Student Handbook and Catalog 2021-22 V2

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iii. Students 18 or older without a high school
diploma or CHSE/GED may be admitted through
exceptional admission.
B. Individual Approval B:
i. Dual enrollment students who are currently
attending a high school and do not have a diploma
or GED may be admitted through exceptional
admission under Individual Approval B.
Campus Immunizations
Students who will be attending classes on campus and
are ages 22 or younger are required by Texas state law
to obtain the Bacterial Meningitis vaccination. Additional
vaccinations or boosters may be required for admission
into specific programs. Students are encouraged to contact
their programs of interest for further details.
Admission Enrollment Procedures
A. Submit an Application for Admissions form which
includes core residency questions and a declaration
of intent to enroll as a degree-seeking or nondegree-seeking
student. All applicants applying
for admissions to the College shall be required to
complete the information regarding felony charges
on the Application for Admissions form. Applicants
who answer “Yes” will be required to complete a
“Supplemental form” and may be required to submit
additional documentation.
B. Submit applicable documents based on the
appropriate admission category.
C. Comply with applicable testing requirements:
i. Submitting TSI Assessment test results; or
ii.
Submitting documentation of TSI exemption or
waiver; or
iii. Taking the TSI Assessment test.
D. Submit compliance with any immunization-related
requirements as specified by law.
E. Submit proof of compliance with any established and
approved program entry level standards.
Note: All new students are encouraged to attend New
Student Orientation.
All documents submitted by applicants who do not
register for the term indicated on the admission
application will be retained for one year in the Office of
the Registrar-Processing Center. At the end of one year, all
records are discarded unless the applicant has notified the
Enrollment Center of continued interest in attending TSTC.
All documents become the property of TSTC and are not
returned to the students.
Former TSTC Students
College credit students who were previously enrolled at
TSTC but have not attended TSTC for more than one year
must reapply by completing the admission enrollment
procedures and providing the appropriate required
documents.
Readmission of Students
A. Reapplying for admission after an interruption of
enrollment of more than one year prior;
B. Comply with applicable testing requirements;
C. Comply with any immunization related requirements
as specified by law;
D. Submissions of official transcripts for any College/
University previously attended, TxCHSE or High School
transcript.
Note: Students who have an interruption or break in the
enrollment of more than one year at TSTC and return
later to complete their program of study may be required
to update their program of study due to changes in the
curriculum or modality.
Academic Fresh Start
Texas Senate Bill 1321, entitled “Right to an Academic
Fresh Start,” allows a person who is a resident of Texas to
apply for admission and not have coursework completed
10 or more years prior to the date of anticipated
enrollment included as consideration in the admission
decision. This allows the student to begin a new course of
study with a clear academic record.
A. This is an all-or-nothing option. Students are not able
to pick and choose which courses to ignore and which
courses to count. This option clears only the student’s
academic record. If the student chooses the “Academic
Fresh Start” option, the student does not receive any
credit for any courses taken 10 or more years prior to
the re-enrollment. This means that:
1. Courses taken previously cannot be used to fulfill
new prerequisite requirements.
2. Courses taken previously cannot be counted
toward a new degree.
3. Courses taken previously will not be counted in
the student’s GPA calculation.
B. The student must still complete the usual admissions
process, including providing information on all
colleges or universities previously attended and
provide official copies of transcripts from all schools
attended.
C. Once the “Right to an Academic Fresh Start” provision
has been claimed, and the student has enrolled, the
provision cannot be reversed.
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