| (a) an institution of higher education must base developmental
coursework on research-based best practices that include all of the
following components:
(1) assessment;
(2) differentiated placement and instruction;
(3) faculty development;
(4) support services;
(5) program evaluation;
(6) integration of technology with an emphasis on instructional
support programs;
(7) non-course-based developmental education interventions;
and
(8) Each institution of higher education shall develop
and implement corequisite model(s) as defined in §4.53(7) of
this title (relating to Definitions) for developmental mathematics
and integrated reading/writing (IRW) courses and interventions, and
each institution must ensure that a minimum percentage of its undergraduate
students other than those exempt as outlined in subparagraph (B) of
this paragraph must be enrolled in such corequisite model(s).
(A) Each public institution of higher education must
ensure that the institution's developmental courses and interventions
comply with the requirements of this section according to the following
schedule:
(i) for the 2018-2019 academic year, at least 25 percent
of the institution's non-exempt students enrolled by subject area
in developmental education must be enrolled in corequisite model(s);
(ii) for the 2019-2020 academic year, at least 50 percent
of the institution's non-exempt students enrolled by subject area
in developmental education must be enrolled in corequisite model(s);
(iii) for the 2020-2021 academic year, at least 75
percent of the institution's non-exempt students enrolled by subject
area in developmental education must be enrolled in corequisite model(s);
(iv) for the 2021-2022 academic year and thereafter,
100 percent of the institution's non-exempt students enrolled by subject
area in developmental education must be enrolled in corequisite model(s).
(B) The following students are exempt by subject area(s)
from this requirement:
(i) students assessed at ABE Diagnostic levels 1-4
on the TSI Assessment;
(ii) students who are college ready;
(iii) students enrolled in adult education;
(iv) students enrolled in degree plans not requiring
a freshman-level academic mathematics course;
(v) students who meet one or more of the exemptions
as outlined in §4.54 (relating to Exemptions, Exceptions, and
Waivers);
(C) Institutions of higher education must adhere to
developmental education funding limitations per TAC §13.107 (relating
to Limitation on Formula Funding for Remedial and Developmental Courses
and Interventions).
(b) As part of subsection (a)(2) of this section, institutions
shall offer Integrated Reading and Writing (IRW) course/intervention
at the highest level (just below college-readiness as determined by
the institution) by spring 2015.
(c) As part of subsection (a)(7) of this section, institutions
shall offer at least one section of non-course competency-based intervention
(NCBO) per developmental education subject area by spring 2015.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §4.62 adopted to be effective August 27, 2012, 37 TexReg 6588; amended to be effective August 15, 2013, 38 TexReg 5063; amended to be effective February 28, 2018, 43 TexReg 1059; amended to be effective November 22, 2020, 45 TexReg 8333 |
