(a) An applicant may be accepted into an alternative certification program or post-baccalaureate program on a contingency basis pending receipt of an official transcript showing degree conferred, as specified in §227.10(a)(2) of this title (relating to Admission Criteria), provided that:      
        (1) the applicant is currently enrolled in and expects to complete the courses and other requirements for obtaining, at a minimum, a bachelor's degree at the end of the semester in which admission to the program is sought;       
        (2) all other admission requirements specified in §227.10 of this title have been met;       
        (3) the EPP must notify the applicant of the offer of contingency admission in writing by mail, personal delivery, facsimile, email, or an electronic notification; and       
        (4) the applicant must accept the offer of contingency admission in writing by mail, personal delivery, facsimile, email, or an electronic notification.       
      (b) The effective date of contingency admission shall be included in the offer of contingency admission.     
      (c) An EPP must notify the Texas Education Agency within seven calendar days of a candidate's contingency admission.     
      (d) An applicant admitted on a contingency basis may begin program training and may be approved to take a certification examination, but shall not be recommended for an intern or a probationary certificate until the bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited institution of higher education (IHE) has been conferred.     
      (e) Except as provided by this section, an alternative certification program or post-baccalaureate program, prior to admission on a contingency basis, shall not provide coursework, training, and/or examination approval to an applicant that leads to initial certification in any class of certificate. A post-baccalaureate or alternative certification program at an IHE may admit an applicant if coursework and training was provided by the same IHE as part of:      
        (1) the degree to be conferred;       
        (2) a prerequisite for a master's degree leading to initial certification; or       
        (3) a different post-baccalaureate program of study.       
      (f) The contingency admission will be valid for only the fall, spring, or summer semester for which the contingency admission was granted and may not be extended for another semester. The end of each semester shall be consistent with the common calendar established by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §227.15 adopted to be effective December 14, 2008, 33 TexReg 10011; amended to be effective February 28, 2016, 41 TexReg 1238; amended to be effective October 18, 2016, 41 TexReg 8198; amended to be effective June 3, 2018, 43 TexReg 3355; amended to be effective October 15, 2020, 45 TexReg 7249