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 D - DUAL CREDIT PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND TEXAS PUBLIC COLLEGES › Section 4.83 - 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) Articulated
				  College Credit--Credit earned through a high school-level course that fulfills
				  specific requirements of an identified college-level course and provides a
				  pathway for high school students to earn credit toward a technical certificate
				  or technical degree at a partnering institution of higher education.
(2) Board or Coordinating Board--The Texas
				  Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(3) Career and Technical Education Course--A
				  college-level course awarding semester credit hours and contained in the
				  Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) or a specified course contained in the
				  Lower-Division Academic Course Guide manual that may be reported for state
				  funding by institutions of higher education as a dual credit career and
				  technical education course in the Coordinating Board Management (CBM) Reporting
				  and Procedures Manual for Texas Community, Technical, and State
				  Colleges.
(4) College--Public
				  institution of higher education as defined in TEC
				  61.003(8).
(5) College Board Advanced
				  Placement--College-Level courses and exams available to secondary students
				  under the auspices of an approved College Board program.
(6) Commissioner--The Commissioner of Higher
				  Education.
(7) Dual credit--A
				  system under which an eligible high school student enrolls in college course(s)
				  and receives credit for the course(s) from both the college and the high
				  school. While dual credit courses are often taught on the secondary school
				  campus to high school students only, applicable sections of these rules,
				  §4.84(a) and §4.85(a), (b), (g), (h), (i) of this title (relating to
				  Dual Credit Partnerships), apply irrespective of location or mode of delivery.
				  Dual credit is also referred to as concurrent course credit; the terms are
				  equivalent.
(8) Dual enrollment
				  (previously referred to as dual or concurrent enrollment)--Refers to a system
				  under which a student is enrolled in more than one educational institution
				  (including a high school and a public institution of higher education). When a
				  student in a dual enrollment system enrolls in courses that student earns
				  appropriate course credit from each distinct educational institution that
				  offered the course. Dual enrollment is not equivalent to dual credit.
(9) Early College Education Program--A
				  program as defined in TEC
				  29.908.
(10) Early College Program--A program
				  developed via an institutional agreement in partnership between a public
				  institution of higher education and high schools or school districts in which a
				  student enrolls in courses that are part of a defined sequence of courses
				  leading to a Board approved certificate, AA, AS, or AAS degree program as
				  defined in Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 9, Rule 9.1 - Definitions of Texas
				  Administrative Code.
(11) Field of
				  Study Curriculum (FOSC)--A set of courses that satisfies the lower-division
				  requirements for a baccalaureate degree in a specific academic area at a
				  general academic teaching institution. A field of study curriculum affects
				  academic degree programs at public junior colleges, public technical
				  institutes, or universities as designated within the particular field of study
				  curriculum.
(12) International
				  Baccalaureate Diploma Program--The curriculum and examinations leading to an
				  International Baccalaureate diploma awarded by the International Baccalaureate
				  Organization.
(13) Program of Study
				  Curriculum (POSC)--The block of courses which progress in content specificity
				  by beginning with all aspects of an industry or career cluster and incorporate
				  rigorous college and career readiness standards, including career and technical
				  education standards that address both academic and technical content which
				  incorporate multiple entry and exit points with portable demonstrations of
				  technical or career competency, which may include credit transfer agreements or
				  industry-recognized certifications.
(14) Public two-year associate
				  degree-granting institution--A community college, a technical college, or a
				  state college.