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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) In this section:
(1) “Core curriculum” means the core curriculum adopted by an institution of higher education under Section 61.822.
(2) “General academic teaching institution” has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(b) A general academic teaching institution shall admit an applicant for admission to the institution as a transfer undergraduate student who:
(1) graduated from high school not earlier than the fourth school year before the academic year for which the applicant seeks admission to the institution as a transfer student and:
(A) qualified for automatic admission to a general academic teaching institution under Section 51.803 at the time of graduation; or
(B) was previously offered admission under this subchapter to the institution to which the applicant seeks admission as a transfer student;
(2) first enrolled in a public junior college or other public or private lower-division institution of higher education not earlier than the third academic year before the academic year for which the applicant seeks admission;
(3) completed the core curriculum at a public junior college or other public or private lower-division institution of higher education with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 on a four-point scale or the equivalent; and
(4) submits a completed application for admission as a transfer student before the expiration of any application filing deadline established by the institution.
(c) For purposes of this section, transfer semester credit hours from a different institution of higher education and semester credit hours earned by examination shall be included in determining whether the person completed the core curriculum at an institution of higher education.
(d) It is the responsibility of the applicant for admission under this section to:
(1) expressly and clearly claim in the application entitlement to admission under this section; and
(2) timely provide to the general academic teaching institution the documentation required by the institution to determine the student's entitlement to admission under this section.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Education Code - EDUC § 51.8035. Automatic Admission of Applicants Completing Core Curriculum at Another Institution - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/education-code/educ-sect-51-8035/
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