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Procedures for calculating the high school grade-point average for students seeking admission to a Texas general academic teaching institution shall be as follows: (1)Only official high school transcripts shall be accepted by the general academic teaching institution for evaluation and grade-point calculation. (2)A four-point scale shall be used in computing the Uniform Grade-Point Average with the exception of paragraph (5) of this section. (3)No grade points shall be awarded for courses that do not result in credit awarded (e.g.: failed courses). (4)All academic courses included in Chapters 110 - 114 of this title, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, shall be used in calculating the Uniform Grade-Point Average regardless of when the course was taken. (A)Grades earned in local credit courses shall not be included in the computation of the Uniform Grade-Point Average. (B)Grades from out-of-state academic courses shall be included in the computation of the Uniform Grade-Point Average if state credit toward the Recommended or Distinguished High School Program is awarded for them. (5)Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), and academic Dual Credit courses that are part of Chapters 110 - 114 of this title, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, shall be weighted equally with an additional weighting of 1.0 points in the calculation of the Uniform Grade-Point Average. (6)The Uniform Grade-Point Average shall be computed for use by the general academic teaching institution: (A)By multiplying each grade (see paragraph (4) of this section) by the semester or quarter credit hours earned per course and totaling the products, and (B)The total of the products shall be divided by the total semester or quarter credits. (C)The result is to be calculated to no more than three decimal places, giving the official cumulative Uniform Grade-Point Average.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal
has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's
legal
authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on August 25, 2008
TRD-200804611 Bill Franz
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Proposed date of adoption: October 23, 2008
For further information, please call: (512) 427-6114
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