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(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:
(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 and
a minimum of 500 on the mathematics 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) - (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 April 12, 2019
TRD-201901085 Bill
Franz
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Earliest possible date of adoption: May 26, 2019
For further information, please call: (512) 427-6104
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