Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 74 - CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS › Subchapter B - GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 74.13 - Endorsements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A student shall specify in writing an
				  endorsement the student intends to earn upon entering Grade 9.
(b) A district shall permit a student to
				  enroll in courses under more than one endorsement before the student's junior
				  year and to choose, at any time, to earn an endorsement other than the
				  endorsement the student previously indicated. This section does not entitle a
				  student to remain enrolled to earn more than 26 credits.
(c) A student must earn at least 26 credits
				  to earn an endorsement.
(d) A
				  school district may define advanced courses and determine a coherent sequence
				  of courses for an endorsement area, provided that prerequisites in Chapters
				  110-117, 127, and 130 of this title are followed.
(e) To earn an endorsement a student must
				  demonstrate proficiency in the following.
(1)
				  The curriculum requirements for the Foundation High School Program as defined
				  by §
											74.12
				  of this title (relating to Foundation High School Program).
(2) A fourth credit in mathematics that may
				  be selected from one full credit or a combination of two half credits from two
				  different courses, subject to prerequisite requirements, from the following
				  courses:
(A) Algebra II;
(B) Precalculus;
(C) Advanced Quantitative
				  Reasoning;
(D) Independent Study in
				  Mathematics;
(E) Discrete
				  Mathematics for Problem Solving;
(F) Algebraic Reasoning;
(G) Statistics;
(H) a comparable Advanced Placement (AP)
				  mathematics course that does not count toward another credit required for
				  graduation;
(I) AP Computer Science
				  A;
(J) International Baccalaureate
				  (IB) Computer Science Higher Level;
(K) Engineering Mathematics;
(L) Statistics and Business Decision
				  Making;
(M) Mathematics for Medical
				  Professionals;
(N) Discrete
				  Mathematics for Computer Science;
(O) pursuant to the Texas Education Code
				  (TEC), §28.025(b-5), after the successful completion of Algebra II, a
				  mathematics course endorsed by an institution of higher education as a course
				  for which the institution would award course credit or as a prerequisite for a
				  course for which the institution would award course credit. The Texas Education
				  Agency (TEA) shall maintain a current list of courses offered under this
				  subparagraph; and
(P) after the
				  successful completion of Algebra I and Geometry, a locally developed
				  mathematics course or other activity, including an apprenticeship or training
				  hours needed to obtain an industry-recognized credential or certificate that is
				  developed pursuant to the TEC, §
												28.002(g-1).
(3) A student may complete a
				  course listed in paragraph (2) of this subsection before or after completing a
				  course listed in §
											74.12(b)(2)(A)
				  of this title.
(4) The fourth
				  mathematics credit may be a college preparatory mathematics course that is
				  developed and offered pursuant to the TEC, §
											28.014.
(5) The fourth mathematics credit may be
				  satisfied with one credit of a two-credit IB mathematics course selected from
				  Chapter 111 of this title (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for
				  Mathematics) that does not count toward another credit required for
				  graduation.
(6) An additional
				  credit in science that may be selected from one full credit or a combination of
				  two half credits from two different courses, subject to prerequisite
				  requirements, from the following courses:
(A)
				  Chemistry;
(B) Physics;
(C) Aquatic Science;
(D) Astronomy;
(E) Earth Systems Science;
(F) Environmental Systems;
(G) Specialized Topics in Science;
(H) a comparable AP science course that does
				  not count toward another credit required for graduation;
(I) Advanced Animal Science;
(J) Advanced Plant and Soil
				  Science;
(K) Anatomy and
				  Physiology;
(L) Medical
				  Microbiology;
(M)
				  Pathophysiology;
(N) Food
				  Science;
(O) Forensic
				  Science;
(P) Biotechnology
				  I;
(Q) Biotechnology II;
(R) Principles of Technology;
(S) Scientific Research and Design;
(T) Engineering Design and Problem
				  Solving;
(U) Engineering
				  Science;
(V) pursuant to the TEC,
				  §
												28.025(b-5),
				  after the successful completion of physics, a science course endorsed by an
				  institution of higher education as a course for which the institution would
				  award course credit or as a prerequisite for a course for which the institution
				  would award course credit. The TEA shall maintain a current list of courses
				  offered under this subparagraph;
(W) a locally developed science course or
				  other activity, including an apprenticeship or training hours needed to obtain
				  an industry-recognized credential or certificate that is developed pursuant to
				  the TEC, §
												28.002(g-1);
(X) pursuant to the TEC, §
												28.025(c-3),
				  a student pursuing an arts and humanities endorsement who has the written
				  permission of the student's parent or a person standing in parental relation to
				  the student may substitute a course that is not being used to satisfy another
				  specific graduation requirement selected from:
(i) Chapter 110 of this title (relating to
				  Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and
				  Reading);
(ii) Chapter 113 of this
				  title (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social
				  Studies);
(iii) Chapter 114 of this
				  title (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Languages Other
				  Than English); or
(iv) Chapter 117
				  of this title (relating to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Fine Arts);
				  and
(Y) credit may not
				  be earned for both physics and Principles of Technology to satisfy science
				  credit requirements.
(Z) The fourth
				  science credit may be satisfied with one credit of a two-credit IB science
				  course selected from Chapter 112 of this title (relating to Texas Essential
				  Knowledge and Skills for Science) that does not count toward another credit
				  required for graduation.
(7) Two additional elective credits that may
				  be selected from the list of courses specified in §
											74.11(g) or
				  (h) of this title (relating to High School
				  Graduation Requirements).