The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

1. (1) Assessment--The criterion-referenced assessment instruments adopted by the Board to assess a student's readiness to enroll in college-level coursework or curricula.
2. (2) Board--The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
3. (3) Colleges or Universities, or C/U--Texas public two-year colleges or public universities.
4. (4) Commissioner--The Commissioner of Higher Education.
5. (5) Early College High School or Middle College, or ECHS/MC--The institution or entity that provides the outreach, curricula, and student learning and support programs for students who attain the Recommended or Advanced High School Program diploma and up to two years of college credit simultaneously.
6. (6) Recommended or Advanced High School Program--The curriculum specified in the Texas Education Code, §28.025, and the rules promulgated there under by the State Board of Education.

Source Note:The provisions of this §4.153 adopted to be effective August 21, 2005, 30 TexReg 4646.