19 Tex. Admin. Code § 22.25 - Satisfactory Academic Progress
(a) Eligibility at End of First Grant Year.
Students who complete their first year receiving a Tuition Equalization Grant
in compliance with their institutions' financial aid satisfactory academic
progress requirements are eligible to receive subsequent awards in the
following year if they meet the other requirements listed in §
22.24 of this subchapter (relating
to Eligible Students).
(b)
Eligibility at End of a Subsequent Grant Year. Students shall, unless granted a
hardship provision in accordance with §
22.27 of this subchapter (relating
to Hardship Provisions), as of the end of an academic year in which the student
receives a subsequent grant:
(1) have
completed at least:
(A) for undergraduate
students, 24 semester credit hours in the most recent academic year;
or
(B) for graduate students, 18
semester credit hours in the most recent academic year;
(2) have an overall cumulative grade-point
average of at least 2.5 on a four-point scale or its equivalent; and
(3) have completed at least 75 percent of the
semester credit hours attempted in the most recent academic
year.
(c) The institution
shall calculate a student's GPA in accordance with §
22.10 of this chapter (relating to
Grade Point Average Calculations for Satisfactory Academic Progress).
(d) The completion rate calculations may be
made in keeping with institutional policies.
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(a) Eligibility at End of First Award Year. Students who complete their first year receiving a Tuition Equalization Grant in compliance with their institutions' financial aid satisfactory academic progress requirements, are eligible to receive subsequent awards in the following year if they meet the other requirements listed in § 22.24 of this title (relating to Eligible Students).
(b) Eligibility at End of a Subsequent Award Year. Students shall, unless granted a hardship provision postponement in accordance with § 22.27 of this title (relating to Hardship Provisions), as of the end of an academic year in which the student receives a subsequent award :
(1) have completed at least:
(A) for undergraduate students, 24 semester credit hours in the most recent academic year , or if at the end of the academic year in which the student receives a first award and the student entered college at the beginning of the spring term in the year in which he or she received his or her first award , have completed at least 12 semester credit hours in the most recent academic year ; or
(B) for graduate students, 18 semester credit hours in the most recent academic year ;
(2) have an overall cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.5 on a four-point scale or its equivalent;
(3) have completed at least 75 percent of the semester credit hours attempted in the most recent academic year .
(c) The calculation of a student's GPA is to be completed in accordance with Chapter 22, Subchapter A of this title (relating to General Provisions).
(d) The completion rate calculations may be made in keeping with institutional policies.