Big 12 Engineering Project-Policy Research

4.108. Non-Formula-Funded (Extension) Course and Program General Provisions. (a) Institutions shall not submit non-state-funded lower-division credit courses to Regional Councils. (b) Institutions shall not submit distance education courses delivered outside the state to non-Texas residents for formula funding. (c) The Commissioner shall develop standards for institutions offering out-ofstate/ country courses and programs. The following provisions apply to all courses covered under this subchapter, unless otherwise specified: (3) Institutions may submit for formula funding the following types of academic credit courses: distance education courses delivered to Texas and non-Texas residents located on-campus or at another location in Texas, distance education courses delivered to Texas residents located out of state or out of country; Study-Abroad courses, and Study-in-America courses. (4) Institutions shall not submit the following types of courses for formula funding: (A) distance education courses taken by non-resident students who are located out of state or out of country, (B) courses in out-of-state or out-of-country programs, as defined above, taken by any student, or (C) Extension courses. (5) For courses not eligible to be submitted for formula funding, institutions shall charge fees that are equal to or greater than Texas resident tuition and applicable fees, and that are sufficient to cover the total cost of instruction and overhead, including administrative costs, benefits, computers and equipment, and other related costs. (6) Study-in-America and Study-Abroad courses offered by institutions of higher education, or by an approved consortium composed of Texas public institutions, shall be approved by the Commissioner in order for the semester credit hours or contact hours generated in those courses to receive formula funding. The Commissioner shall develop procedures and standards for Study-in-America and Study-Abroad offering