| (a) Eligible Courses.
(1) Courses offered for dual credit by public two-year
associate degree granting institutions must be identified as college-level
academic courses in the current edition of the Lower Division Academic
Course Guide Manual adopted by the Board or as college-level workforce
education courses in the current edition of the Workforce Education
Course Manual adopted by the Board.
(2) Courses offered for dual credit by public universities
must be in the approved undergraduate course inventory of the university.
(3) A college course offered for dual credit must be:
(A) in the core curriculum of the public institution
of higher education providing the credit;
(B) a career and technical education course; or
(C) a foreign language course.
(i) This provision does not apply to a college course
for dual credit offered as part of an approved early college education
program established under TEC §29.908 or an early college program
as defined in this subchapter.
(ii) Any college course for dual credit offered as
part of an early college program as defined in this subchapter must
be a core curriculum course of the public institution of higher education
providing the credit, a career and technical education course, a foreign
language course, or a course that satisfies specific degree plan requirements
leading to the completion of a Board approved certificate, AA, AS,
AAS degree program, FOSC, or POSC.
(4) Public colleges may not offer remedial and developmental
courses for dual credit.
(b) Student Eligibility.
(1) A high school student is eligible to enroll in
academic dual credit courses if the student:
(A) 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 title (relating to College
Ready Standards) on relevant section(s) of an assessment instrument
approved by the Board as set forth in §4.56 of this title (relating
to Assessment Instrument); or
(B) demonstrates that he or she is exempt under the
provisions of the Texas Success Initiative as set forth in §4.54
of this title (relating to Exemptions, Exceptions, and Waivers).
(2) A high school student is also eligible to enroll
in academic dual credit courses that require demonstration of TSI
college readiness in reading, writing, and/or mathematics under the
following conditions:
(A) Courses that require demonstration of TSI college
readiness in reading and/or writing:
(i) if the student achieves a minimum score of 4000
on the English II State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness
End of Course (STAAR EOC); or
(ii) if the student achieves one of the following scores
on the PSAT/NMSQT (Mixing or combining scores from the PSAT/NMSQT
administered prior to October 15, 2015 and the PSAT/NMSQT administered
on or after October 15, 2015 is not allowable.):
(I) a combined score of 107 with a minimum of 50 on
the reading test on a PSAT/NMSQT exam administered prior to October
15, 2015; or
(II) a score of 460 on the evidence-based reading and
writing (EBRW) test on a PSAT/NMSQT exam administered on or after
October 15, 2015; or
(iii) if the student achieves a composite score of
23 on the PLAN with a 19 or higher in English or an English score
of 435 on the ACT-Aspire.
(B) Courses that require demonstration of TSI college
readiness in mathematics:
(i) if the student achieves a minimum score of 4000
on the Algebra I STAAR EOC and passing grade in the Algebra II course;
or
(ii) if the student achieves one of the following scores
on the PSAT/NMSQT (Mixing or combining scores from the PSAT/NMSQT
administered prior to October 15, 2015 and the PSAT/NMSQT administered
on or after October 15, 2015 is not allowable.):
(I) a combined score of 107 with a minimum of 50 on
the mathematics test on a PSAT/NMSQT exam administered prior to October
15, 2015; or
(II) a score of 510 on the mathematics test on a PSAT/NMSQT
exam administered on or after October 15, 2015; or
(iii) if the student achieves a composite score of
23 on the PLAN with a 19 or higher in mathematics or a mathematics
score of 431 on the ACT-Aspire.
(3) A high school student is eligible to enroll in
workforce education dual credit courses contained in a postsecondary
Level 1 certificate program, or a program leading to a credential
of less than a Level 1 certificate, at a public junior college or
public technical institute and shall not be required to provide demonstration
of college readiness or dual credit enrollment eligibility.
(4) A high school student is eligible to enroll in
workforce education dual credit courses contained in a postsecondary
Level 2 certificate or applied associate degree program under the
following conditions:
(A) Courses that require demonstration of TSI college
readiness in reading and/or writing:
(i) if the student achieves a minimum score of 4000
on the English II STAAR EOC; or
(ii) if the student achieves one of the following scores
on the PSAT/NMSQT (Mixing or combining scores from the PSAT/NMSQT
administered prior to October 15, 2015 and the PSAT/NMSQT administered
on or after October 15, 2015 is not allowable.):
(I) a combined score of 107 with a minimum of 50 on
the reading test on a PSAT/NMSQT exam administered prior to October
15, 2015; or
(II) a score of 460 on the evidence-based reading and
writing (EBRW) test on a PSAT/NMSQT exam administered on or after
October 15, 2015; or
(iii) if the student achieves a composite score of
23 on the PLAN with a 19 or higher in English or an English score
of 435 on the ACT-Aspire.
(B) Courses that require demonstration of TSI college
readiness in mathematics:
(i) if the student achieves a minimum score of 4000
on the Algebra I STAAR EOC and passing grade in the Algebra II course;
or
(ii) if the student achieves one of the following scores
on the PSAT/NMSQT (Mixing or combining scores from the PSAT/NMSQT
administered prior to October 15, 2015 and the PSAT/NMSQT administered
on or after October 15, 2015 is not allowable.):
(I) a combined score of 107 with a minimum of 50 on
the mathematics test on a PSAT/NMSQT exam administered prior to October
15, 2015; or
(II) a score of 510 on the mathematics test on a PSAT/NMSQT
exam administered on or after October 15, 2015; or
(iii) if the student achieves a composite score of
23 on the PLAN with a 19 or higher in mathematics or a mathematics
score of 431 on the ACT-Aspire.
(C) A student who is exempt from taking STAAR EOC assessments
may be otherwise evaluated by an institution to determine eligibility
for enrolling in workforce education dual credit courses.
(5) Students who are enrolled in private or non-accredited
secondary schools or who are home-schooled must satisfy paragraphs
(1) - (4) of this subsection.
(6) To be eligible for enrollment in a dual credit
course offered by a public college, students must meet all the college's
regular prerequisite requirements designated for that course (e.g.,
minimum score on a specified placement test, minimum grade in a specified
previous course, etc.).
(7) An institution may impose additional requirements
for enrollment in courses for dual credit that do not conflict with
this section.
(8) An institution is not required, under the provisions
of this section, to offer dual credit courses for high school students.
(c) Location of Class. Dual credit courses may be taught
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 electronically, public colleges
shall comply with applicable rules and procedures for offering courses
at a distance in Subchapters P and Q of this chapter (relating to
Approval of Distance Education Courses and Programs for Public Institutions
and Approval of Off-Campus and Self-Supporting Courses and Programs
for Public Institutions). In addition, dual credit courses taught
electronically shall comply with the Board's adopted Principles of
Good Practice for Courses Offered Electronically.
(d) Composition of Class. Dual credit courses may be
composed of dual credit students only or of dual and college credit
students. Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (e) of this
section, exceptions for a mixed class that combines college credit
and high school credit-only students may be allowed only 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, and the high school involved is otherwise unable to
offer such a course.
(2) If the high school credit-only students are College
Board Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate students.
(3) If the course is a career and technical/college
workforce education course and the high school credit-only students
are eligible to earn articulated college credit.
(e) Faculty Selection, Supervision, and Evaluation.
(1) The college shall select instructors of dual credit
courses. These instructors must meet the same standards (including
minimal requirements of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Commission on Colleges) and approval procedures used by the college
to select faculty responsible for teaching the same courses at the
main campus of the college.
(2) The college shall supervise and evaluate instructors
of dual credit courses using the same or comparable procedures used
for faculty at the main campus of the college.
(f) Course Curriculum, Instruction, and Grading. The
college shall ensure that a dual credit course and the corresponding
course offered at the main campus of the college are equivalent with
respect to the curriculum, materials, instruction, and method/rigor
of student evaluation. These standards must be upheld regardless of
the student composition of the class.
(g) Academic Policies and Student Support Services.
(1) Regular academic policies applicable to courses
taught at the college's main campus must also apply to dual credit
courses. These policies could include the appeal process for disputed
grades, drop policy, the communication of grading policy to students,
when the syllabus must be distributed, etc.
(2) Students in dual credit courses must be eligible
to utilize the same or comparable support services that are afforded
college students on the main campus. The college 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 dual credit courses at an
institution of higher education shall file a degree plan with the
institution as prescribed by §4.344 of this chapter (relating
to Degree Plans for a Student Enrolled in Dual Credit Courses).
(h) Transcripting of Credit. For dual credit courses,
high school as well as college credit should be transcripted immediately
upon a student's completion of the performance required in the course.
(i) Funding.
(1) The state funding for dual credit courses will
be available to both public school districts and colleges based on
the current funding rules of the State Board of Education (TEC 42.005
(g)) and the Board (TEC 61.059 (p) and (q)).
(2) The college may only claim funding for students
earning college credit in core curriculum, field of study curriculum,
program of study curriculum, career and technical education, and foreign
language dual credit courses.
(3) This provision does not apply to students enrolled
in approved early college education programs under TEC 29.908.
(4) All public colleges, universities, and health-related
institutions may waive all or part of tuition and fees for a Texas
high school student enrolled in a course for which the student may
receive dual course credit.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §4.85 adopted to be effective May 27, 2003, 28 TexReg 4114; amended to be effective December 3, 2003, 28 TexReg 10754; amended to be effective February 26, 2004, 29 TexReg 1659; amended to be effective May 25, 2004, 29 TexReg 5058; amended to be effective December 19, 2004, 29 TexReg 11591; amended to be effective May 14, 2007, 32 TexReg 2637; amended to be effective August 15, 2007, 32 TexReg 4972; amended to be effective November 24, 2013, 38 TexReg 8422; amended to be effective August 19, 2014, 39 TexReg 6223; amended to beeffective November 25, 2015, 40 TexReg 8204; amended to be effective February 15, 2018, 43 TexReg 759; amended to be effective May 29, 2018, 43 TexReg 3346; amended to be effective May 22, 2019, 44 TexReg 2452; amended to be effective November 24, 2019, 44 TexReg 7048 |
