19 Tex. Admin. Code § 21.792 - Hardship Provisions

(a) Each institution of higher education is required to adopt a policy to allow a student who fails to maintain a grade point average as required by § 21.789 of this subchapter (relating to Eligible Firefighters) to receive an exemption in another semester or term on a showing of hardship or other good cause, including:

(1) a showing of a severe illness or other debilitating condition that could affect the student's academic performance;

(2) an indication that the student is responsible for the care of a sick, injured, or needy person and that the student's provision of care could affect the student's academic performance;

(3) the student's active duty or other service in the United States armed forces or the student's active duty in the Texas National Guard; or

(4) any other cause considered acceptable by the institution.

(b) An institution may, on a showing of good cause, permit an undergraduate continuation award applicant to receive an exemption or waiver although he or she has completed a number of semester credit hours that is considered excessive under Texas Education Code, § 54.014.

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19 Tex. Admin. Code § 21.792

The provisions of this §21.792 (adopted as §22.524) be effective June 2, 2014, 39 TexReg 4244; Transferred from §22.524 by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 08, February 24, 2017, TexReg 699, eff. 3/1/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 33, August 16, 2019, TexReg 4312, eff. 8/22/2019