Tuition Charges for Extra Credit Hours

Students initially enrolling in Texas institutions of higher education in the 1999 fall semester or in subsequent terms are subject to Chapter 13, Subchapter G, Section 13.115 (THECB, Texas Register). A student who has accumulated 70 or more semester hours at a community college, technical college and/or Lamar State College Orange is subject to notification about the limit of credit hours (120) received at the in-state tuition rate. Students who exceed the limit (120 credit hours) are subject to higher tuition rates, not to exceed the rates charged to non-resident undergraduate students.

Credit hours exempt from the cap include hours earned by the student before receiving a baccalaureate degree that have been previously awarded to the student; hours earned through examination; hours from developmental courses, technical courses and workforce education courses; hours earned at a private institution or an out-of-state institution; and any hours not eligible for state formula funding.