(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 has met one of the following:
(A)Successfully completed the distinguished level
of achievement under the Foundation, Recommended, or Advanced High
School Program from a Texas public high school as outlined under Texas
Education Code, §28.025, as well as, 19 TAC §§74.63,
74.64, 74.73, and 74.74 (relating to the distinguished level of achievement
under the Foundation, Recommended High School Program, or 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 distinguished level of achievement under
the Foundation, 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]
(i)if the SAT was administered prior
to March 5, 2016, a combined critical reading (formerly "verbal")
and mathematics score of 1070 with a minimum of 500 on the critical
reading test; or
(ii)if the SAT was administered on
or after March 5, 2016, a minimum score of 480 on the Evidenced-Based
Reading and Writing (EBRW) test and a minimum score of 530 on the
mathematics test (no combined score); 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.
(c) - (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 [Texas Education Code, §51.805(a)].
Applicants participating in the minimum, recommended, or advanced
high school program may be considered under the "other admissions"
provision according to this subsection.
(i) - (j)(No change.)
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on September 29, 2016
TRD-201605057 Bill
Franz
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Earliest possible date of adoption: November 13, 2016
For further information, please call: (512) 427-6114
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