A Texas B-On-Time loan shall be forgiven if the student is awarded a baccalaureate degree from an eligible institution, and the student either:
  (1) graduated with a B average, or the equivalent of a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a four-point scale, and received:
    (A) a baccalaureate degree within four calendar years after the date the student initially enrolled in an eligible institution;
    (B) a baccalaureate degree within five calendar years after the date the student initially enrolled in an eligible institution if the institution has reported or will report that the student graduated with a degree in architecture, engineering, or any other program that the institution certifies to the Board is a program that requires more than four years to complete; or
  (2) graduated with a B average, or the equivalent of a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a four-point scale, with a total number of course credit hours earned, including transfer credit hours and excluding hours earned exclusively by examination, dual credit course hours, and hours earned for developmental coursework that an institution required the student to take under Texas Education Code, §51.3062 (relating to Success Initiative), or under the former provisions of Texas Education Code, §51.306 (relating to Texas Academic Skills Program), that is not more than six hours more than the number of credit hours required to complete a baccalaureate degree.

Source Note: The provisions of this §22.337 adopted to be effective December 7, 2003, 28 TexReg 10757; amended to be effective August 16, 2004, 29 TexReg 7975; amended to be effective November 28, 2005, 30 TexReg 7856; amended to be effective November 30, 2009, 34 TexReg 8523; amended to be effective November 29, 2011, 36 TexReg 8021; amended to be effective September 4, 2014, 39 TexReg 6854; transferred effective June 1, 2017, as published in the Texas Register May 19, 2017, 42 TexReg 2739