Tuition Rebates - Baccalaureate Degrees
The State of Texas has authorized a tuition rebate program under Section 54.0065 of the Texas Education Code not to exceed a total of $1,000. The rebate is paid to eligible students after receiving baccalaureate degrees from Texas public colleges. The purpose of the program is to provide "incentive for students to prepare for college studies while completing their high school work, avail themselves of academic counseling, make early decisions, and complete their baccalaureate studies with as few extraneous courses as possible." See the Comptroller for more information on tuition rebates upon initial enrollment.

Tuition Charges for Extra Credit Hours
Students initially enrolling in a Texas institution of higher education in the 1999 Fall semester or in a subsequent term are subject to Chapter 13, Subchapter G, Section 13.115 (THECB, Texas Register). A student who has accumulated 70 or more semester hours at a community college, technical college and/or Lamar State College-Orange is subject to notification about the limit of credit hours (120) received at the in-state tuition rate. Students who exceed the limit (120 credit hours) are subject to higher tuition rates, not to exceed the rates charged to non-resident undergraduate students.

Credit hours exempt from the cap include hours earned by the student before receiving a baccalaureate degree that has been previously awarded to the student; hours earned through examination; hours from developmental courses, technical courses and workforce education courses; hours earned at a private institution or an out-of-state institution; and any hours not eligible for state formula funding.