The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter,
shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise.
(1) Articulated College Credit--Credit earned through
a high school-level course that fulfills specific requirements of
an identified college-level course and provides a pathway for high
school students to earn credit toward a technical certificate or technical
degree at a partnering institution of higher education.
(2) Board or Coordinating Board--The Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board.
(3) Career and Technical Education Course--A college-level
course awarding semester credit hours and contained in the Workforce
Education Course Manual (WECM) or a specified course contained in
the Lower-Division Academic Course Guide manual that may be reported
for state funding by institutions of higher education as a dual credit
career and technical education course in the Coordinating Board Management
(CBM) Reporting and Procedures Manual for Texas Community, Technical,
and State Colleges.
(4) College--Public institution of higher education
as defined in TEC 61.003(8).
(5) College Board Advanced Placement--College-Level
courses and exams available to secondary students under the auspices
of an approved College Board program.
(6) Commissioner--The Commissioner of Higher Education.
(7) Dual credit--A system under which an eligible high
school student enrolls in college course(s) and receives credit for
the course(s) from both the college and the high school. While dual
credit courses are often taught on the secondary school campus to
high school students only, applicable sections of these rules, §4.84(a)
and §4.85(a), (b), (g), (h), (i) of this title (relating to Dual
Credit Partnerships), apply irrespective of location or mode of delivery.
Dual credit is also referred to as concurrent course credit; the terms
are equivalent.
(8) Dual enrollment (previously referred to as dual
or concurrent enrollment)--Refers to a system under which a student
is enrolled in more than one educational institution (including a
high school and a public institution of higher education). When a
student in a dual enrollment system enrolls in courses that student
earns appropriate course credit from each distinct educational institution
that offered the course. Dual enrollment is not equivalent to dual
credit.
(9) Early College Education Program--A program as defined
in TEC 29.908.
(10) Early College Program--A program developed via
an institutional agreement in partnership between a public institution
of higher education and high schools or school districts in which
a student enrolls in courses that are part of a defined sequence of
courses leading to a Board approved certificate, AA, AS, or AAS degree
program as defined in Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 9, Rule 9.1 - Definitions
of Texas Administrative Code.
(11) Field of Study Curriculum (FOSC)--A set of courses
that satisfies the lower-division requirements for a baccalaureate
degree in a specific academic area at a general academic teaching
institution. A field of study curriculum affects academic degree programs
at public junior colleges, public technical institutes, or universities
as designated within the particular field of study curriculum.
(12) International Baccalaureate Diploma Program--The
curriculum and examinations leading to an International Baccalaureate
diploma awarded by the International Baccalaureate Organization.
(13) Program of Study Curriculum (POSC)--The block
of courses which progress in content specificity by beginning with
all aspects of an industry or career cluster and incorporate rigorous
college and career readiness standards, including career and technical
education standards that address both academic and technical content
which incorporate multiple entry and exit points with portable demonstrations
of technical or career competency, which may include credit transfer
agreements or industry-recognized certifications.
(14) Public two-year associate degree-granting institution--A
community college, a technical college, or a state college.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §4.83 adopted to be effective May 27, 2003, 28 TexReg 4114; amended to be effective May 25, 2004, 29 TexReg 5057; amended to be effective November 23, 2004, 29 TexReg 10770; amended to be effective February 15, 2018, 43 TexReg 759; amended to be effective November 24, 2019, 44 TexReg 7048 |
