Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Need for
Institutional Agreements. For any dual credit partnership between a secondary
school and a public college, an agreement must be approved by the governing
boards or designated authorities (e.g., principal and chief academic officer)
of both the public school district or private secondary school and the public
college prior to the offering of such courses.
(b) Elements of Institutional Agreements. Any
dual credit agreement must address the following elements:
(1) Eligible Courses;
(2) Student Eligibility;
(3) Location of Class;
(4) Student Composition of Class;
(5) Faculty Selection, Supervision, and
Evaluation;
(6) Course Curriculum,
Instruction, and Grading;
(7)
Academic Policies and Student Support Services;
(8) Transcripting of Credit;
(9) Funding; and
(10) Defined sequences of courses, where
applicable.
(c)
Institutional Agreement between Public Institution of Higher Education and
Public School District. Any agreement entered into or renewed between a public
institution of higher education and public school district on or after
September 1, 2021 , including a memorandum of understanding or articulation
agreement, must:
(1) include specific program
goals aligned with the statewide goals developed under TEC
28.009,
Subsection (b-1);
(2) establish
common advising strategies and terminology related to dual credit and college
readiness;
(3) provide for the
alignment of endorsements described by Section 28.025 (c-1) offered by the
district, and dual credit courses offered under the agreement that apply
towards those endorsements, with postsecondary pathways and credentials at the
institution and industry certifications;
(4) identify tools, including tools developed
by the Texas Education Agency, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, or
the Texas Workforce Commission, to assist counselors, students, and families in
selecting endorsements offered by the district and dual credit courses offered
under the agreement;
(5) establish,
or provide a procedure for establishing, the course credits that may be earned
under the agreement, including developing a course equivalency crosswalk or
other method of equating high school courses with college courses and
identifying the number of credits that may be earned for each course completed
through the program;
(6) describe
the academic supports and, if applicable, guidance that will be provided to
students participating in the program;
(7) establish the institution of higher
education's and the school district's respective roles and responsibilities in
providing the program and ensuring the quality and instructional rigor of the
program;
(8) state the sources of
funding for courses offered under the program, including, at a minimum, the
sources of funding for tuition, transportation, and any required fees or
textbooks for students participating in the program;
(9) require the district and the institution
to consider the use of free or low-cost open educational resources in courses
offered under the program;
(10)
designate at least one employee of the district or institution as responsible
for providing academic advising to a student who enrolls in a dual credit
course under the program before the student begins the course; and
(11) be posted each year on the institution
of higher education's and the school district's respective Internet
websites.
