(a)Each public university shall admit first-time undergraduate [freshmen] students for each semester in accordance with Texas Education Code, §§51.801 - 51.809. Only The University of Texas at Austin shall admit students under Texas Education Code, §51.803(a-1) - (a-5) and subsection (d) of this section. (b) - (c) (No change.) (d)For the period from the 2011-2012 academic year through the 2015-2016 academic year, The University of Texas at Austin is not required to admit applicants in excess of the number needed to fill 75 percent of first-time resident undergraduate students. (e)[(d)] High school rank for students seeking automatic admission to a general academic teaching institution on the basis of their class rank is determined and reported as follows: (1)Class rank shall be based on the end of the 11th grade, middle of the 12th grade, or at high school graduation, whichever is most recent at the application deadline. (2)The top 10 percent of a high school class shall not contain more than 10 percent of the total class size. (3)The student's rank shall be reported by the applicant's high school or school district as a specific number out of a specific number total class size. (4)Class rank shall be determined by the school or school district from which the student graduated or is expected to graduate. (f)[(e)] A general academic teaching institution may limit the number of students admitted under this section if the number of applicants eligible and applying for admission to the institution under this section exceeds by more than 10 percent the average number of first-time freshmen admitted the previous two academic years. If an institution chooses to limit the number of students admitted under this section, it must ensure that: (1)At least 97 percent of first-time freshmen admitted are in the top 10 percent of their high school class and; (2)Clear guidelines are established for the selection of students based on one or a specified combination of the following methods: (A)A lottery in which all students qualified for automatic admission have an equal chance for selection; (B)Students are selected on a first-come, first-admitted basis following receipt of a complete application; or (C)At least four or more criteria identified in Texas Education Code, §51.805 are used to select students admitted. (g)[(f)] Each general academic teaching institution shall annually report to the Board the composition of the entering class of first-time freshmen students admitted under this section. The report shall include a demographic breakdown of the class including race, ethnicity, and economic status. Each general academic teaching institution shall provide this report to the Board annually on or before a date set by the Board. (h)[(g)] In exercising its discretion in accordance with Texas Education Code, §51.804, whether to adopt an admissions policy for each academic year for first time freshman students, the governing board of each general academic teaching institution may elect to admit students who do not meet the requirements of Texas Education Code, §51.803, but who qualify for admission under one or more of the factors listed in Texas Education Code, §51.805(b). However, the total number of such students who are admitted in an academic year may not exceed 20% of the total number of first-time freshman students admitted by the institution for that academic year. This subsection expires August 31, 2009.
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 June 15, 2009
TRD-200902428 Bill Franz
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Proposed
date of adoption: July 30, 2009
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