Tex. Educ. Code § 61.834 · Subchapter S. TRANSFER OF CREDIT
TEXAS DIRECT ASSOCIATE DEGREE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A public junior college, public state college, or public technical institute shall award a student a "Texas Direct" associate degree and include an appropriate notation on the student's transcript if the student completes a field of study curriculum developed by the board under Section 61.823 and:
(1) the college's core curriculum; or
(2) an abbreviated core curriculum related to a specific approved field of study curriculum transferable to one or more general academic teaching institutions.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 165 (S.B. 1887), Sec. 9, eff. May 23, 2023.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (H.B. 8), Sec. 31, eff. June 9, 2023.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.61.htm
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