Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS
Subchapter D - DUAL CREDIT PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND TEXAS PUBLIC COLLEGES
Section 4.85 - Dual Credit Requirements
Universal Citation: 19 TX Admin Code § 4.85
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Eligible Courses.
(1) Courses offered for
dual credit by public two-year associate degree granting institutions must be
identified as college-level academic courses in the current edition of the
Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual adopted by the Board or as
college-level workforce education courses in the current edition of the
Workforce Education Course Manual adopted by the Board.
(2) Courses offered for dual credit by public
universities must be in the approved undergraduate course inventory of the
university.
(3) A college course
offered for dual credit must be:
(A) in the
core curriculum of the public institution of higher education providing the
credit;
(B) a career and technical
education course; or
(C) a foreign
language course.
(i) This provision does not
apply to a college course for dual credit offered as part of an approved early
college education program established under TEC §
29.908 or an early
college program as defined in this subchapter.
(ii) Any college course for dual credit
offered as part of an early college program as defined in this subchapter must
be a core curriculum course of the public institution of higher education
providing the credit, a career and technical education course, a foreign
language course, or a course that satisfies specific degree plan requirements
leading to the completion of a Board approved certificate, AA, AS, AAS degree
program, FOSC, or POSC.
(4) Public colleges may not offer remedial
and developmental courses for dual credit.
(b) Student Eligibility.
(1) A high school student is eligible to
enroll in academic dual credit courses if the student:
(A) demonstrates college readiness by
achieving the minimum passing standards under the provisions of the Texas
Success Initiative as set forth in §
4.57 of this title (relating to
College Ready Standards) on relevant section(s) of an assessment instrument
approved by the Board as set forth in §
4.56 of this title (relating to
Assessment Instrument); or
(B)
demonstrates that he or she is exempt under the provisions of the Texas Success
Initiative as set forth in §
4.54 of this title (relating to
Exemptions, Exceptions, and Waivers).
(2) A high school student is also eligible to
enroll in academic dual credit courses that require demonstration of TSI
college readiness in reading, writing, and/or mathematics under the following
conditions:
(A) Courses that require
demonstration of TSI college readiness in reading and/or writing:
(i) if the student achieves a minimum score
of 4000 on the English II State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness End
of Course (STAAR EOC); or
(ii) if
the student achieves one of the following scores on the PSAT/NMSQT (Mixing or
combining scores from the PSAT/NMSQT administered prior to October 15, 2015 and
the PSAT/NMSQT administered on or after October 15, 2015 is not allowable.):
(I) a combined score of 107 with a minimum of
50 on the reading test on a PSAT/NMSQT exam administered prior to October 15,
2015; or
(II) a score of 460 on the
evidence-based reading and writing (EBRW) test on a PSAT/NMSQT exam
administered on or after October 15, 2015; or
(iii) if the student achieves a composite
score of 23 on the PLAN with a 19 or higher in English or an English score of
435 on the ACT-Aspire.
(B) Courses that require demonstration of TSI
college readiness in mathematics:
(i) if the
student achieves a minimum score of 4000 on the Algebra I STAAR EOC and passing
grade in the Algebra II course; or
(ii) if the student achieves one of the
following scores on the PSAT/NMSQT (Mixing or combining scores from the
PSAT/NMSQT administered prior to October 15, 2015 and the PSAT/NMSQT
administered on or after October 15, 2015 is not allowable.):
(I) a combined score of 107 with a minimum of
50 on the mathematics test on a PSAT/NMSQT exam administered prior to October
15, 2015; or
(II) a score of 510 on
the mathematics test on a PSAT/NMSQT exam administered on or after October 15,
2015; or
(iii) if the
student achieves a composite score of 23 on the PLAN with a 19 or higher in
mathematics or a mathematics score of 431 on the ACT-Aspire.
(3) A high school
student is eligible to enroll in workforce education dual credit courses
contained in a postsecondary Level 1 certificate program, or a program leading
to a credential of less than a Level 1 certificate, at a public junior college
or public technical institute and shall not be required to provide
demonstration of college readiness or dual credit enrollment
eligibility.
(4) A high school
student is eligible to enroll in workforce education dual credit courses
contained in a postsecondary Level 2 certificate or applied associate degree
program under the following conditions:
(A)
Courses that require demonstration of TSI college readiness in reading and/or
writing:
(i) if the student achieves a
minimum score of 4000 on the English II STAAR EOC; or
(ii) if the student achieves one of the
following scores on the PSAT/NMSQT (Mixing or combining scores from the
PSAT/NMSQT administered prior to October 15, 2015 and the PSAT/NMSQT
administered on or after October 15, 2015 is not allowable.):
(I) a combined score of 107 with a minimum of
50 on the reading test on a PSAT/NMSQT exam administered prior to October 15,
2015; or
(II) a score of 460 on the
evidence-based reading and writing (EBRW) test on a PSAT/NMSQT exam
administered on or after October 15, 2015; or
(iii) if the student achieves a composite
score of 23 on the PLAN with a 19 or higher in English or an English score of
435 on the ACT-Aspire.
(B) Courses that require demonstration of TSI
college readiness in mathematics:
(i) if the
student achieves a minimum score of 4000 on the Algebra I STAAR EOC and passing
grade in the Algebra II course; or
(ii) if the student achieves one of the
following scores on the PSAT/NMSQT (Mixing or combining scores from the
PSAT/NMSQT administered prior to October 15, 2015 and the PSAT/NMSQT
administered on or after October 15, 2015 is not allowable.):
(I) a combined score of 107 with a minimum of
50 on the mathematics test on a PSAT/NMSQT exam administered prior to October
15, 2015; or
(II) a score of 510 on
the mathematics test on a PSAT/NMSQT exam administered on or after October 15,
2015; or
(iii) if the
student achieves a composite score of 23 on the PLAN with a 19 or higher in
mathematics or a mathematics score of 431 on the ACT-Aspire.
(C) A student who is exempt from
taking STAAR EOC assessments may be otherwise evaluated by an institution to
determine eligibility for enrolling in workforce education dual credit
courses.
(5) Students who
are enrolled in private or non-accredited secondary schools or who are
home-schooled must satisfy paragraphs (1) - (4) of this subsection.
(6) To be eligible for enrollment in a dual
credit course offered by a public college, students must meet all the college's
regular prerequisite requirements designated for that course (e.g., minimum
score on a specified placement test, minimum grade in a specified previous
course, etc.).
(7) An institution
may impose additional requirements for enrollment in courses for dual credit
that do not conflict with this section.
(8) An institution is not required, under the
provisions of this section, to offer dual credit courses for high school
students.
(c) Location of Class. Dual credit courses may be taught on the college campus or on the high school campus. For dual credit courses taught exclusively to high school students on the high school campus and for dual credit courses taught electronically, public colleges shall comply with applicable rules and procedures for offering courses at a distance in Subchapters P and Q of this chapter (relating to Approval of Distance Education Courses and Programs for Public Institutions and Approval of Off-Campus and Self-Supporting Courses and Programs for Public Institutions). In addition, dual credit courses taught electronically shall comply with the Board's adopted Principles of Good Practice for Courses Offered Electronically.
(d) Composition of Class. Dual credit courses may be composed of dual credit students only or of dual and college credit students. Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (e) of this section, exceptions for a mixed class that combines college credit and high school credit-only students may be allowed only when the creation of a high school credit-only class is not financially viable for the high school and only under one of the following conditions:
(1) If the
course involved is required for completion under the State Board of Education
High School Program graduation requirements, and the high school involved is
otherwise unable to offer such a course.
(2) If the high school credit-only students
are College Board Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate
students.
(3) If the course is a
career and technical/college workforce education course and the high school
credit-only students are eligible to earn articulated college credit.
(e) Faculty Selection, Supervision, and Evaluation.
(1) The college
shall select instructors of dual credit courses. These instructors must meet
the same standards (including minimal requirements of the Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges) and approval procedures used by
the college to select faculty responsible for teaching the same courses at the
main campus of the college.
(2) The
college shall supervise and evaluate instructors of dual credit courses using
the same or comparable procedures used for faculty at the main campus of the
college.
(f) Course Curriculum, Instruction, and Grading. The college shall ensure that a dual credit course and the corresponding course offered at the main campus of the college are equivalent with respect to the curriculum, materials, instruction, and method/rigor of student evaluation. These standards must be upheld regardless of the student composition of the class.
(g) Academic Policies and Student Support Services.
(1) Regular academic policies
applicable to courses taught at the college's main campus must also apply to
dual credit courses. These policies could include the appeal process for
disputed grades, drop policy, the communication of grading policy to students,
when the syllabus must be distributed, etc.
(2) Students in dual credit courses must be
eligible to utilize the same or comparable support services that are afforded
college students on the main campus. The college is responsible for ensuring
timely and efficient access to such services (e.g., academic advising and
counseling), to learning materials (e.g., library resources), and to other
benefits for which the student may be eligible.
(h) Transcripting of Credit. For dual credit courses, high school as well as college credit should be transcripted immediately upon a student's completion of the performance required in the course.
(i) Funding.
(1) The state funding for dual credit courses
will be available to both public school districts and colleges based on the
current funding rules of the State Board of Education (TEC
42.005(g))
and the Board (TEC
61.059(p) and
(q)).
(2) The college may only claim funding for
students earning college credit in core curriculum, field of study curriculum,
program of study curriculum, career and technical education, and foreign
language dual credit courses.
(3)
This provision does not apply to students enrolled in approved early college
education programs under TEC
29.908.
(4) All public colleges, universities, and
health-related institutions may waive all or part of tuition and fees for a
Texas high school student enrolled in a course for which the student may
receive dual course credit.
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