| (a) An institution shall not submit excess hours to
the Board for the purposes of formula funding, unless those hours
are exempt under the provisions of §13.104 of this title (relating
to Exemptions for Excessive Hours).
(b) For the purpose of determining the number of hours
required for a degree plan, each institution shall utilize the degree
plan designated by the student as of the official census day of the
term.
(1) For a student who was initially enrolled in fall
of 2023 and in an associate degree program the excess hours limit
is the required semester credit hours for the degree, plus 15;
(2) A student initially enrolled in fall of 2023 but
not enrolled in any program is treated as enrolled in a baccalaureate
degree program and the excess hours limit is 150;
(3) For an undergraduate resident student initially
enrolled in the fall of 2006 or later and in a baccalaureate degree
program the excess hours limit is the hours required for the student's
degree, plus 30;
(4) For an undergraduate resident student initially
enrolled in the fall of 1999 through summer 2006, the excess hours
limit is the hours required for the student's degree, plus 45; and
(5) For an undergraduate resident student initially
enrolled before fall 1999, there is no excess hours limit.
(c) If a student is enrolled on a temporary basis in
a university or health-related institution and is also enrolled in
a private or independent institution of higher education or an out-of-state
institution of higher education, a Texas institution shall consider
the student to be enrolled in a degree program requiring a minimum
of 120 hours.
(d) An institution shall not consider any hours for
which a student has enrolled as part of a master's or professional
degree program without first completing a baccalaureate degree in
the calculation of the number of hours required for a baccalaureate
degree or the equivalent until the student has completed a minimum
of 120 hours required for the baccalaureate degree or equivalent.
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