Texas § 51.9245 ADMISSION OF PERSON RECEIVING ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP.

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§ 51.9245 — ADMISSION OF PERSON RECEIVING ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP.

Texas § 51.9245

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Tex. Education Code Code Ann. § 51.9245 (2026).

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Sec. 51.9245. ADMISSION OF PERSON RECEIVING ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP.

(a)In this section, "general academic teaching institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003 .

(b)A general academic teaching institution may not admit an applicant who has been promised or granted an athletic scholarship, grant, or similar financial assistance conditioned on the student's participation in a sport, game, or other competition involving substantial physical ability or physical skill for or on a team organized or sponsored by the general academic teaching institution that is funded by state funds unless:

(1)if the general academic teaching institution requires a minimum high school grade point average as an admissions criterion for any entering freshman, that minimum applies to all freshmen being a

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Sec. 51.9245. ADMISSION OF PERSON RECEIVING ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP. (a) In this section, "general academic teaching institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003 .
(b) A general academic teaching institution may not admit an applicant who has been promised or granted an athletic scholarship, grant, or similar financial assistance conditioned on the student's participation in a sport, game, or other competition involving substantial physical ability or physical skill for or on a team organized or sponsored by the general academic teaching institution that is funded by state funds unless:
(1) if the general academic teaching institution requires a minimum high school grade point average as an admissions criterion for any entering freshman, that minimum applies to all freshmen being admitted; or
(2) for an applicant other than an entering freshman, the applicant's cumulative college-level grade point average is equal to or greater than the minimum cumulative college-level grade point average required for an undergraduate student to remain enrolled at the institution in the preceding academic year.