Tex. Education Code § 51A.153
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§ 51A.153. INSTITUTION RESUME FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
Official statutory text
(a) The coordinating board shall maintain for each institution to which this subchapter applies an online resume that is designed for use by prospective students of the institution, their parents, and other interested members of the public.
(b) The resume must identify:
(1) the institutional grouping to which the institution is assigned under the coordinating board's higher education accountability system; and
(2) the institution's in-state and out-of-state peer institutions.
(c) For purposes of this section, information required to be included in the resume regarding the institution's in-state peer institutions must be listed in the form of the average of that information for those institutions unless otherwise prescribed by coordinating board rules.
(d) The resume must include the following information relating to the most recent state fiscal year for which the information is available:
(1) under the heading "ENROLLMENT," with clearly identifiable links to the information disaggregated by student ethnicity:
(A) the total number of students enrolled in the institution during the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year covered by the resume;
(B) if applicable, the total number of students enrolled in the institution's medical school during that fall semester; and
(C) if applicable, the total number of physicians certified by the institution annually on September 1 as training in residency programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association at the institution on the most recent September 1 for which the information is available;
(2) under the heading "COSTS":
(A) the average annual total academic costs, including those costs identified by type of degree program if required by coordinating board rule, for a resident, full-time student at the institution;
(B) clearly identifiable links to information regarding:
(i) the tuition per academic year charged by the institution under Section 54.051;
(ii) any mandatory fees, as defined by the coordinating board, imposed by the institution; and
(iii) the amount and percentage by which the institution has increased tuition for a degree program or course level during the five state fiscal years preceding the state fiscal year covered by the resume; and
(C) the average cost to a resident undergraduate student enrolled in 30 semester credit hours for tuition and fees;
(3) under the heading "FINANCIAL AID":
(A) the percentage of graduate students enrolled in the institution who receive need-based grants or scholarships;
(B) the percentage of graduate students enrolled in the institution who receive need-based grants, scholarships, loans, or work-study funds;
(C) the average amount of a graduate student's need-based grant and scholarship package; and
(D) the average amount of a graduate student's need-based grant, scholarship, loan, and work-study package;
(4) under the heading "STUDENT SUCCESS":
(A) if applicable, the percentage of medical school students who pass Part 1 or Part 2 of any examination administered or accepted for a medical license under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code:
(i) at the institution; and
(ii) at the institution's in-state peer institutions;
(B) if applicable, the percentage of medical school students who are practicing primary care in this state:
(i) after graduating from the institution; and
(ii) after graduating from the institution's in-state peer institutions;
(C) the number of nursing degrees or allied health degrees awarded for each level:
:
(i) at the institution; and
(ii) at the institution's in-state peer institutions;
(B) if applicable, the percentage of medical school students who are practicing primary care in this state:
(i) after graduating from the institution; and
(ii) after graduating from the institution's in-state peer institutions;
(C) the number of nursing degrees or allied health degrees awarded for each level:
(i) by the institution; and
(ii) by the institution's in-state peer institutions; and
(D) the estimated total amount of the institution's research expenditures; and
(5) under the heading "FIRST-TIME LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION PASS RATES," the first-time licensure or certification examination pass rates in applicable fields of students who are enrolled in or have graduated from:
(A) the institution; and
(B) the institution's in-state peer institutions.
(b) The resume must identify:
(1) the institutional grouping to which the institution is assigned under the coordinating board's higher education accountability system; and
(2) the institution's in-state and out-of-state peer institutions.
(c) For purposes of this section, information required to be included in the resume regarding the institution's in-state peer institutions must be listed in the form of the average of that information for those institutions unless otherwise prescribed by coordinating board rules.
(d) The resume must include the following information relating to the most recent state fiscal year for which the information is available:
(1) under the heading "ENROLLMENT," with clearly identifiable links to the information disaggregated by student ethnicity:
(A) the total number of students enrolled in the institution during the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year covered by the resume;
(B) if applicable, the total number of students enrolled in the institution's medical school during that fall semester; and
(C) if applicable, the total number of physicians certified by the institution annually on September 1 as training in residency programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association at the institution on the most recent September 1 for which the information is available;
(2) under the heading "COSTS":
(A) the average annual total academic costs, including those costs identified by type of degree program if required by coordinating board rule, for a resident, full-time student at the institution;
(B) clearly identifiable links to information regarding:
(i) the tuition per academic year charged by the institution under Section 54.051;
(ii) any mandatory fees, as defined by the coordinating board, imposed by the institution; and
(iii) the amount and percentage by which the institution has increased tuition for a degree program or course level during the five state fiscal years preceding the state fiscal year covered by the resume; and
(C) the average cost to a resident undergraduate student enrolled in 30 semester credit hours for tuition and fees;
(3) under the heading "FINANCIAL AID":
(A) the percentage of graduate students enrolled in the institution who receive need-based grants or scholarships;
(B) the percentage of graduate students enrolled in the institution who receive need-based grants, scholarships, loans, or work-study funds;
(C) the average amount of a graduate student's need-based grant and scholarship package; and
(D) the average amount of a graduate student's need-based grant, scholarship, loan, and work-study package;
(4) under the heading "STUDENT SUCCESS":
(A) if applicable, the percentage of medical school students who pass Part 1 or Part 2 of any examination administered or accepted for a medical license under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code:
(i) at the institution; and
(ii) at the institution's in-state peer institutions;
(B) if applicable, the percentage of medical school students who are practicing primary care in this state:
(i) after graduating from the institution; and
(ii) after graduating from the institution's in-state peer institutions;
(C) the number of nursing degrees or allied health degrees awarded for each level:
:
(i) at the institution; and
(ii) at the institution's in-state peer institutions;
(B) if applicable, the percentage of medical school students who are practicing primary care in this state:
(i) after graduating from the institution; and
(ii) after graduating from the institution's in-state peer institutions;
(C) the number of nursing degrees or allied health degrees awarded for each level:
(i) by the institution; and
(ii) by the institution's in-state peer institutions; and
(D) the estimated total amount of the institution's research expenditures; and
(5) under the heading "FIRST-TIME LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION PASS RATES," the first-time licensure or certification examination pass rates in applicable fields of students who are enrolled in or have graduated from:
(A) the institution; and
(B) the institution's in-state peer institutions.
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