Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Current Rules
The Secretary of State maintains on-line all TAC rules currently in effect. The Secretary of State publishes adopted state agency rules after they go into effect.
Chapter 1 | Agency Administration | ||
| Subchapter A. | General Provisions | ||
| Subchapter B. | Dispute Resolution | ||
| Subchapter C. | Standards of Conduct | ||
| Subchapter D. | Right to Correction of Incorrect Information | ||
Chapter 4 | Rules Applying to All Public Institutions of Higher Education in Texas | ||
| Subchapter A. | General Provisions | ||
| Subchapter B. | Transfer of Credit, Core Curriculum and Field of Study Curricula | ||
| Subchapter C. | Texas Success Initiative | ||
| Subchapter D. | Dual Credit Partnerships Between Secondary Schools and Texas Public Colleges | ||
| Subchapter E. | Approval of Distance Education, Off-Campus, and Extension Courses and Programs for Public Institutions | ||
| Subchapter F. | Texas State Science and Engineering Fair | ||
| Subchapter G. | Early College High Schools and Middle Colleges | ||
| Subchapter H. | P-16 College Readiness and Success | ||
| Subchapter I. | Nursing Education Performance Initiative | ||
| Subchapter J. | Work-Study Student Mentorship Program | ||
| Subchapter K. | Instructional Material for Blind and Visually Impaired Students and Students with Dyslexia | ||
| Subchapter L. | Intensive Summer Program Grants | ||
| Subchapter M. | Notice Regarding the Availability of Higher Education Textbooks through Multiple Retailers | ||
Chapter 5 | Rules Applying to Public Universities,Health-Related Institutions, and/or Selected Public Colleges of Higher Education in Texas | ||
| Subchapter A. | General Provisions | ||
| Subchapter B. | Role and Mission, Tables of Programs, Course Inventories | ||
| Subchapter C. | Approval of New Academic Programs and Administrative Changes at Public Universities, Health-Related Institutions, and/or Selected Public Colleges | ||
| Subchapter D. | Operation of Off-Campus Educational Units of Public Senior Colleges, Universities, and Health-Related Institutions | ||
| Subchapter E. | Texas Governor's Schools | ||
| Subchapter F. | Math, Science, and Technology Teacher Preparation Academies | ||
Chapter 6 | Health Education, Training, and Research Funds | ||
| Subchapter A. | Family Practice Residency Program | ||
| Subchapter B. | Graduate Medical Education Program | ||
| Subchapter C. | Tobacco Lawsuit Settlement Funds | ||
| Subchapter D. | Texas Hospital-Based Nursing Education Grant Program | ||
Chapter 7 | Degree Granting Colleges and Universities Other Than Texas Public Institutions | ||
| Subchapter A. | General Provisions | ||
Chapter 8 | Creation, Expansion, Dissolution, or Conservatorship of Public Community College Districts | ||
| Subchapter A. | Definitions | ||
| Subchapter B. | Creation of a Public Community College District | ||
| Subchapter C. | Dissolution of an Inactive Public Community College District | ||
| Subchapter D. | Formation of a Branch Campus | ||
| Subchapter E. | Branch Campus Maintenance Tax | ||
| Subchapter F. | Conservatorship of a Public Community College District | ||
Chapter 9 | Program Development in Public Two-Year Colleges | ||
| Subchapter A. | Definitions | ||
| Subchapter B. | General Provisions | ||
| Subchapter C. | Purpose, Role, and Mission | ||
| Subchapter D. | Transferable Academic Courses | ||
| Subchapter E. | Certificate and Associate Degree Programs | ||
| Subchapter F. | Workforce Continuing Education Courses | ||
| Subchapter G. | Contractual Agreements | ||
| Subchapter H. | Partnerships Between Secondary Schools and Public Two-Year Colleges | ||
| Subchapter I. | Distance Education | ||
| Subchapter J. | Academic Associate Degree Programs | ||
| Subchapter K. | Tech Prep Programs and Consortia | ||
Chapter 10 | Institutional Effectiveness in Public Two-Year Colleges | ||
| Subchapter A. | Purpose, Authority, and Definitions | ||
| Subchapter B. | General Provisions | ||
Chapter 11 | Texas State Technical College System | ||
| Subchapter A. | Purpose, Authority, and Definitions | ||
| Subchapter B. | General Provisions | ||
Chapter 13 | Financial Planning | ||
| Subchapter A. | Definitions | ||
| Subchapter B. | Formula Funding | ||
| Subchapter C. | Budgets | ||
| Subchapter D. | Financial Reporting | ||
| Subchapter E. | Tuition Rebates for Certain Undergraduates | ||
| Subchapter F. | Formula Funding and Tuition Charges for Repeated and Excess Credit Hours of Undergraduate Students | ||
| Subchapter G. | Research Development Fund | ||
| Subchapter H. | Reporting of Tuition and Fees | ||
| Subchapter J. | Texas Fund for Geography Education | ||
| Subchapter K. | Technology Workforce Development Grant Program | ||
| Subchapter L. | Engineering Recruitment Summer Camps | ||
Chapter 14 | Research Funding Programs | ||
| Subchapter A. | General Provisions | ||
| Subchapter B. | Advanced Research Program | ||
| Subchapter C. | Advanced Technology Program | ||
| Subchapter D. | Technology Development and Transfer Program | ||
| Subchapter E. | Procedural Administration of the Research Funding Programs | ||
| Subchapter F. | Supplemental Grants Program for High School Teachers | ||
Chapter 17 | Resource Planning | ||
| Subchapter A. | General Provisions | ||
| Subchapter B. | Board Approval | ||
| Subchapter C. | Rules Applying to All Projects | ||
| Subchapter D. | Rules Applying to New Construction and Addition Projects | ||
| Subchapter E. | Rules Applying to Repair and Renovation Projects | ||
| Subchapter F. | Rules Applying to Real Property Acquisition Projects | ||
| Subchapter G. | Rules Applying to Auxiliary Enterprise Projects | ||
| Subchapter H. | Rules Applying to Intercollegiate Athletics Projects | ||
| Subchapter I. | Rules Applying to Energy Savings Performance Contract Projects | ||
| Subchapter J. | Rules Applying to Tuition Revenue Bond Projects | ||
| Subchapter K. | Reports | ||
| Subchapter L. | Facilities Audit | ||
Chapter 21 | Student Services | ||
| Subchapter A. | General Provisions | ||
| Subchapter B. | Determining Residence Status and Waiver Programs for Certain Nonresident Persons | ||
| Subchapter C. | Hinson-Hazlewood College Student Loan Program | ||
| Subchapter D. | Hinson-Hazlewood College Student Loan Program: All Loans Made Before Fall Semester 1971, Not Subject to the Federally Insured Student Loan Program | ||
| Subchapter E. | Texas B-OnTime Loan Program | ||
| Subchapter F. | Matching Scholarships to Retain Students in Texas | ||
| Subchapter G. | Teach for Texas Loan Repayment Assistance Program | ||
| Subchapter H. | Teacher Education Loan Program | ||
| Subchapter I. | Future Teacher Loan Program | ||
| Subchapter J. | The Physician Education Loan Repayment Program | ||
| Subchapter K. | The Good Neighbor Scholarship Program | ||
| Subchapter L. | Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship Program | ||
| Subchapter M. | Texas College Work-Study Program | ||
| Subchapter N. | Teach for Texas Conditional Grant Program | ||
| Subchapter O. | Early Childhood Care Provider Student Loan Repayment Program | ||
| Subchapter P. | Professional Nurses' Student Loan Repayment Program | ||
| Subchapter Q. | Licensed Vocational Nurses' Student Loan Repayment Program | ||
| Subchapter R. | Dental Education Loan Repayment Program | ||
| Subchapter S. | Border County Doctoral Faculty Education Loan Repayment Program | ||
| Subchapter V. | Teach for Texas Alternative Certification Conditional Grant Program | ||
| Subchapter W. | Educational Loan Repayment Program for Attorneys Employed by the Office of the Attorney General | ||
| Subchapter Z. | Graduate Nurses' Education Loan Repayment Program | ||
| Subchapter AA. | Reciprocal Educational Exchange Program | ||
| Subchapter BB. | Programs for Enrolling Students from Mexico | ||
| Subchapter CC. | Early High School Graduation Scholarship Program | ||
| Subchapter DD. | Minority Doctoral Incentive Program of Texas | ||
| Subchapter EE. | Texas National Student Exchange Program | ||
| Subchapter FF. | Law Education Loan Repayment Program | ||
| Subchapter HH. | Exemption Program for Texas Air and Army National Guard/ROTC Students | ||
| Subchapter II. | Educational Aide Exemption Program | ||
| Subchapter JJ. | The Kenneth H. Ashworth Fellowship Program | ||
| Subchapter KK. | Classroom Teacher Repayment Assistant Program | ||
| Subchapter LL. | Early Childhood Care Provider Student Loan Repayment Program | ||
| Subchapter MM. | Doctoral Incentive Loan Repayment Program | ||
| Subchapter NN. | Exemption Program for Veterans and Their Dependents (The Hazelwood Act) | ||
| Subchapter OO. | Children's Medicaid Loan Repayment Program | ||
Chapter 22 | Grant and Scholarship Programs | ||
| Subchapter B. | Provisions for the Tuition Equalization Grant Program | ||
| Subchapter D. | Provisions for the Texas Public Educational Grant Programs | ||
| Subchapter E. | Texas New Horizons Scholarship Program | ||
| Subchapter F. | Provisions for the Scholarship Programs for Vocational Nursing Students | ||
| Subchapter G. | Provisions for the Scholarship Programs for Professional Nursing Students | ||
| Subchapter H. | Provisions for the License Plate Insignia Scholarship Program | ||
| Subchapter I. | Provisions for the Fifth-Year Accounting Students Scholarship Program | ||
| Subchapter K. | Provisions for Scholarships for Students Graduating in the Top 10 Percent of their High School Class | ||
| Subchapter L. | Toward, EXcellence, Access and Success (TEXAS) Grant Program | ||
| Subchapter M. | Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program | ||
| Subchapter N. | Individual Development Account Information Program | ||
| Subchapter O. | Exemption Program for Children of Professional Nursing Program Faculty and Staff | ||
| Subchapter P. | Exemption Program for Clinical Preceptors and Their Children | ||
| Subchapter Q. | Engineering Scholarship Program | ||
| Subchapter R. | Provisions Regarding Scholarships to Relative of Board Members of Institutions of Higher Education and University Systems | ||
| Subchapter S. | Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program | ||
| Subchapter T. | Exemption for Firefighters Enrolled in Fire Science Courses | ||
Chapter 25 | Optional Retirement Program | ||
| Subchapter A. | Optional Retirement Program | ||
