(a) The following are identified as advanced classes as referred to in the Texas Education Code, §33.081(c), concerning extracurricular activities:
- (1) English language arts: all College Board advanced placement courses and International Baccalaureate courses in the discipline, and high school/college concurrent enrollment classes that are included in the "Community College General Academic Course Guide Manual (Part One)";
- (2) Fine arts: all College Board advanced placement courses and International Baccalaureate courses in the discipline, high school/college concurrent enrollment classes that are included in the "Community College General Academic Course Guide Manual (Part One)," Art IV, Dance IV (not to include drill team activities), Music IV, and Theatre IV;
- (3) Languages other than English: all College Board advanced placement courses and International Baccalaureate courses in the discipline, high school/college concurrent enrollment classes that are included in the "Community College General Academic Course Guide Manual (Part One)," and languages other than English courses Levels IV-VII;
- (4) Mathematics: all College Board advanced placement courses and International Baccalaureate courses in the discipline, high school/college concurrent enrollment classes that are included in the "Community College General Academic Course Guide Manual (Part One)" and Precalculus;
- (5) Science: all College Board advanced placement courses and International Baccalaureate courses in the discipline, high school/college concurrent enrollment classes that are included in the "Community College General Academic Course Guide Manual (Part One)"; and
- (6) Social studies: Social Studies Advanced Studies, Economics Advanced Studies, all College Board advanced placement courses and International Baccalaureate courses in the discipline, and high school/college concurrent enrollment classes that are included in the "Community College General Academic Course Guide Manual (Part One)."
- (b) Districts may identify additional advanced courses but must identify such courses prior to the semester in which any exemptions related to extracurricular activities occur.
Source Note:The provisions of this §74.30 adopted to be effective September 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 4311; amended to be effective September 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 5675.