Sec. 51.804. ADDITIONAL AUTOMATIC ADMISSIONS: SELECTED INSTITUTIONS. For each academic year, the governing board of each general academic teaching institution shall determine whether to adopt an admissions policy under which an applicant to the institution as a first-time freshman student, other than an applicant eligible for admission under Section 51.803, shall be admitted to the institution if the applicant:
(1) graduated from a public or private high school in this state accredited by a generally recognized accrediting organization with a grade point average in the top 25 percent of the applicant's high school graduating class; and
(2) satisfies the requirements of:
(A) Section 51.803(a)(2)(A) or 51.803(b), as applicable to the student, or Section 51.803 (a)(2)(B); and
(B) Sections 51.803(c)(2) and 51.803(d).
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 155, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 941 (H.B. 3826), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Higher Education in General
Chapter 51 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Higher Education
Subchapter U. Uniform Admission Policy
Section 51.802. Uniform Admission System
Section 51.803. Automatic Admission: All Institutions
Section 51.8035. Automatic Admission of Applicants Completing Core Curriculum at Another Institution
Section 51.804. Additional Automatic Admissions: Selected Institutions
Section 51.8045. Graduates of Certain Special High School Programs
Section 51.805. Other Admissions
Section 51.808. Application of Admission Criteria to Other Programs