Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS
Subchapter K - TEXAS TRANSFER GRANT PROGRAM
Section 22.203 - Eligible Students

Universal Citation: 19 TX Admin Code § 22.203

Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025

(a) To qualify for a grant through the Program, a student must:

(1) be a resident of Texas, as defined in § 22.1 of this chapter (relating to Definitions);

(2) show financial need, as defined by § 22.1 of this chapter;

(3) have applied for financial aid through the completion of the Federal Application for Federal Student Aid or, if the student is not eligible for federal financial aid, the Texas Application for State Financial Aid;

(4) be enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program at an eligible institution;

(5) be enrolled full-time unless granted a hardship waiver of this requirement under § 22.206 of this subchapter (relating to Hardship Provisions);

(6) make satisfactory academic progress toward the baccalaureate degree at the eligible institution, as defined in § 22.204 of this subchapter (relating to Satisfactory Academic Progress) unless the student is granted a hardship extension in accordance with § 22.206 of this subchapter;

(7) have been awarded an associate degree by a public junior college, public technical institute, or public state college as the terms are defined in § 22.1 of this chapter, and credit hours earned toward completion of the associate degree must:
(A) include completion of the core curriculum or an abbreviated core curriculum related to a specific approved field of study curriculum transferable to one or more general academic teaching institutions;

(B) have been completed with at least a 2.5 grade point average; and

(C) have been completed prior to enrolling in a baccalaureate degree program at the institution offering a grant through this Program;

(8) unless granted a hardship postponement in accordance with § 22.206 of this subchapter, have enrolled in the baccalaureate degree program at the eligible institution on a full-time basis not later than the end of the 12th month after the calendar month in which the student ceased being enrolled in a public junior college, public technical institute, or public state college as the terms are defined in § 22.1 of this chapter; and

(9) meet applicable standards outlined in § 22.3 of this chapter (relating to Student Compliance with Selective Service Registration).

(b) If a student's eligibility was based on the expectation that the student would meet the requirements in subsection (a)(7) of this section, and the student failed to do so, then the student is no longer eligible for a grant through this Program.

(1) If the institution offers the grant based on the expectation that the student would meet the requirements in subsection (a)(7) of this section and does not become aware that the student failed to meet these requirements until after the first disbursement of the grant has been made to the student, then the institution reserves the right to require the student to repay the amount that was previously received.

(2) In no case may a student receive a subsequent disbursement of a grant through the Program after the institution has become aware that the student failed to meet the requirements in subsection (a)(7) of this section.

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