(a)(No change.) (b)All applicants from Texas schools accredited by a generally recognized accrediting agency and who graduate in the top 10 percent of their high school class or who graduate in the top 25 percent of their high school class, to the extent the governing board of a general academic teaching institution has adopted such an admission policy, shall be admitted to a general academic teaching institution if the student meets the following conditions: [(1)The student graduated from high school within the two years prior to the academic year for which the student is applying for admission;] (1)[(2)] The student has met one of the following: (A)successfully completed the Recommended or Advanced High School Program from a Texas public high school as outlined under Texas Education Code, §28.025, and §74.63 of this title (relating to Recommended High School Program) and 74.64 of this title (relating to Distinguished Achievement High School Program--Advanced High School Program); (B)successfully completed a curriculum from a high school in Texas other than a public high school that is equivalent in content and rigor to the Recommended or Advanced High School Program as outlined under subsection (c) of this section; (C)satisfied ACT's College Readiness Benchmarks on the ACT assessment; or (D)earned on the SAT assessment a score of at least a 1500 out of 2400, or the equivalent; and (2)The student submitted an official high school transcript or diploma that must, not later than the end of the student's junior year, indicate whether the student has satisfied the requirements outlined under paragraph (1)(A) or (B) of this subsection. (3)For applicants who graduate in the top 10 percent of their high school class and want to be considered for automatic admission under Texas Education Code, §51.803, the student must: (A)submit a complete application defined by the institution before the expiration of the institution's established deadline; and (B)have graduated from high school within the two years prior to the academic year for which the student is applying for admission. [(3)The student submitted a complete application defined by the institution before the expiration of the institution's established deadline; and] [(4)The student submitted an official high school transcript or diploma not later than the end of the student's junior year of high school. The transcript or diploma must indicate that the student satisfied the requirements outlined under paragraph (2)(A) or (B) of this section.] (c)A student is considered to have satisfied the requirements of subsection (b)(1)[(2)] (A) or (B) of this section if the student completed all or the portion of the Recommended or Advanced High School Program or of a curriculum equivalent in content and rigor, as applicable, that was available to the student. Student's may be considered to have completed the Recommended or Advanced High School curriculum if a student was unable to complete the remainder of the curriculum solely because courses necessary to complete the remainder were unavailable to the student at the appropriate times in the student's high school career as a result of course scheduling, lack of enrollment capacity, or another cause not within the student's control. The standards for determining whether a student has satisfied the requirements of this subsection include the following: (1)For a student in a Texas public high school, the public high school providing to a Texas public institution of higher education the Academic Achievement Record or transcript outlined under subsection (b)(2)[(4)] of this section must indicate, in a form and manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Higher Education, whether the student has completed all or a portion of the Recommended or Advanced High School Program or of the curriculum equivalent in content and rigor, as applicable, that was available. (2)For a student in a Texas private high school, the private high school providing to a Texas public institution of higher education the transcript or diploma outlined under subsection (b)(2) [(4)] of this section must: (A)Be accredited by the Texas Private School Accreditation Commission or other accrediting organizations recognized by the Texas Education Agency; and (B)Indicate, in a form and manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Higher Education, whether the student has completed all or a portion of the Recommended or Advanced High School Program or of the curriculum equivalent in content and rigor, as applicable, that was available. (d)All applicants from high schools operated by the United States Department of Defense and who graduate in the top 10 percent of their high school class shall be admitted to a general academic teaching institution if the student meets the following conditions , or if subsection (c) of this section applies whether the student has completed the portion of the recommended or advanced curriculum or of the curriculum equivalent in content and rigor, as applicable, that was available to the student: (1) - (3)(No change.) (e)(No change.) (f)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)(No change.) (2)The top 10 percent and top 25 percent of a high school class shall not contain more than 10 percent and top 25 percent, respectively, of the total class size. (3) - (4)(No change.) (g)(No change.) (h)The 18 admissions factors outlined in Texas Education Code, §51.805(b) may be considered by a general academic teaching institution when an applicant is eligible for admission under the "other admissions" provision as described in Texas Education Code, §51.805, but only after the applicant has met the curriculum or the ACT/SAT test score requirements as outlined under subsection (b)(1) of this section or finds relief from these requirements as outlined under subsection (c) of this section. [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.] (i)Each public institution of higher education shall admit a student as an undergraduate if the student meets the following conditions: (1)is the child of a public servant listed in Texas Government Code, §615.003 who was killed or sustained a fatal injury [injuring] in the line of duty according to requirements for verification outlined by the institution; and (2)(No change.) (j)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.
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 January 29, 2010
TRD-201000444 Bill Franz
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Proposed date of adoption: April 29, 2010
For further information, please call: (512) 427-6114
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