.131. Purpose, Scope, and Authority |
| § 4.132. Eligible Students |
| § 4.133. Awards |
| § 4.134. Organizations and Operations |
| § 4.135. Dissemination of Information and Rules |
| SUBCHAPTER G. EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS |
| § 4.151. Purpose |
| § 4.152. Authority |
| § 4.153. Definitions |
| § 4.155. Student Eligibility |
| § 4.156. Faculty Selection, Supervision, and Evaluation |
| § 4.157. Course Curriculum, Instruction, and Grading |
| § 4.158. Transcripting of Credit |
| § 4.160. Funding |
| SUBCHAPTER H. P-16 COLLEGE READINESS AND SUCCESS |
| § 4.171. Purpose |
| § 4.172. Authority |
| § 4.173. Definitions |
| § 4.174. P-16 College Readiness and Success Strategic Action Plan |
| § 4.175. Composition and Duties of Statewide Discipline-Based College Readiness Vertical Teams |
| § 4.176. Appointment of Higher Education Faculty to the Statewide Discipline-Based College Readiness Vertical Teams |
| § 4.177. Criteria for Student Participation and Institutional and Public School Eligibility for Implementing Programs to Enhance Student Success |
| SUBCHAPTER I. NURSING EDUCATION PERFORMANCE INITIATIVE |
| § 4.181. Purpose and Authority |
| § 4.182. Definitions |
| § 4.183. Nursing Education Performance Recognition Program |
| SUBCHAPTER J. ACCREDITATION |
| § 4.191. Authority |
| § 4.192. Recognized Accrediting Organizations |
| SUBCHAPTER K. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS AND STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA |
| § 4.201. Purpose |
| § 4.202. Authority |
| § 4.203. Definitions |
| § 4.204. Exemptions/Exceptions |
| § 4.205. Method for Identifying Instructional Material Considered to be Required or Essential for a Student's Success in a Course |
| § 4.206. The Procedures and Standards Relating to Distribution of Electronic Copies of Instructional Material Under this Section |
| SUBCHAPTER L. FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING |
| § 4.208. Purpose |
| § 4.209. Authority |
| § 4.210. Definitions |
| § 4.211. Topics for Financial Literacy Training |
| § 4.212. Implementation |
| SUBCHAPTER M. NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION TEXTBOOKS THROUGH MULTIPLE RETAILERS |
| § 4.215. Authority and Purpose |
| § 4.216. Definitions |
| § 4.217. Notification Requirement |
| § 4.218. Notification Procedures |
| SUBCHAPTER N. PUBLIC ACCESS TO COURSE INFORMATION |
| § 4.225. Purpose |
| § 4.226. Authority |
| § 4.227. Definitions |
| § 4.228. Internet Access to Course Information |
| SUBCHAPTER O. OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES GRANT PROGRAM |
| § 4.230. Purpose |
| § 4.231. Authority |
| § 4.232. Definitions |
| § 4.233. Eligibility |
| § 4.234. Grant Application Procedures |
| § 4.235. Award Amounts |
| § 4.236. Review Criteria |
| § 4.237. Reporting Criteria |
| § 4.238. General Information |
| SUBCHAPTER Q. APPROVAL OF OFF-CAMPUS AND SELF-SUPPORTING COURSES AND PROGRAMS FOR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS |
| § 4.270. Purpose |
| § 4.271. Authority |
| § 4.272. Definitions |
| § 4.273. General Provisions |
| § 4.274. Standards and Criteria for Institutions |
| § 4.275. Standards and Criteria for Off-Campus and Self-Supporting Programs |
| § 4.276. Standards and Criteria for Off-Campus and Self-Supporting Courses |
| § 4.277. Standards and Criteria for Off-Campus and Self-Supporting Courses Faculty |
| § 4.278. Functions of Regional Councils |
| § 4.279. Formula Funding General Provisions |
| SUBCHAPTER R. REVIEW OF LOW-PRODUCING DEGREE PROGRAMS |
| § 4.285. Purpose |
| § 4.286. Authority |
| § 4.287. Definitions |
| § 4.288. Notification of Low-Producing Degree Programs |
| § 4.289. Exemptions |
| § 4.290. Consequences for Non-Exempt Low-Producing Degree Programs |
| SUBCHAPTER S. APPROVAL FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE STATE AUTHORIZATION RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT (SARA) FOR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION |
| § 4.310. Purpose |
| § 4.311. Authority |
| § 4.312. Definitions |
| § 4.313. Eligibility Criteria |
| § 4.314. Admission to SARA |
| § 4.315. Maintaining Eligibility |
| § 4.316. Complaint Resolution |
| § 4.317. Out-of-state SARA Participants |
| SUBCHAPTER T. REQUIRED DEGREE PLANNING |
| § 4.340. Purpose |
| § 4.341. Authority |
| § 4.342. Definitions |
| § 4.343. Degree Plans for a Student Enrolled in an Associate or Bachelor's Degree Program |
| § 4.344. Degree Plans for a Student Enrolled in Dual Credit Courses |
| § 4.345. Responsibilities of Institutions |
| § 4.346. Responsibilities of Students |
| § 4.347. Institutional Compliance |
| SUBCHAPTER U. RECOMMENDED COURSE SEQUENCING; DEVELOPMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL REPORTING |
| § 4.360. Purpose |
| § 4.361. Authority |
| § 4.362. Definitions |
| § 4.363. Recommended Course Sequence Development |
| § 4.364. Recommended Course Sequence: Institutional Reporting |