| (a) Need for Institutional Agreements. For any dual
credit partnership between a school district or private school and
an institution, an agreement must be approved by the governing boards
or designated authorities (e.g., superintendent or chief academic
officer) of both the public school district or private secondary school,
as applicable, and the institution prior to the offering of such courses.
Each institution shall report to the Coordinating Board a list of
school districts and private schools with which it has agreements
under this section, and the URL where these agreements are posted
on the institution's Internet website.
(b) Elements of Institutional Agreements. An Institutional
Agreement entered into or renewed between an institution and a school
district or private school, including a memorandum of understanding
or articulation agreement, shall include the following elements:
(1) Eligible Courses;
(2) Student Eligibility;
(3) Location of Class;
(4) Student Composition of Class;
(5) Faculty Selection, Supervision, and Evaluation;
(6) Course Curriculum, Instruction, and Grading;
(7) Academic Policies and Student Support Services;
(8) Transcripting of Credit;
(9) Funding, including the sources of funding for courses
offered under the program, including, at a minimum, the sources of
funding for tuition, transportation, and any required fees, instructional
materials, or textbooks for students participating in the program,
including for students eligible to take dual credit courses at no
cost to the student under the FAST program, under Texas Administrative
Code, chapter 13, subchapter Q;
(10) All requirements for joint implementation of the
FAST program under Education Code, §28.0095, including ensuring
the accurate and timely exchange of information necessary for an eligible
student to enroll at no cost in a dual credit course, for eligible
public schools and students participating in the FAST program, under
Texas Administrative Code, chapter 13, subchapter Q;
(11) Defined sequences of courses that apply to academic
or career and technical education program requirements at the institution
or industry-recognized credentials, where applicable;
(12) Specific program goals aligned with the statewide
goals developed under Education Code, §§28.009(b-1), 130A.004,
and 130A.101(c)(3);
(13) Coordinated advising strategies and terminology
related to dual credit and college readiness, including strategies
to assist students in selecting courses that will satisfy applicable
high school and college requirements for the student's intended program;
(14) Provision for the alignment of endorsements described
by Education Code, §28.025(c-1), offered by the school district
and dual credit courses offered under the agreement that apply toward
those endorsements with postsecondary pathways and credentials at
the institution and industry-recognized credentials;
(15) Identification of tools, including online resources
developed by the Texas Education Agency, Coordinating Board, or the
Texas Workforce Commission, to assist counselors, students, and families
in selecting endorsements offered by the school district and college
courses offered by the institution under the agreement;
(16) A procedure for establishing the course credits
that may be earned under the agreement, including developing a course
equivalency crosswalk or other method of identifying the number of
high school and college credits that may be earned for each course
completed through the program;
(17) A description of the academic supports and, if
applicable, other support that will be provided to students participating
in the program (e.g., transportation to and from a college campus);
(18) The respective roles and responsibilities of the
institution of higher education and the school district or private
school in providing the program and ensuring the quality of instruction
and instructional rigor of the program;
(19) A requirement that the school district and the
institution consider the use of free or low-cost open educational
resources in courses offered under the program; and
(20) Designation of at least one employee of the school
district or private school, or the institution as responsible for
providing academic advising to a student who enrolls in a dual credit
course under the program before the student begins the course.
(c) Each Agreement must be posted each year on the
institution of higher education's and the school district's respective
Internet websites.
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