Student Handbook and Catalog 2021-22 V2
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College <strong>Catalog</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Student</strong> <strong>H<strong>and</strong>book</strong> | 33<br />
certification status <strong>and</strong> months of benefits remaining. You<br />
can set up direct deposit or update your address with VA.<br />
To Contact Veterans Services in Your Area:<br />
Abilene, Brownwood, Breckenridge or Sweetwater:<br />
325-738-3347<br />
Fort Bend County: 346-239-3392<br />
Harlingen: 956-364-4386<br />
Marshall: 956-364-4386, 325-734-3626 or<br />
903-923-3<strong>22</strong>8<br />
North Texas: 254-867-4817 or 903-923-3<strong>22</strong>8<br />
Waco or East Williamson County: 254-867-4817<br />
Notes:<br />
• Chapter 33 Veterans who are eligible for Hazlewood can<br />
use Hazlewood to “stack” on top of their 33 benefits to<br />
pay any remainder of tuition <strong>and</strong> fees ONLY not paid by<br />
Chapter 33 benefits.<br />
• All students must apply for Hazlewood each semester<br />
they intend to use the tuition exemption.<br />
• You MUST be enrolled in classes in order for the<br />
exemption to be posted. Please do NOT submit the<br />
application before enrolling.<br />
Hazlewood Tuition Exemption<br />
TSTC is authorized to grant tuition <strong>and</strong> fee waivers to<br />
qualified resident <strong>and</strong> nonresident students based on<br />
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board rules. For<br />
details, see “Tuition Waivers <strong>and</strong> Exemptions” in the<br />
Tuition <strong>and</strong> Fees section of this catalog.<br />
Please visit the Texas Veterans Commission (www.tvc.<br />
texas.gov) website for more information <strong>and</strong> eligibility<br />
requirements. All Hazlewood Tuition Exemption<br />
Application must be submitted to the Veteran Services<br />
office for processing.<br />
*NOTE: Effective Fall 2014, a law has been adopted by<br />
State Legislation (SB 1210, passed in 2013). The law<br />
requires that students must meet the Financial Aid<br />
St<strong>and</strong>ards of Academic Progress for certain waivers<br />
<strong>and</strong> exemptions such as the Hazlewood Tuition Waiver.<br />
These st<strong>and</strong>ards are outlined under the TSTC Satisfactory<br />
Academic Progress (SAP policy for Financial Aid).<br />
GI Bill ® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans<br />
Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is<br />
available at the official U.S. government website at http://www.benefits.<br />
va.gov/gibill.<br />
Scholastic Information<br />
Grading St<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
TSTC measures student achievement of skills, knowledge<br />
<strong>and</strong> competencies through a system of grading st<strong>and</strong>ards.<br />
Four grades (A, B, C, D) indicate that credit was received<br />
<strong>and</strong> a grade was awarded. One mark (CR) indicates that<br />
credit was received but no grade was awarded. One grade<br />
(F) <strong>and</strong> various other marks indicate that no credit was<br />
received <strong>and</strong> no grade points were awarded.<br />
The following system of final grades <strong>and</strong> marks applies to<br />
courses offered in a traditional format. Grades or marks<br />
are used by TSTC to report student performance for each<br />
course attempted <strong>and</strong>/or credited toward graduation.<br />
Traditional Grading St<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
Note: Grading st<strong>and</strong>ards listed below do not apply to<br />
Performance-Based Education (PBE).<br />
Grade Interpretation Grade Pts.<br />
A Excellent/Superior Performance Level 4<br />
B Above Required Performance Level 3<br />
C Minimum Required Performance Level 2<br />
D Below Required Performance Level 1<br />
F Failure to Meet Performance Requirements 0<br />
P Pass/Meets Required Performance Level NC<br />
(For use in a developmental course or a<br />
specialized course <strong>and</strong> may be used, at the<br />
discretion of the College, for up to six credit<br />
hours in a program)<br />
IP In Progress (For use when a student has NC<br />
not had sufficient time to complete the<br />
course due to extended illness or other<br />
circumstances beyond the student’s control.<br />
A grade of IP will be changed to a grade of F if<br />
the student does not complete the course<br />
requirements by a date specified by the faculty<br />
member or within one year, whichever is less.)<br />
IM Incomplete-Military Leave (For use by students NC<br />
who are called to active military service near the<br />
end of a term. A grade of IM will be changed to a<br />
grade of W if the student does not complete the<br />
course requirements within two years of the date<br />
the IM grade was awarded.)<br />
W Withdrawal NC<br />
CR Credit (represents credit for courses that NC<br />
are accepted toward program completion<br />
<strong>and</strong> graduation as a result of transfer from<br />
other institutions or programs, advanced<br />
st<strong>and</strong>ing evaluation, credit by examination,<br />
articulation agreements, or other validations<br />
of course-required knowledge <strong>and</strong> skills)<br />
Texas State Technical College<br />
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