reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 3 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OR INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS REGARDING ELECTRONIC REPORTING OPTION FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES; AMNESTY › Subchapter A - REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN INCIDENTS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT, SEXUAL ASSAULT, DATING VIOLENCE, OR STALKING AT CERTAIN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION; AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES › Section 3.30 - Required Transcript Notation When a Student Is Ineligible to Reenroll Due to Non-academic or Non-financial Reason

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Each postsecondary educational institution as defined by Texas Education Code
				  §
										51.9364 will publish
				  its process for transcript notations. "Ineligible to reenroll" will be defined
				  by the notating postsecondary educational institution.
(b) For students ineligible to reenroll in a
				  postsecondary educational institution for a non-academic or non-financial
				  reason, including, but not limited to disciplinary actions, each postsecondary
				  educational institution must include on the student's transcript a notation
				  stating the student is ineligible to reenroll in the postsecondary educational
				  institution for a non-academic or non-financial reason. The postsecondary
				  educational institution must use language to indicate the student is ineligible
				  to reenroll in the institution, regardless of instructional modality. The
				  postsecondary educational institution is neither required nor prohibited from
				  stating the specific reason for ineligibility.
(c) If a student withdraws from the
				  postsecondary educational institution prior to final resolution of the
				  postsecondary educational institution's published disciplinary process that may
				  result in the student becoming ineligible to reenroll for a non-academic or
				  non-financial reason, the postsecondary educational institution:
(1) may not end the disciplinary process
				  until the postsecondary educational institution makes a final determination of
				  responsibility, including, if applicable, a determination of whether the
				  student will be ineligible to reenroll in the postsecondary educational
				  institution for a non-academic or non-financial reason; and
(2) shall include on the student's transcript
				  the notation required under subsection (b) of this section if, as a result of
				  the disciplinary process, the student is ineligible to reenroll in the
				  postsecondary educational institution for a non-academic or non-financial
				  reason.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4.1 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
This section establishes rules on a variety of topics that
					 apply exclusively to public institutions of higher education.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4.2 - Authority

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Unless otherwise noted in a section, the authority for
					 these provisions is provided by Texas Education Code, §51.9364 and
					 §61.051 which describes the Board's role in the Texas system of higher
					 education.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4.3 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise:
(1) Active
				  military service--Active service in the armed forces of the United States or in
				  the National Guard or the Texas State Guard.
(2) Associate of Science degree and the
				  Associate of Arts degree--Collegiate degrees consisting of lower-division
				  courses designed to prepare students for transfer to a bachelor's degree
				  program.
(3) Associate of Applied
				  Science degree and the Associate of Applied Arts degree--Technical certificates
				  issued to students who complete workforce education curricula of collegiate
				  level.
(4) Associate of Arts in
				  Teaching degree--Board-approved collegiate degree programs consisting of
				  lower-division courses intended for transfer to baccalaureate programs that
				  lead to initial Texas teacher certification.
(5) Bachelor of General Studies degree--A
				  program designed principally for mature students who seek a flexible degree
				  program and who do not desire or may not meet prerequisites of a highly
				  structured traditional degree program, and to permit students to plan, with
				  advisement, an individualized program with access to a wide range of academic
				  disciplines and fields of professional study.
(6) Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences
				  degree--A program designed to provide a path to a bachelor's degree for
				  students who have earned previous collegiate credit through workforce education
				  curricula. The degree program combines general education requirements and a
				  professional component designed to complement the student's technical or
				  vocational competence.
(7)
				  Board--The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(8) Commissioner--The Commissioner of Higher
				  Education.
(9) Common
				  calendar--Dates and information pertaining to the beginning and ending (and
				  lengths) of academic semesters and sessions, applicable to all Texas public
				  universities and community, technical and state colleges.
(10) Consulting or testifying expert
				  witness--Any non-fact witness whose name must be disclosed during litigation as
				  required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
(11) Dropped Course--A course in which an
				  undergraduate student at an institution of higher education has enrolled for
				  credit, but did not complete, under these conditions:
(A) the student was able to drop the course
				  without receiving a grade or incurring an academic penalty;
(B) the student's transcript indicates or
				  will indicate that the student was enrolled in the course past the census date;
				  and
(C) the student is not dropping
				  the course in order to withdraw from the institution.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4.4 - Student Absences on Religious Holy Days

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Under Texas Education Code, §
										51.911, all
				  institutions of higher education shall excuse a student from attending classes
				  or other required activities, including examinations, for the observance of a
				  religious holy day, including travel for that purpose. A student whose absence
				  is excused under this subsection may not be penalized for that absence and
				  shall be allowed to take an examination or complete an assignment from which
				  the student is excused within a reasonable time after the absence.
(b) Each institution of higher education
				  shall develop and include in its official bulletins, catalogs, and other
				  appropriate publications a statement regarding its policies and procedures for
				  all excused absences. Policies and procedures for absences due to religious
				  holy days shall be consistent with (or no more arduous than) the institution's
				  policies and procedures relating to other excused absences.
(c) Texas Education Code, §
										51.911
				  defines a religious holy day. If a student and an instructor disagree about the
				  nature of the absence being for the observance of a religious holy day as
				  defined therein, or if there is similar disagreement about whether the student
				  has been given a reasonable time to complete any missed assignments or
				  examinations, either the student or the instructor may request a ruling from
				  the chief executive officer of the institution or his or her designee. The
				  student and instructor shall abide by the decision of the chief executive
				  officer or his/her designee.
(d)
				  Each institution may exclude from these policies and procedures any student
				  absence for religious holy days which may interfere with patient
				  care.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4.5 - Common Calendar

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  Commissioner shall establish and periodically update a common calendar for
				  Texas public universities and community, technical and state
				  colleges.
(b) The Commissioner may
				  grant waivers to the common calendar to benefit students and/or to improve the
				  efficient operations of the institutions. A public university or community,
				  technical, or state college that begins its fall and spring semesters and its
				  first summer term within 7 days of the date set by the common calendar is in
				  compliance with the common calendar and does not require a waiver.
(c) A semester normally shall include 15
				  weeks for instruction and one week for final examinations or a total of 16
				  weeks instruction and examinations combined. Every fall semester will end
				  before Christmas, but not later than December 23.
(d) The summer session shall be considered an
				  integral part of the college year and maximum use should be made of the summer
				  session. Each of the two summer terms shall include no less than 5 1/2 calendar
				  weeks, including registration, instructions, and final examinations. Colleges
				  may register students for a six semester credit hour load for each 5 1/2-week
				  summer term. Colleges and universities may schedule summer terms longer or
				  shorter than 5 1/2 weeks, but the amount of credit students are allowed to
				  enroll for must be proportional.
(e) Each college and university shall
				  establish its own dates for orientation, registration, holidays, final
				  examinations, and the end of each semester and summer term consistent with
				  subsections (c) and (d) of this section.
(f) The Texas Education Agency shall be
				  notified of the calendar adopted and be encouraged to communicate with the
				  Board about possible further coordination of school and college
				  calendar.
(g) Nothing in this
				  section shall be interpreted to preclude experimentation and innovation by any
				  institution looking toward full utilization of facilities on a year-round
				  basis.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4.6 - Minimum Length of Courses and Limitation on the Amount of Credit that a Student May Earn in a Given Time Period

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Traditionally-delivered three-semester-credit-hour courses should contain 15
				  weeks of instruction (45 contact hours) plus a week for final examinations so
				  that such a course contains 45 to 48 contact hours depending on whether there
				  is a final exam.
(b) Every college
				  course is assumed to involve a significant amount of non-contact hour time for
				  out-of-class student learning and reflection. To ensure the quality of student
				  learning, institutions should not allow students to carry more courses in any
				  term (that is, regular or shortened semester), which would allow them to earn
				  more than one semester credit hour per week over the course of the term. For
				  example, in a five and a half week summer term, students should not generally
				  be allowed to enroll for more than six semester credit hours.
(c) Institutions should have a formal written
				  policy for addressing any exceptions to subsection (b) of this
				  section.
(d) Courses delivered in
				  shortened semesters are expected to have the same number of contact hours and
				  the same requirement for out-of-class learning as courses taught in a normal
				  semester.
(e) Institutions may
				  offer a course in a non-traditional way (for example, over the internet, or
				  through a shortened, intensive format) that does not meet these contact hour
				  requirements, if the course has been reviewed and approved through a formal,
				  institutional faculty review process that evaluates the course and its learning
				  outcomes and determines that the course does, in fact, have equivalent learning
				  outcomes to an equivalent, traditionally delivered course.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4.7 - Student Transcripts

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Student
				  transcripts shall contain a record of each state funded course attempted by a
				  student at the transcripting institution after January 1, 1998. This includes
				  all courses for which the student was enrolled as of the official census date
				  each term, including developmental education courses, courses that were not
				  completed, courses that were dropped, and courses that were repeated.
(b) The student transcript or an addendum to
				  the transcript certified by the appropriate institutional official shall
				  contain a record of the student's status in regard to the Texas Success
				  Initiative (TSI). The document should include the status for each section of a
				  test taken for TSI purposes (reading, mathematics, writing) with information as
				  to how the student met the TSI requirement. The information provided should
				  enable receiving institutions to use the transcript or the addendum as a single
				  source of information to determine the student's TSI status.
(c) Student transcripts created after
				  September 1, 2000 should be maintained by the institutions in a format suitable
				  for electronic interchange. The format of transcripts shall be the format that
				  is used to store the most transcripts by Texas institutions of higher education
				  as of September 1, 1998 or another format adopted by a majority of the members
				  of the Texas Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions
				  Officers.
(d) Student transcripts
				  or an addendum to the transcript certified by the appropriate institutional
				  official shall identify all courses completed in satisfaction of the core
				  curriculum as specified in §4.28(h) of this title (relating to Transfer of
				  Credit, Core Curriculum and Field of Study Curricula).
(e) Transcript notations are required for
				  students ineligible to reenroll for a reason other than academic or financial
				  as specified in Chapter 3, Subchapter B, Rule §3.16.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4.8 - Excused Absence for a Person Called to Required Military Service

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Upon notice from a student required to
				  participate in required military service, an institution shall excuse a student
				  from attending classes or engaging in other required activities, including
				  examinations.
(b) A student shall
				  not be penalized for an absence which is excused under this subsection and
				  shall be allowed to complete an assignment or take an examination from which
				  the student is excused within a reasonable time after the absence.
(c) Each institution shall adopt a policy
				  under this subsection which includes:
(1) the
				  retention of a student's course work completed during the portion of the course
				  prior to the student being called to required military service;
(2) the course syllabus or other
				  instructional plan, so that the student will be able to complete the course
				  without prejudice and under the same course requirements that were in effect
				  when the student enrolled in the course;
(3) a definition of a reasonable time after
				  the absence for the completion of assignments and examinations;
(4) procedures for failure of a student to
				  satisfactorily complete the assignment or examination within a reasonable time
				  after the absence; and
(5) an
				  institutional dispute resolution process regarding the policy.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4.10 - Common Admission Application Forms

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Definitions.
				  The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the
				  following meanings:
(1) Apply Texas Advisory
				  Committee--An advisory committee composed of representatives of general
				  academic teaching institutions, community college districts, public state
				  colleges, and public technical institutes, authorized by Texas Education Code,
				  §
											51.762 and established
				  in accordance with Board rules, Chapter 1, Subchapter G, §§
											1.128-
				  1.134 of this title (relating to
				  Apply Texas Advisory Committee), to provide the Texas Higher Education
				  Coordinating Board assistance in developing and implementing admissions
				  application forms and procedures.
(2) Apply Texas System--The state's system
				  for applying for admission to Texas public institutions of higher education.
				  The System includes an access portal for completing common application forms;
				  help desks to provide users assistance; and a portal through which Texas high
				  school counselors access status data regarding student progress in applying for
				  admission to and financial aid for college.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4.11 - Tracking Participation of Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) For the purpose
				  of this rule, Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) will be defined
				  as a neurodevelopmental disorder that must meet the following criteria:
(1) Deficits in intellectual functions, such
				  as reasoning, problem solving, planning, abstract thinking, judgement, academic
				  learning, and learning from experience.
(2) Deficits in adaptive functioning that
				  result in failure to meet developmental and sociocultural standards for
				  personal independence and social responsibility. Without ongoing support, the
				  adaptive deficits limit functioning in one or more activities of daily life,
				  such a communication, social participation, and independent living, across
				  multiple environments, such as home, school, work and community.
(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection
				  may occur after the developmental period (such as in the case of a traumatic
				  brain injury).
(4) Students with
				  IDD may include those diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter B - TRANSFER OF CREDIT, CORE CURRICULUM AND FIELD OF STUDY CURRICULA › Section 4.21 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to provide for the
					 development and implementation of policies that encourage the free and
					 appropriate transferability of lower division course credit among institutions
					 of higher education, and especially to provide for the smooth transfer of lower
					 division credit through core curricula, field of study curricula, and a
					 procedure for the resolution of transfer disputes.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter B - TRANSFER OF CREDIT, CORE CURRICULUM AND FIELD OF STUDY CURRICULA › Section 4.22 - Authority

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Board is authorized to adopt rules and establish
					 policies and procedures for the development, adoption, implementation, funding,
					 and evaluation of Core Curricula, Field of Study Curricula, and a transfer
					 dispute resolution process under Texas Education Code §§
										61.059,
					 61.0593,
					 61.821,
					 61.823
					 -
					 61.828.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter B - TRANSFER OF CREDIT, CORE CURRICULUM AND FIELD OF STUDY CURRICULA › Section 4.23 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise.
(1) Board--The
				  Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(2) Commissioner--The Commissioner of Higher
				  Education.
(3) Core Curriculum or
				  Texas Core Curriculum--the curriculum in the liberal arts, humanities,
				  sciences, and political, social, and cultural history that all undergraduates
				  of an institution of higher education are required to complete before receiving
				  an academic undergraduate degree. Core curriculum provisions apply to all
				  institutions of higher education that offer academic undergraduate degree
				  programs.
(4) Directed Electives--a
				  set of courses within a major course of study, consisting of at least six
				  semester credit hours, specific to each general academic teaching institution
				  and prescribed by the faculty of each general academic teaching institution.
				  Directed Electives form part of the Field of Study Curriculum.
(5) Discipline Foundation Courses (DFC)--a
				  set of courses within a major course of study, consisting of up to twelve (12)
				  semester credit hours. The Discipline Foundation Courses form part of the Field
				  of Study Curriculum.
(6)
				  Discipline-Specific Subcommittee--a subcommittee established under Title 19,
				  Chapter 1, Subchapter V, §1.242 and §1.243. Each subcommittee is
				  comprised of faculty from general academic teaching institutions and public
				  junior colleges in a single discipline.
(7) Field of Study Curriculum--Field of Study
				  Curriculum--a set of courses that will satisfy lower-division requirements for
				  an academic major at a general academic teaching institution. The Field of
				  Study Curriculum has three components:
(a)
				  selected discipline-relevant Texas Core Curriculum courses,
(b) the Discipline Foundation Courses, and
(c) the Directed
				  Electives.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter B - TRANSFER OF CREDIT, CORE CURRICULUM AND FIELD OF STUDY CURRICULA › Section 4.24 - General Provisions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) All
				  successfully completed lower-division academic courses that are identified by
				  the Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS) and published in the
				  Lower-Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) shall be fully transferable
				  among public institutions and shall be substituted for the equivalent course at
				  the receiving institution. Except in the case of courses belonging to a
				  Board-approved Field of Study Curriculum (FOSC), applicability of transferred
				  courses to requirements for specific degree programs is determined by the
				  receiving institution.
(b) Nothing
				  in this subchapter restricts the authority of an institution of higher
				  education to adopt its own admission standards in compliance with this
				  subchapter or its own grading policies so long as it treats transfer students
				  and native students in the same manner.
(c) Institutional policies regarding
				  acceptance of credit for correspondence courses, credit-by-examination, and
				  other credit-earning instruments must be consistent with Southern Association
				  of Colleges and Schools' guidelines and must treat transfer students and native
				  students in the same manner.
(d)
				  This subchapter applies specifically to academic courses and degree programs
				  and does not apply to technical courses or technical degree programs.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter B - TRANSFER OF CREDIT, CORE CURRICULUM AND FIELD OF STUDY CURRICULA › Section 4.25 - Requirements and Limitations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Each institution of higher education shall identify in its undergraduate
				  catalog each lower-division course that is substantially equivalent to an
				  academic course listed in the current edition of the Lower Division Academic
				  Course Guide Manual.
(b) Each
				  institution of higher education that offers lower-division courses must offer
				  at least 45 semester credit hours of academic courses that are substantially
				  equivalent to courses listed in the Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual
				  including those that fulfill the lower-division portion of the institution's
				  core curriculum.
(c) All
				  institutions of higher education must accept transfer of credit for
				  successfully completed courses identified in subsections (a) and (b) of this
				  section as applicable to an associate or baccalaureate degree in the same
				  manner as credit awarded to non-transfer students in that degree
				  program.
(d) Each institution must
				  accept the same number of lower-division semester credit hours from transfer
				  students as required for non-transfer students in the same baccalaureate
				  program; however,
(1) An institution is not
				  required to accept in transfer more semester credit hours in the major area of
				  a degree program than the number set out in any applicable Board-approved Field
				  of Study Curriculum for that program.
(2) In any degree program for which there is
				  no Board-approved Field of Study Curriculum, an institution is not required to
				  accept in transfer more lower-division course credit in the major applicable to
				  a baccalaureate degree than the institution allows their non-transfer students
				  in that major.
(3) An institution
				  of higher education is not required to transfer credit in courses in which the
				  student earned a "D" in the student's Field of Study Curriculum courses, Core
				  Curriculum courses, or major.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter B - TRANSFER OF CREDIT, CORE CURRICULUM AND FIELD OF STUDY CURRICULA › Section 4.26 - Penalty for Noncompliance with Transfer Rules

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
If it is determined by the Board that an institution
					 inappropriately or unnecessarily required a student to retake a course that is
					 substantially equivalent to a course already taken at another institution, in
					 violation of the provisions of §
										4.25
					 of this title (relating to Requirements and Limitations), formula funding for
					 credit hours in the repeated course will be deducted from the institution's
					 appropriation.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter B - TRANSFER OF CREDIT, CORE CURRICULUM AND FIELD OF STUDY CURRICULA › Section 4.27 - Resolution of Transfer Disputes for Lower-Division Courses

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Institutions of higher education shall
				  apply the following procedures in the resolution of credit transfer disputes
				  involving lower-division courses:
(1) If an
				  institution of higher education does not accept course credit earned by a
				  student at another institution of higher education, the receiving institution
				  shall give written notice to the student and to the sending institution that it
				  intends to deny the transfer of the course credit and shall include in that
				  notice the reasons for the denial. The receiving institution must attach the
				  procedures for resolution of transfer disputes for lower-division courses as
				  outlined in this section to notice. The notice and procedure must include:
(A) clear instructions for appealing the
				  decision to the Commissioner; and
(B) the name and contact information for the
				  designated official at the receiving institution who is authorized to resolve
				  the credit transfer dispute.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter B - TRANSFER OF CREDIT, CORE CURRICULUM AND FIELD OF STUDY CURRICULA › Section 4.28 - Core Curriculum

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) General.
(1) In accordance with Texas Education Code,
				  §§
											61.821 -
				  61.832,
				  each institution of higher education that offers an undergraduate academic
				  degree program shall design and implement a core curriculum, including specific
				  courses composing the curriculum, of no less than 42 lower-division semester
				  credit hours.
(2) No upper-division
				  course shall be approved to fulfill a foundational component area requirement
				  in the core curriculum if it is substantially comparable in content or depth of
				  study to a lower-division course listed in the Lower-Division Academic Course
				  Guide Manual.
(3) Medical or dental
				  units that admit undergraduate transfer students should encourage those
				  students to complete their core curriculum requirement at a general academic
				  teaching institution or public junior college.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter B - TRANSFER OF CREDIT, CORE CURRICULUM AND FIELD OF STUDY CURRICULA › Section 4.29 - Core Curricula Larger than 42 Semester Credit Hours

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
No institution may adopt a core curriculum of more than 42
					 semester credit hours.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter B - TRANSFER OF CREDIT, CORE CURRICULUM AND FIELD OF STUDY CURRICULA › Section 4.30 - Institutional Assessment and Reporting

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Each public institution of higher education shall evaluate
					 its core curriculum through the assessment of the core objectives on an ongoing
					 basis, reporting the results of the assessment to the Board every ten years on
					 the schedule that accords with the institution's accreditation reaffirmation
					 self-study report to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools or its
					 successor. The evaluation and report must include:
(1) a description of the assessment process
				  for each of the six core objectives;
(2) an explanation of measures, methodology,
				  frequency and the timeline of assessment activities;
(3) the criteria and/or targets used to
				  benchmark the attainment of the six core objectives;
(4) the results of the assessment, including
				  evidence of the level of attainment targeted and achieved for each of the six
				  core objectives;
(5) an analysis of
				  the results, including an interpretation of assessment information;
				  and
(6) any actions planned,
				  including how the results and analysis of the assessment process will be used
				  to improve student learning and achievement.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter B - TRANSFER OF CREDIT, CORE CURRICULUM AND FIELD OF STUDY CURRICULA › Section 4.31 - Implementation and Revision of Core Curricula

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
In offering its Board-approved core curriculum, an
					 institution of higher education must list only those courses that have been
					 approved by the Board as compliant with the Texas Core Curriculum.
(1) Implementation and initial approval of
				  core curricula.
(A) Each public institution
				  of higher education must submit its proposed core curriculum to the Board for
				  staff review and approval by November 30, 2013.
(B) An institution shall follow the
				  procedures posted on the Board's website regarding the implementation and
				  approval of the initial core curricula.
(C) The institution will receive a letter
				  from Board staff giving notice of approval of the initial core curriculum
				  and/or indicating any courses that do not meet provisions of the core
				  curriculum.
(D) Upon receiving an
				  approval letter from Board staff, the institution will document the approved
				  core curriculum in institutional publications.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter B - TRANSFER OF CREDIT, CORE CURRICULUM AND FIELD OF STUDY CURRICULA › Section 4.32 - Field of Study Curriculum

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In accordance
				  with Texas Education Code, §
										61.823, the Board is
				  authorized to approve Field of Study Curricula for certain fields of
				  study/academic disciplines. The Board delegates to the Commissioner development
				  of Field of Study Curricula with the assistance of the Texas Transfer Advisory
				  Committee, as defined by Title 19, Subchapter V, Chapter 1. The Texas Transfer
				  Advisory Committee is responsible for convening Discipline-Specific
				  Subcommittees. Discipline-Specific Subcommittees shall provide subject-matter
				  expertise to the Texas Transfer Advisory Committee in developing Field of Study
				  Curricula in specific disciplines.
(b) A complete Field of Study Curriculum will
				  consist of the following components:
(1)
				  Selected Texas Core Curriculum courses.
(A)
				  Selected Texas Core Curriculum courses relevant to the discipline may be
				  included in the Field of Study Curriculum for that discipline.
(B) Discipline-Specific Subcommittees are
				  responsible for identifying discipline-relevant courses from a list of all
				  Texas Core Curriculum courses provided by the Board that may be used to satisfy
				  core curriculum requirements. Each Discipline-Specific Subcommittee shall
				  recommend identified Texas Core Curriculum courses to the Texas Transfer
				  Advisory Committee.
(C) The Texas
				  Transfer Advisory Committee shall recommend the Texas Core Curriculum courses
				  selected for inclusion in a Field of Study Curriculum to the Commissioner who
				  may approve or deny the inclusion of the recommended Texas Core Curriculum
				  courses in the Field of Study Curriculum.
(D) Each institution of higher education must
				  publish on its public website in manner easily accessed by students the Texas
				  Core Curriculum courses selected for inclusion in a Field of Study Curriculum
				  with the cross-listed TCCNS course number.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter B - TRANSFER OF CREDIT, CORE CURRICULUM AND FIELD OF STUDY CURRICULA › Section 4.33 - Approval of Field of Study Curricula

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In accordance with Title 19, Chapter 1,
				  Subchapter V, §1.239, the Texas Transfer Advisory Committee shall review
				  relevant data, coordinate a schedule of discipline-specific course reviews, and
				  recommend Field of Study Curricula to the Commissioner and Board. In creating
				  the schedule for development of Field of Study Curricula, the Texas Transfer
				  Advisory Committee shall prioritize the factors set out in Chapter 1,
				  Subchapter V, §1.239(a)(4).
(b) At the direction of the Texas Transfer
				  Advisory Committee and in accordance with Title 19, Subchapter V, Chapter 1
				  §1.242, a Discipline-Specific Subcommittee shall review institutions'
				  current program requirements and data about transfer students' course-taking
				  and success in that discipline and recommend to the Texas Transfer Advisory
				  Committee courses required in the Field of Study Curriculum for that
				  major.
(c) The Texas Transfer
				  Advisory Committee may consider for recommendation to the Commissioner Field of
				  Study Curricula recommended by Discipline-Specific Subcommittees and any
				  request by an institution for alternative Discipline Foundation Courses as
				  described in §4.34(d) - (k).
(d) The Texas Transfer Advisory Committee's
				  approval of a Field of Study Curriculum requires approval by a supermajority
				  vote of two-thirds of the general academic teaching institution representatives
				  who are present and voting and two-thirds of the public junior college
				  representatives who are present and voting.
(1) If the Texas Transfer Advisory Committee
				  fails to approve a Field of Study Curriculum, the Texas Transfer Advisory
				  Committee may vote by a simple majority of all members present and voting to
				  request that a Discipline Specific Subcommittee reconvene in an attempt to
				  address and concerns identified by the Texas Transfer Advisory
				  Committee.
(2) Upon final
				  recommendation of the Discipline-Specific Subcommittee, the Texas Transfer
				  Advisory Committee may reconsider a vote to recommend to the Commissioner
				  approval of a Field of Study Curriculum.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter B - TRANSFER OF CREDIT, CORE CURRICULUM AND FIELD OF STUDY CURRICULA › Section 4.34 - Revision of Approved Field of Study Curricula

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The Commissioner may modify or revise a
				  Field of Study Curriculum when a need for such a revision is
				  identified.
(b) Any Chief Academic
				  Officer of an institution that offers a corresponding major or track may
				  request a modification or revision to an approved Field of Study Curriculum.
				  The Texas Transfer Advisory Committee shall evaluate institutions' proposed
				  modifications or revisions to Field of Study Curricula and may refer the
				  proposed revisions to Discipline-Specific Subcommittees prior to making a final
				  recommendation to the Commissioner.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter B - TRANSFER OF CREDIT, CORE CURRICULUM AND FIELD OF STUDY CURRICULA › Section 4.35 - Petition for Alternative Discipline Foundation Courses

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An institution may request the
				  Commissioner to approve alternative Discipline Foundation Courses based upon
				  the following criteria:
(1) The institution
				  demonstrates that approved Discipline Foundation Courses significantly vary
				  from the institution's lower-division curriculum for a given major;
				  or
(2) The institution demonstrates
				  based on evidence that students completing approved Discipline Foundation
				  Courses are not successful in the institution's upper-division
				  curriculum.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter B - TRANSFER OF CREDIT, CORE CURRICULUM AND FIELD OF STUDY CURRICULA › Section 4.36 - Evaluation of Field of Study Curricula

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Every five years, following the same
				  timetable as the regular accreditation reports sent to the Southern Association
				  of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges or its successor, each public
				  institution of higher education shall review and evaluate its policies and
				  practices regarding the acceptance and application of credit earned as part of
				  a Board-approved Field of Study Curriculum, and report the results of that
				  evaluation to the Board. The evaluation should include:
(1) the extent to which the institution's
				  compliance with the acceptance of transfer credit through Field of Study
				  Curricula is being achieved;
(2)
				  the extent to which the institution's application to the appropriate degree
				  program of credit earned as part of a Board-approved Field of Study Curriculum
				  facilitates academic success; and
(3) the effectiveness of Field of Study
				  Curricula in the retention and graduation of transfer students in those degree
				  programs that have Board-approved Field of Study Curricula.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter B - TRANSFER OF CREDIT, CORE CURRICULUM AND FIELD OF STUDY CURRICULA › Section 4.37 - Texas Common Course Numbering System

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each institution shall include the
				  applicable course numbers from the Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS)
				  in its printed and electronic catalogs, course listings, and any other
				  appropriate informational resources, and in the application of the provisions
				  of this subchapter. Institutions that do not use the TCCNS taxonomy as their
				  sole means of course numbering shall publish the following information in their
				  printed and electronic catalogs, course listings, and any other appropriate
				  informational resources:
(1) The TCCNS prefix
				  and number must be displayed immediately adjacent to the institutional course
				  prefix and number (e.g. ENG 101 (ENGL 1301)) at the beginning of each course
				  description; and
(2) The printed
				  and electronic catalogs shall include a chart, table, or matrix, alphabetized
				  by common course prefix, listing all common courses taught at the institution
				  by both the common and local course number. For printed catalogs, the chart,
				  table, or matrix should be referenced in a table of contents and/or a subject
				  index.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter B - TRANSFER OF CREDIT, CORE CURRICULUM AND FIELD OF STUDY CURRICULA › Section 4.38 - Undergraduate Academic Certificate

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Institutions of higher education are encouraged to develop undergraduate
				  academic certificate programs of less than degree length. These rules are
				  intended to provide a streamlined process for approval of these
				  certificates.
(b) Undergraduate
				  academic certificates may be awarded upon the completion of:
(1) the Board-approved approved core
				  curriculum of the institution;
(2)
				  a Board-approved Field of Study Curriculum; or
(3) a Board-approved statewide articulated
				  transfer curriculum of less than degree length.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter C - TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE › Section 4.51 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to implement the Texas
					 Success Initiative for Texas public institutions of higher education. It is the
					 intent of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board that Texas public
					 institutions of higher education use the flexibility and responsibility granted
					 under these rules to improve individualized programs to ensure the success of
					 students in higher education.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter C - TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE › Section 4.52 - Authority

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Under Texas Education Code, §
										51.344, the Board is
					 authorized to adopt rules to implement the provisions of Texas Education Code,
					 Chapter 51, Subchapter F-1, Texas Success Initiative. Texas Education Code,
					 §
										51.403(e),
					 authorizes the Board to establish guidelines and reporting
					 requirements.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS › Subchapter C - TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE › Section 4.54 - Exemptions, Exceptions and Waivers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The following
				  students shall be exempt from the requirements of this title, whereby exempt
				  students shall not be required to provide any additional demonstration of
				  college readiness and shall be allowed to enroll in any entry-level freshman
				  course as defined in §
										4.53(13) of this
				  title (relating to Definitions):
(1) For a
				  period of five (5) years from the date of testing, a student who is tested and
				  performs at or above the following standards that cannot be raised by
				  institutions:
(A) ACT
(i) ACT administered prior to February 15,
				  2023: composite score of 23 with a minimum of 19 on the English test shall be
				  exempt for both the reading and writing sections of the TSI Assessment, and/or
				  19 on the mathematics test shall be exempt for the mathematics section of the
				  TSI Assessment.
(ii) ACT
				  administered on or after February 15, 2023: a combined score of 40 on the
				  English and Reading (E+R) tests shall be exempt for both reading and writing or
				  ELAR sections of the TSI Assessment. A score of 22 on the mathematics test
				  shall be exempt for the mathematics section of the TSI Assessment. There is no
				  composite score.
(iii) The use of
				  scores from both the ACT administered prior to February 15, 2023, and the ACT
				  administered after February 15, 2023, is allowable, as long as the benchmarks
				  set forth in clause (ii) of this subparagraph are met.