| (a) Eligible Courses.
(1) An institution may offer any dual credit course
as defined in §4.83(11) of this subchapter (relating to Definitions).
(2) A dual credit course offered by an institution
must be in the approved undergraduate course inventory of the institution.
(3) An Early College High School may offer any dual
credit course as defined in §4.83(11) or Texas Education Code, §28.009
and §130.008, subject to the provisions of subchapter G of this
chapter (relating to Early College High Schools).
(4) An institution may not offer a remedial or developmental
education course for dual credit. This limitation does not prohibit
an institution from offering a dual credit course that incorporates
Non-Course-Based College Readiness content or other academic support
designed to increase the likelihood of student success in the college
course, including any course offered under §4.86 of this subchapter
(relating to Optional Dual Credit Program: College Connect Courses).
(b) Student Eligibility.
(1) A high school student is eligible to enroll in
dual credit courses if the student:
(A) is not a degree-seeking student as defined in §4.83(10)
of this subchapter (relating to Definitions);
(B) demonstrates that he or she is exempt under the
provisions of the Texas Success Initiative as set forth in §4.54
of this chapter (relating to Exemption);
(C) demonstrates college readiness by achieving the
minimum passing standards under the provisions of the Texas Success
Initiative as set forth in §4.57 of this chapter (relating to
Texas Success Initiative Assessment College Readiness Standards) on
relevant section(s) of an assessment instrument approved by the Board
as set forth in §4.56 of this chapter (relating to Assessment
Instrument); or
(D) Meets the eligibility requirements for a Texas
First Diploma under §21.52 of this title (relating to Eligibility
for Texas First Diploma).
(2) A student who is enrolled in private or non-accredited
secondary schools or who is home-schooled must satisfy paragraph (b)(1)
of this subsection.
(3) An institution may require a student who seeks
to enroll in a dual credit course to meet all the institution's regular
prerequisite requirements designated for that course (e.g., a minimum
score on a specified placement test, minimum grade in a specified
previous course, etc.).
(4) An institution may impose additional requirements
for enrollment in specific dual credit courses that do not conflict
with this subchapter.
(5) An institution is not required, under the provisions
of this section, to offer dual credit courses for high school students.
(c) Location of Class. An institution may teach dual
credit courses on the college campus or on the high school campus.
For dual credit courses taught exclusively to high school students
on the high school campus and for dual credit courses taught via distance
education, the institution shall comply with chapter 2, subchapter
J of this title (relating to Approval of Distance Education for Public
Institutions).
(d) Composition of Class. A dual credit course may
be composed of dual credit students only or of a mixture of dual credit
and college students. Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection
(e) of this section, exceptions for a mixed class that combines dual
credit students and high school credit-only students may be allowed
when the creation of a high school credit-only class is not financially
viable for the high school and only under one of the following conditions:
(1) If the course involved is required for completion
under the State Board of Education High School Program graduation
requirements;
(2) If the high school credit-only students are College
Board Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate students;
or
(3) If the course is a career and technical education
course and the high school credit-only students are eligible to earn
articulated college credit.
(e) Faculty Selection, Supervision, and Evaluation.
Each institution shall apply the standards for selection, supervision,
and evaluation for instructors of dual credit courses as required
by the institution's accreditor. A high school teacher may only teach
a high school course offered through a dual credit agreement if the
teacher is approved by the institution offering the dual credit course.
(f) Course Curriculum, Instruction, and Grading. The
institution shall ensure that a dual credit course offered at a high
school is at least equivalent in quality to the corresponding course
offered at the main campus of the institution with respect to academic
rigor, curriculum, materials, instruction, and methods of student
evaluation. These standards must be upheld regardless of the student
composition of the class, location, and mode of delivery.
(g) Academic Policies and Student Support Services.
(1) Regular academic policies applicable to courses
taught at an institution's main campus must also apply to dual credit
courses. These policies may include the appeal process for disputed
grades, drop policy, the communication of grading policy to students,
when the syllabus must be distributed, etc. Additionally, each institution
is strongly encouraged to provide maximum flexibility to high school
students in dual credit courses, consistent with the institution's
academic policies, especially with regard to drop policies, to encourage
students to attempt rigorous courses without potential long-term adverse
impacts on students' academic records.
(2) Each student in a dual credit course must be eligible
to utilize support services that are appropriate for dual credit students.
The institution is responsible for ensuring timely and efficient access
to such services (e.g., academic advising and counseling), to learning
materials (e.g., library resources), and to other benefits for which
the student may be eligible.
(3) A student enrolled in a dual credit course at an
institution shall file a degree plan with the institution as prescribed
by Texas Education Code, §51.9685.
(h) Transcripting of Credit. Each institution or high
school shall immediately transcript the credit earned by a student
upon a student's completion of the performance required in the course.
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