1. (a) A student taking a course through the Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN) statewide course catalog or a TxVSN Online School (OLS) program is considered to:

   1. (1) be enrolled in a TxVSN course when he or she begins receiving instruction and actively engages in instructional activities in a TxVSN subject area or course;
   2. (2) have successfully completed a course if the student demonstrates academic proficiency and, for a high school course, earns credit for the course, as determined by the TxVSN teacher; and
   3. (3) be, and must be reported as, withdrawn from the TxVSN when the student is no longer actively participating in the TxVSN course or program.

2. (b) A student taking a course through the TxVSN statewide course catalog:

   1. (1) shall enroll in each TxVSN course through the TxVSN online registration system;
   2. (2) shall be assigned a grade by the TxVSN teacher after the drop period established by TxVSN central operations;
   3. (3) may withdraw from a course taken through the TxVSN after the instructional start date without academic or financial penalty within the drop period established by TxVSN central operations; and
   4. (4) shall have the grade assigned by the TxVSN teacher added to the student's record by the student's home district and, for a high school course, added to the student's transcript.
3. (c) A student enrolled full time in a TxVSN Online School program in Grades 3-8 must demonstrate academic proficiency sufficient to earn promotion to the next grade, as determined by the TxVSN teacher for the educational program.
4. (d) A student who transfers from one educational setting to another after beginning enrollment in an electronic course is entitled to continue enrollment in the course.

Source Note:The provisions of this §70.1015 adopted to be effective February 27, 2013, 38 TexReg 1163; amended to be effective February 19, 2025, 50 TexReg 858.