19 Tex. Admin. Code § 13.102 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Degree
Plan--Academic program of courses and their related hours culminating in a
degree or certificate, including minors, double majors, and completion of any
other special program in which the student is also enrolled, such as a program
with a study abroad component.
(2)
Excess Hours--Hours attempted by a student that are in excess of the limits and
therefore ineligible for formula funding as described in §
13.103 of this title (relating to
Limitation on Formula Funding for Excess Hours).
(3) Hours--Semester credit hours.
(4) International Study Abroad Student--A
student who is a citizen or permanent resident of a nation other than the
United States who resides in the nation of which he or she is a citizen or
permanent resident and who is in the United States and enrolled at a Texas
public institution of higher education for a limited time as part of an
exchange program or other study abroad program and who is not seeking a
certificate or degree from a Texas Public institution of higher
education.
(5) Non-Course-Based
Developmental Education Interventions (also known as Non-Semester-Length
Interventions and also referred to as interventions)--Interventions that use
learning approaches designed to address a student's identified weaknesses and
effectively and efficiently prepare the student for college-level work. These
interventions must be overseen by an instructor of record, must not fit
traditional course frameworks, and cannot include advising or learning support
activities already connected to a traditional course; interventions may
include, but are not limited to, tutoring, supplemental instruction, or
labs.
(6) Remedial and
Developmental Courses--Courses designed to correct academic deficiencies and
bring students' skills to an appropriate level for entry into college. The term
includes English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) courses in which a
student is placed as a result of failing the reading or writing portion of a
test required by §
4.56 of this title (relating to
Assessment Instruments).
(7)
Repeated Hours for Attempted Course--Hours for a course that is the same or
substantially similar to a course that the student previously attempted for two
or more times at the same institution. Previously attempted courses from which
the student withdraws before the official census date shall not count as an
attempted course.
(8) Repeated
Hours for Completed Course--Hours for a course in which a student enrolls for
two or more times that is the same as or substantially similar to a course that
the student previously completed and received a grade of A, B, C, D, F, or
Pass/Fail at the same institution.
(9) Student--For the purposes of this
subchapter students are defined as undergraduate students.
(10) Workforce Education Courses--Courses
offered by two-year institutions for the primary purpose of preparing students
to enter the workforce that are included in the Workforce Education Course
Manual (WECM) or a college's technical local need course inventory. The term
includes both technical courses and continuing education courses.
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