Article Category: Rules and Regulations

Students may make schedule changes on any day that is considered a registration day. Once a class has begun, dean approval will be necessary in order to register for that class. The following guidelines will be used to determine if a student can be added to a class: 16-week Courses 8-week Courses 5-week Courses (Summer…

Date of last attendance, as defined by Texarkana College according to the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 34, Part 668.22, includes but is not limited to:

Texarkana College has scheduled its instructional program to comply with the Common Calendar of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, as well as to meet instructional requirements for awarding credit hours earned. College instructors are obligated to meet all scheduled classes. If severe weather makes it necessary to cancel classes or to meet virtually, Texarkana…

Students may take an examination or complete an assignment scheduled for that day within a reasonable time for the observance of a religious holy day if: The student notifies the instructor of each class scheduled on the date that the student would be absent for a religious holy day no later than the 15th day after…

(a) In this section: (1) “Institution of higher education” has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. (2) “Active military service” includes active military service performed by a member of the Texas National Guard or the Texas State Guard. (b) This section applies only if: (1) A student enrolled in an institution of higher education fails…

Texarkana College’s absentee policy allows instructors to withdraw a student from a course due to excessive absences. If a student leaves and returns during class or leaves the class before the class is over, he/she may be considered absent. Three tardies constitute one absence. It is the student’s responsibility to check the syllabus for each instructor’s tardy…