(a) Each institution of higher education shall develop and administer a developmental education program using research-based practices that include all the following components:
  (1) assessment;
  (2) differentiated placement and instruction based on an individual student's skills, strengths, and needs;
  (3) faculty development;
  (4) student support services;
  (5) program evaluation;
  (6) integration of technology; and
  (7) Non-Course-Based Options.
(b) Each institution of higher education shall develop and implement corequisite model(s) of developmental education as defined in §4.53(7) of this subchapter (relating to Definitions) for developmental mathematics and integrated reading/writing (IRW) courses and interventions for all the institution's non-exempt students, except as provided under subsection (c) of this section.
(c) An institution may enroll the following students in a developmental education course as necessary to address deficiencies in the students' readiness to perform freshman-level academic coursework:
  (1) a student assessed at Diagnostic levels 1-4 on the Board-approved assessment instrument as provided by §4.56 of this subchapter (relating to Texas Success Initiative Assessment Instrument);
  (2) a student enrolled in adult education; or
  (3) a student enrolled in a degree plan not requiring an entry-level academic mathematics course.
(d) An institution must inform a student enrolled in a mathematics pathway model (e.g., New Mathways Project, modular/Emporium models, etc.) that successful completion of this model will result in meeting the mathematics college readiness standard only for specific college credit courses. The institution must also inform the student that changing degree plans may require the student to complete additional developmental education support or Non-Course-Based Developmental Education Interventions.
(e) As part of subsection (a)(7) of this section, each institution shall offer at least one section of each entry-level academic course per developmental education subject area that incorporates non-course-based interventions (NCBO).

Source Note: The provisions of this §4.61 adopted to be effective May 16, 2024, 49 TexReg 3243