Texas § 61.05151 SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR ASSOCIATE DEGREE.

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§ 61.05151 — SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR ASSOCIATE DEGREE.

Texas § 61.05151

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Tex. Education Code Code Ann. § 61.05151 (2026).

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Sec. 61.05151. SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR ASSOCIATE DEGREE.

(a)To earn an associate degree, a student may not be required by an institution of higher education to complete more than the minimum number of semester credit hours required for the degree by the institution's recognized accrediting agency unless the institution determines that there is a compelling academic reason for requiring completion of additional semester credit hours for the degree.

(b)The board may review one or more of an institution's associate degree programs to ensure compliance with this section.

(c)Subsection (a) does not apply to an associate degree awarded by an institution to a student enrolled in the institution before the 2015 fall semester. This subsection does not prohibit the institution from red

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Sec. 61.05151. SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR ASSOCIATE DEGREE. (a) To earn an associate degree, a student may not be required by an institution of higher education to complete more than the minimum number of semester credit hours required for the degree by the institution's recognized accrediting agency unless the institution determines that there is a compelling academic reason for requiring completion of additional semester credit hours for the degree.
(b) The board may review one or more of an institution's associate degree programs to ensure compliance with this section.
(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to an associate degree awarded by an institution to a student enrolled in the institution before the 2015 fall semester. This subsection does not prohibit the institution from reducing the number of semester credit hours the student must complete to receive the degree.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 528 (S.B. 497 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215 ), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2013. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 530 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.