(a) The board recognizes institutions of higher education that offer an associate degree or higher, by one of the following organizations:
  (1) Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC);
  (2) Higher Learning Commission (HLC);
  (3) Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE);
  (4) New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE);
  (5) Northwest Commission of Colleges and Universities (NWCCU);
  (6) Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC); or
  (7) Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission.
(b) This also includes any revisions to the names of these organizations moving forward.

Source Note: The provisions of this §4.192 adopted to be effective February 15, 2024, 49 TexReg 664