(a) To qualify for an exemption under this subchapter,
a person must:
(1) submit satisfactory evidence to the institution
that the applicant qualifies for the exemption;
(2) not have received the exemption for more than 150
semester credit hours, including the hours for which the student is
currently enrolled;
(3) not be in default on a loan made or guaranteed
for educational purposes by the State of Texas; and
(4) unless attending a public community college (for
which tuition is local revenue), provide the institution proof that
the person meets Selective Service registration requirements or is
exempt.
(b) If receiving a continuation award in fall 2014
or later, a person receiving a continuation award, at the beginning
of the term or semester in which the award is received must also:
(1) be meeting the institution's grade point average
requirement for making satisfactory academic progress towards a degree
or certificate in accordance with the institution's policy regarding
eligibility for financial aid, unless granted a hardship waiver by
the institution in keeping with §21.2276 of this title (relating
to Hardship Provisions); and
(2) if classified as a resident undergraduate student
and enrolled in a baccalaureate degree, have not completed a number
of semester credit hours that is considered to be excessive under
Texas Education Code, §54.014, unless granted a hardship waiver
by the institution on a showing of good cause in keeping with §21.2276
of this title. In determining the number of hours an undergraduate
has completed, semester credit hours completed include transfer credit
hours that count towards the person's undergraduate degree or certificate
requirements, but exclude:
(A) hours earned exclusively by examination;
(B) hours earned for a course for which the person
received credit toward the person's high school academic requirements;
and
(C) hours earned for developmental courses that the
institution required the person to take under Texas Education Code, §51.3062,
or under the former provisions of Texas Education Code, §51.306.
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