(a)The following students shall be exempt from the
requirements of this title, whereby exempt students shall not be required
to provide any additional demonstration of college readiness and shall
be allowed to enroll in any entry-level freshman course as defined
in §4.53(13) [(12)] of this title (relating
to Definitions):
(1) - (4)(No change.)
(5)A student who transfers to an institution from
a public, private, or independent institution
of higher education or an accredited out-of-state institution of higher
education and who has satisfactorily completed college-level coursework
as determined by the receiving institution.
(6)A student who has previously attended any institution
and has been determined to have met readiness standards by that institution.
For students meeting non-Algebra intensive readiness standards in
mathematics as defined in §4.59[(d)(1)(B)] of this
title (relating to Determination of Readiness to Perform Entry-Level
Freshman Coursework), institutions may choose to require additional
preparatory coursework/interventions for Algebra intensive courses,
including MATH 1314/1324/1414 (or their local equivalent). It is the
institution's responsibility to ensure that students are clearly informed
of the consequences of successful completion of a mathematics pathways
model which results in meeting the mathematics college readiness standard
only for specific entry-level freshman mathematics courses.
(7) - (10)(No change.)
(b)(No change.)
(c)ESOL Waiver--An institution may grant a temporary
waiver from the assessment required under this title for students
with demonstrated limited English proficiency in order to provide
appropriate ESOL/ESL coursework and interventions. The waiver must
be removed after the student attempts 15 credit hours of developmental
ESOL coursework at a public junior college, public technical
institute, or public state college; 9 credit hours of developmental
ESOL coursework at a general academic teaching institution; or
prior to enrolling in entry-level freshman coursework, whichever comes
first, at which time the student would be administered the TSI Assessment.
Funding limits as defined in Texas Education Code, §51.340 [
§51.3062(l)(1) and (2)] for developmental education still
apply. Developmental Education is not available for high school
students.
(d)(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 October 6, 2017
TRD-201704035 Bill Franz
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Earliest possible date of adoption: November 19, 2017
For further information, please call: (512) 427-6104
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