Excessive Undergraduate Hours
In accordance with Texas Education Code 54.068 as amended undergraduate students who enrolled for the first time in Fall 2023 and later and who have attempted 15 semester hours or more beyond the number of semester credit hours required for the associate degree while classified a resident for tuition purposes may be charged additional tuition, up to the level of out-of-state tuition. Previously, the undergraduate limit for students enrolled for the first time between fall 1999 through summer 2006 was 45 semester hours and from fall 2006 through summer 2023 the limit was 30 semester hours.
Hours not included in the attempted hours include (1) Hours earned by the student before receiving a bachelor’s degree that has been previously awarded to the student. (2) Hours earned through examination or similar method without registering for a course. (3) Hours from remedial or developmental courses and/or interventions. However, hours for remedial, developmental, and/or interventions that exceed 18 semester credit hours cannot be submitted for formula funding. Up to 9 additional semester credit hours of ESOL courses and/or interventions are allowed, bringing the maximum allowable to 27 semester credit hours. (4) Workforce education courses or other courses that would not generate academic credit that could be applied to a degree at the institution. (5) Hours earned at a private institution or out-of-state institution. (6) Hours not eligible for formula funding. (7) Effective fall 2009, hours earned by a student before graduating from high school and used to satisfy high school graduation requirements. (8) Hours abandoned through enrollment under the Academic Fresh Start Program. (9) 15 semester credit hours not otherwise exempt earned toward a degree program by a student who (a) has reenrolled at CTC following a break in enrollment from CTC or another institution of higher education covering at least the 24-month period preceding the first class day of the initial semester or other academic term of student’s reenrollment, and (b) successfully completed at least 50 semester credit hours of course work at an institution of higher education that are not exempt in items (1) through (8) above before the break in enrollment.
Note: An undergraduate student who is not enrolled in a degree program is considered to be enrolled in a degree program or programs requiring a minimum of 120 semester credit hours.