- (a) Each institution of higher education shall annually submit any changes to its core curriculum to its governing board. A governing board, on its own or based on the recommendation of a committee appointed under Texas Education Code, §51.315(e), may overturn any change made by the institution to its core curriculum.
(b) An institution of higher education shall annually submit to the Board a list of core curriculum courses, including any changes in the general education curriculum submitted by the institution to its governing board, offered at each institution of higher education under the governing board's control for the purpose of updating the Board's core curriculum inventory.
- (1) An institution of higher education shall include in its submission the Texas Common Course Number associated with each core curriculum course, if applicable, as required under §4.28(i) of this subchapter (relating to Core Curriculum).
- (2) Upon submission, a governing board shall certify compliance with this subchapter on a form provided by the Coordinating Board.
Source Note:The provisions of this §4.31 adopted to be effective April 8, 2021, 46 TexReg 2209; amended to be effective February 11, 2026, 51 TexReg 722.