Texas Education Code 51.8035 – Automatic Admission of Applicants Completing Core Curriculum At Another Institution
(a) In this section:
(1) “Core curriculum” means the core curriculum adopted by an institution of higher education under § 61.822.
(2) “General academic teaching institution” has the meaning assigned by § 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 § 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.
Terms Used In Texas Education Code 51.8035
- Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(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.