| (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:
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